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Mark Long, a video game designer, co-authored the graphic novel The Silence of Our Friends. The book spans Long’s childhood, covering his memory of the civil rights struggles taking place in Houston Texas. I met with Mr. Long during his book signing at the new Guzu Gallery space in Austin.
Europa, one of Jupiter’s at least 63 moons, is about 500 million miles away from earth, but comes closer to resembling our planet and providing potential for life than anything else in the solar system, researchers said.
UT researchers discovered what they said appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Europa.
NEW YORK — Despite all the worries about online bullying, more than two-thirds of teenagers on social-networking sites say their peers are mostly kind, a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds.
Still, 15 percent say they have been the target of mean or cruel behavior, and 88 percent say they have witnessed such behavior directed at others.
Tuition and fees for four-year public universities have increased by a greater percentage than those of private institutions for the fifth year running, according to a new report by the College Board.
Fairness isn’t always fair, but sometimes it can be interesting. “War of the Worldviews” pits two writers against each other, each with a different idea of what reality means and how to investigate it.
Advertisements branded with violent video games are perceived negatively by the general population and especially by women, according to a recent UT study.
College presidents may see more merit in online courses than average Americans, according to a recent study by Pew Research Center.
Approximately 51 percent of college presidents the center polled said online classes serve the same value as traditional courses, while only 29 percent of adult Americans agreed.
Parenthood exerts financial, physical and emotional stress on every parent. But the stresses that come with parenting can be reduced if parents are willing to slow down and listen to their children and their intuition, according to the philosophy of Slow Family Living, an Austin-based familial organization.
A UT study reveals that barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border are disturbing ecosystems and endangering animal species in the area.
The study assessed the impact barriers have on the ecosystems they bisect along the 750-mile border.
Researchers analyzed data that conservation organizations have compiled over several years to compare the locations of ecosystems with those of border barriers, said Jesse Lasky, ecology, evolution and behavior graduate student and co-author of the study.
<em>Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in a six-part series about legislation that would affect students. We have asked campus leaders, students, faculty, politicians and administrators to weigh in on this week’s topic of debate: mandatory meningitis shots for college students.<em/>
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Students most frequently withdraw from universities because of depression and a loss of financial aid, according to a study led by researchers at Michigan State University.
The report was funded by the College Board, a nonprofit organization that creates standardized tests including the SAT and AP tests. Other significant factors contributing to student withdrawal found in the report include recruitment by another job or institution, an unexpected bad grade, roommate conflicts and a raise in tuition or living expenses.
