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Seeking Our eMusic Selves

Pooja Satya is applying her scientifically-trained mind to one of the more interesting questions of modern, media-saturated life: How do music fans talk about music, and about themselves in the context of music, in the online communities that emerge from sites like eMusic, iTunes and last.fm.

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Scientists Partner With Leading Plastic Solar Cell Manufacturer

Recently announced partnership between researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Konarka Technologies, Inc. could lead to improved plastic solar cell technologies.
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Energy Forum to Address Energy Issues Feb. 3-4

Forum will bring together leading researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, along with industry leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and students to explore today's most pressing energy challenges.
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Teacher/Designer/Romantic

Eve Nicols has been named recipient of the prestigious President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award for 2010-2011. To learn more about Nicols, her coming-of-age as a designer in early 1980s London, and her influence as a teacher, watch the slideshow.
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Welcome to Spring, 2011

A Message from College of Natural Sciences Advising: Welcome to the Spring 2011 semester. Please review the following information to make sure that your semester gets off to a great start. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, PROBLEMS: For non-academic concerns, contact a counselor in the CNS Dean's office, WCH 1.106, 512-471-4536, as soon as possible. DO NOT ...
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Changing the Game: The FRI Revolution

A quick rundown of the first half-decade of the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) reads more like a college administrator’s wish list than like an actual university program.
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Peerage

Hundreds of students a year are now trained to help their fellow students thrive in the classroom, in the laboratory, at the advising and career services offices, and in small academic communities like TIP and the Emerging Scholars Program.
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The Snakes Among Us

VIDEO: Studies of the snakes in Waller Creek help us understand urban biodiversity and appreciate the creatures with which we share our campus, even the slithery ones.
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Alum Rear Admiral John Butler Named Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Retired Rear Admiral John D. Butler, USN, and Lockheed Martin Space Systems executive, receives the honor of Commander of the British Empire from British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald during an investiture ceremony Dec. 9 at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Photo: British Embassy.   Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has conferred the hono...
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Taylor Hall in Legoland

Students and staff from Department of Computer Science constructed a model of Taylor Hall entirely out of Lego's. Taylor has been demolished to make way for the new Gates Computer Science Complex. Check out the surprise ending to this video. The model is amazing!
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Conserving "Gone With The Wind" Dresses

Nicole Villarreal is studying the stitching and construction history of the 'Gone WIth The Wind' costumes as the Ransom Center begins the initial stages of conserving the dresses. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni. When the Harry Ransom Center decided to restore Scarlett O'Hara's famous green curtain dress from "Gone With The Wind," they turned to...Nicole Villarreal and the Green Curtain Dress
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Insight: December 2010

In this issue of the undergraduate newsletter, we explore how the college is reimagining science education for the 21st century by turning the scientific gaze back on itself.
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Memorial Service for Paul Barbara Dec. 12

A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Paul F. Barbara to be held at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
Racial Profiling to Limit Terror Attacks Is Fundamentally Flawed
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Racial Profiling to Limit Terror Attacks Is Fundamentally Flawed

Stop using racial profiling, says Professor William Press.

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Slideshow: Powerful Images from TACC's VisLab

The Texas Advanced Computing Center's (TACC) ACES Visualization Lab, or VisLab, is a premier facility for visualizing complex and enormous data sets. It is used by scientists across the College of Natural Sciences, university and world. In this slideshow, check out some of the various projects for which scientists use the VisLab.