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Student-run group continues fight against budget cuts
August 11, 2011
Villaseñor: We’ve been against all budget cuts on campus because we don’t have to take this.
Research shows mountains in North America once stood alongside those in Antarctica
August 10, 2011
Loewy: I can go to the Franklin Mountains in West Texas and stand next to what was once part of Coats Land in Antarctica.
Jacmel, Haiti becomes Friendship City of Austin
August 9, 2011
Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced Tuesday the designation of Jacmel, Haiti, as a Friendship City of Austin.
UT receives documents from influential Mexican-American judge
August 4, 2011
The documents donated by the late Judge Filemon Vela’s family would be interesting for people working with border legal issues and are freely available for consultation after years of cataloguing.
City Council will meet to discuss plastic bag ban, parking
August 4, 2011
City Council will meet today to discuss more than 50 different issues facing Austin, including a potential ban on plastic bags, changing city council election dates and delaying implementation of a new schedule for parking meters.
UT professor mines language for clues about behavior
August 3, 2011
Pennebaker: It’s not what you’re talking about that predicts your psychological state, it’s how you talk.
Student entrepreneur group unveils results of summer program
August 2, 2011
UT student entrepreneurs presented the results of their eight-week-long summer business-building program at the Austin Technology Incubator on Tuesday.
Texas Higher Education Board praises universities progress
July 28, 2011
The board is expected to release an annual report today saying Texas universities have improved their standing among peer states since 2000 but continue to face challenges.
UT International Office moves to different location
July 28, 2011
The International Office is temporarily located at 2222 Rio Grande Street above Red Mango but will be permanently housed at the new complex upon completion at 2400 Nueces Street.
UT joins project to connect scientists with vital resources
July 26, 2011
UT is participating in a new nationwide project to connect research scientists with the supercomputers and other digital resources that make much of their work possible.
State Board of Education meets to discuss science curricula
July 21, 2011
Citizens voiced their opinions about Robert Scott’s final recommendations on online supplemental science materials.
City Council delays implementation of longer parking meter hours
July 21, 2011
The City Council may once again postpone the extension of downtown parking meter hours, this time until at least January.
Website hopes to help local profits stay in city
July 19, 2011
Borrowed Sugar designed a website which will provide news and information on events, people and businesses in local communities.
US-Mexico border disturbs ecology
July 14, 2011
The study, which began in Spring 2009 and was published in May, found 50 vulnerable species populations, including the Coues’ Rice Rat, the Jaguarundi, which is a small feline, and the California red-legged toad.
UT sues O'Neal for possession of Fawcett portrait
July 14, 2011
The UT System Board of Regents filed the suit Friday asking actor Ryan O’Neal to transfer the portrait to UT Austin.
UT alumnus, lecturer present documentary about Willingham case
July 13, 2011
The Texas Tribune is using film to shed light on the potential flaws of the case of Cameron Todd Willingham.
Kahlo comes home to Ransom Center
July 7, 2011
The center announced the arrival of the late painter’s self-portrait Wednesday, 104 years after her birth, and said it will remain in Austin through Jan. 8.
Program unites technology, expertise to better study of plants
July 6, 2011
UT researchers presented a project joining computational technologies and plant science that will affect future crop development.
McDonald Observatory reports compiled as resource for astronomy classes
July 5, 2011
UT’s McDonald Observatory provided years of astronomy content for Project Share, an online resource for Texas teachers, on Thursday.
Safety measures to secure glass at W Hotel
June 30, 2011
Tuesday afternoon the third instance of glass falling from the W Hotel Austin in three weeks, and the second within 24 hours.
Blood gathered at SG drive has potential to save storm victims
June 30, 2011
The recent Student Government blood drive could provide relief for more than 130 victims of this spring’s deadly storms.
House passes budget after initial failure
June 28, 2011
The special session almost went into round two after the Texas House of Representatives first rejected the “must-pass Senate bill” that would balance the state’s next biennium budget.
Charitable giving rebounds in 2010
June 23, 2011
Despite still-present econommic woes, 2010 showed a resurgence in charitable giving.
UT public health researchers to develop web program to help smokers quit
June 22, 2011
Low attendance eliminates classes to aid faculty and student smokers in quitting, but developing web-based program will take its place.
Cyclists travel patterns mined for research data
June 9, 2011
Researchers are tracking Austin cyclists to better understand how they travel through the city with the use of a smartphone application.
Perrys proclamation draws national attention, incites criticism from non-Christians
June 9, 2011
Gov. Rick Perry hosts "A Day of Prayer and Fasting," raises alarms from the Secular Coalition of America.
Gas prices decline, but remain far from last years range
June 9, 2011
Other Texas cities see a similar pattern, with gas prices dropping but still about a dollar higher than June 2010.
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