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Thanks Day to Raise Awareness of Student Educational Funding

University of Texas at Austin students will say “thank you” to alumni, faculty, family, donors and the state for supporting their education at Thanks Day activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2010, on Gregory Plaza. The purpose of Thanks Day is to educate students about how university is funded and about its current funding structure and ...
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Sneak Peak: Inside the NHB

The Norm Hackerman Building is ready for move in, and we're giving you a sneak peak inside this new world class science building. The NHB will officially open this coming spring. Designed by CO Architects, the NHB boasts has seven state-of-the-art organic chemistry teaching labs for students taking organic chemistry, new administrative space of t...
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Virus Hunters

In his race to be the first scientist in the world to find a nematode virus, Chris Sullivan had an unusual team of field biologists aiding him this summer—eight high school kids from in and around Austin.
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University of Texas at Austin Breaks Ground on New Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Hall

AUSTIN, Texas—The Department of Computer Science broke ground today on the Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall with a street fair celebration called “DigCS.” Groundbreaking for the building complex marks the start of a new era for the Department of Computer Science. After completion in December 2012, the...Gates Complex Exterior
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Computer Science Department Celebrates “DigCS,” a Groundbreaking Event With ArcAttack!

Join us for "DigCS," the Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall groundbreaking celebration with a street fair, Rock Band 3 competition, free food and performance by ArcAttack!.
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Introducing the Sarahsaurus

Sarah Butler slowly walks across the University of Texas' paleontology lab, a 190-million-year-old dinosaur bone firmly in her hands. "I'll try not to trip and fall and break it," Butler says. "If you do, we can fix it," answers Tim Rowe, director of the UT Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory. "That's why God invented Super Glue." This isn't just ...
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Landscape for Life Helps Homeowners Create Healthy, Beautiful Gardens

Washington, D.C. — A new Web site developed by the United States Botanic Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin brings homeowners comprehensive, accessible advice on creating nature-friendly, sustainable landscapes at home, no matter where they live. The new site at Landscape for Life provides a laym...
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Dark Energy: Speeding Up the Universe

The Texas Cosmology Center takes to video to explore the mysteries of dark energy, which is believed to constitute about 70 percent of all the matter and energy in the universe.
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Going All In

Elaine Sedenberg, a fifth-year honors biochemistry major, talks about the twists and turns of her academic career.
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Listen. Let Go. Love.

David Laude, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, contemplates the task of parenting a college student.

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Insight: October 2010

In this issue of the undergraduate newsletter, we look forward to Family Weekend.
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The FRI-volution Will Be Televised

The Freshman Research Initiative takes to YouTube.

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Like Father, Like Daughter

Fighting cancer with chemist Brent Iverson and his daughter Alanna, a second-year math major.
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The Physics of Disaster (Movies)

At Science Study Break sessions, faculty members explain the real science, pseudo science and utter nonsense behind popular entertainments.
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The Cosmos Accessible

This summer, the University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory dedicated a unique telescope at its Frank N. Bash Visitors Center. The Wren-Marcario Accessible Telescope, or WMAT, is designed to be 100 percent wheelchair accessible for mobility-impaired visitors to the Observatory. It provides sharp views of the Moon, planets, and deep-sky...