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Teaching excellence
By Erin Huddleston, Texas Exes
Published: Feb. 13Assistant Professor Kathryn Starkes is one of 30 faculty members and teaching assistants picked by students to get the Texas Exes Teaching Award.
Campus & Community
Teaching excellence
By Erin Huddleston, Texas Exes
Published: Feb. 13Assistant Professor Kathryn Starkes is one of 30 faculty members and teaching assistants picked by students to get the Texas Exes Teaching Award.
World & Culture
Strange politics and the role of journalists
By Tom Johnson
Published: Feb. 13Journalism Professor Tom Johnson offers three solutions to a hot elections question: "When the going gets weird, should reporters be truth vigilantes?"
Science & Technology
The memory function
By Faith Singer-Villalobos, Texas Advanced Computing Center
Published: Feb. 13In this research Q&A, Assistant Professor Alison Preston reveals how the brain supports memory and how memory influences the decisions we make.
Campus & Community
A legendary track record
By TexasSports.com
Published: Feb. 13Women's Track and Field coach Beverly Kearney was among an impressive list of honorees at the BET Honors awards show, which airs on BET tonight (Feb. 13).
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The consequences of Romney’s proposed minimum wage hike
Daniel Hamermesh Daniel Hamermesh is the Sue Killam Professor in the Foundations...
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The pros and cons of Ron Paul
Sherri Greenberg is lecturer and director of the Center for Politics and Governance...
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The power of the Internet over depression
Namkee Choi noticed a recurring problem while working as a Meals on Wheels volunteer...
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Witnesses to civil rights-era life
The Briscoe Center for American History is home to the R.C. Hickman and Calvin Littlejohn...
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Labor or leisure?
This story originally appeared on the Further Findings blog. Imagine what it would...
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Hispanic voters affect GOP strategy
In the Elections 2012 blog, experts from across The University of Texas at Austin...
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Riding the Florida primary momentum
Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs,...
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Science
The high value of short-lived worms
To tell the full story of how his mutant worms may help find better drugs for Parkinson’s...
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- Gaining the edge on graduate schoolSenior Ashley Garcia discovered her enthusiasm for research during an internship...
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Dr. Preston, do you anticipate any of your research having an impact on Alzheimer's treatment, either in assisting memory function after diagnosis or delaying the onset of Alzheimer's? Very interesting subject and I appreciate all the education that has led to this research.