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The World Travellers

These four students have recognized, and taken advantage of, one of the incontrovertible facts of the modern world. Science is global, and the scientific leaders of the 21st century will be the people who understand global issues and have the courage to immerse themselves in the unknown. Check out their stories: Kyle in Kiwiland Although most na...
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Debating Health Care Reform at the Capitol

College of Natural Sciences students joined students from Austin Community College in a mock hearing on health care reform legislation at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 13. The students filled the roles of Democratic and Republican members of Congress, and heard expert testimony from witnesses like Jose Camacho, executive director and general ...Students at mock congressional hearing for health care reform
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The European Perspective

Houston native Phuoc Anh-Thi Nguyen made the most of her summer abroad in Denmark. She got credit for two courses that she was able to transfer toward her Biology/Pre-pharmacy degree at UT. She stayed with a host family and learned about Danish culture. And she got a new perspective on the different ways that health care can be delivered. I sat do...
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Astronaut Sally Ride speaks on "Keeping Girls Interested in Science"

Dr. Sally Ride, America's first woman in space and now professor of space science at the University of California at San Diego, will give a talk on the topic of science education - "Keeping Girls Interested in Science."
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Kyle in Kiwiland

Although most natural sciences students who study abroad end up doing so over the summer—often through one of the university’s Maymester programs—biochemistry major Kyle Marshall wanted a more immersive experience. He didn’t want to lose a step in his academic progress, however, so he needed to find somewhere that had classes that would meet the re...
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Lecture: The Search for Randomness

AUSTIN, Texas -- On Friday, February 19, at 3:15 p.m., renowned mathematician Persi Diaconis will speak on “The Search for Randomness.” “I will take a careful look at some of our most primitive images of random phenomena,” says Diaconis, “actions like flipping a coin, shuffling cards, and rolling a roulette ball. In each case, physics and math show...
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Environmental Science Campus Proposed

Faculty envision a public science center like the California Academy of Science (CAS) at BFL. In this photo, CAS visitors explore the rainforest dome and its 100,000-gallon Amazon Flooded Forest tank. Photo © Tim Griffith. Courtesy: CAS. Brackenridge Field Lab (BFL) should expand to become a new environmental science campus for The University of Te...
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Opinion: Obama Gets Space Funding Right

By Steven Weinberg In the federal budget released this week, President Barack Obama calls for increasing NASA's funding by two percent while cutting its manned space flight program. If enacted by Congress, the cuts will likely end plans to return astronauts to the moon. Some claim these cuts will damage America's capabilities in science and technol...
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Walk Softly When Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe

In his upcoming lecture, "Walk Softly When Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe: Black Holes, Dark Matter and Dark Energy," Karl Gebhardt will offer a broad overview of what astronomers currently know, and how they're working to know more, about the "dark components" of the universe.
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Dell Pediatric Research Institute

Dr. John Wallingford (College of Natural Sciences) and Dr. Tim George (Dell Children's Medical Center) highlight ways in which the new Dell Pediatric Research Institute (DPRI) will allow critical relationships to be forged between clinicians and researchers. Wallingford and George use their own work--in neural tube defects such as spina bifida--as ...
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UTeach Expansion Recognized by President Obama

Click on the map above to view all UTeach replication sites. AUSTIN, Texas — At a special event at the White House today (Jan. 6), President Barack Obama recognized the national replication of The University of Texas at Austin's UTeach program and the supporters of that replication. "Our future depends on reaffirming America's role as the world's e...
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Map: The Reach of UTeach

This interactive map highlights 22 universities around the United States implementing our UTeach teacher-preparation program. View UTeach Locations in a larger map Universities implementing the program include: The University of California at Berkeley; Cal Teach The University of California at Irvine; Cal Teach The University of Colorado at Bo...
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UTeach Replicated at Six More Universities

The UTeach program is being newly replicated at six universities, bringing the total number of UTeach programs in the United States to 20.
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Texas Rose Bowl

Californians aren’t the only ones with roses. Check out this slide show of native Texas roses, in honor of the upcoming Rose Bowl.
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The Speaker: Fall Graduation 2009

Erica Rubin, who was selected as the student speaker for the college’s fall graduation ceremonies, was born in Dallas and graduated from Westwood High School in Austin. As a biology major in the college, she researched bacterial virus evolution, spent a semester in the Australian rainforest studying the indigenous flora, and completed a research pr...Erica Rubin