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AUSTIN, Texas — A University of Texas at Austin consortium is showcasing new teacher training and executive education programs at the 2013 International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Leaders from the university’s Global Initiative for Education and Leadership (GI) are promoting the consortium’s teacher training, executive education and English…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — As the professional cycling community continues to come to grips with doping confessions that have rocked the sport, The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication's Texas Program in Sports and Media (TPSM) will host its 2013 McGarr Symposium on Sports and Society, titled "The Real Price of Winning at All Costs: A Discussion…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Press has published “Unsettled/Desasosiego: Children in a World of Gangs/Los niños en un mundo de las pandillas,” a new book by University of Texas at Austin professor and award-winning photojournalist Donna De Cesare. Culminating 30 years of photographing gang members and their families, De Cesare uncovers the effects of decades of…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — Event: The Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin hosts a screening of “The Typewriter in the 21st Century.” The event is free and open to the public. When: 6 p.m. Friday, April 19 Where: Fine Arts Library, Doty Fine Arts Building (DFA 3.200) at The University of Texas at Austin. Background:…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — Three undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate award of its type in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. The one- and two-year scholarships, awarded annually to outstanding second- and third-year college students, will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — As the NCAA tournament season ends, athletic conference chatter and the future of intercollegiate athletics take center stage. Conference realignment is among the topics current and former Big 12 commissioners will discuss at an event co-sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication's Texas Program in Sports and Media (TPSM) and the…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, TX — Forty high school migrant students from across Texas were recognized today at the 26th Annual Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin. College scholarships were awarded to five of these students, including the two Exemplary Migrant Students of the Year: Armando Garza of Donna High School in Donna and Xavier Zamora…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — What began as an effort to better understand how animal and human visual systems work has led to a revolutionary method for enlarging and enhancing photos that is being made available, free of charge, from the Center for Perceptual Systems at The University of Texas at Austin. Wilson Geisler, center director and…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Metoyer, a Liberal Arts Honors junior majoring in urban studies and economics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Metoyer was one of 62 scholars from among 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Recipients must have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be…   » Continue Reading

AUSTIN, Texas — Depression, anxiety and many other crippling psychiatric disorders can be treated effectively with psychotherapy. Unfortunately, not all forms of treatment work for everyone — and finding the right fit often takes a great deal of time and work. With a $100,000 NARSAD Independent Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Christopher Beevers, associate…   » Continue Reading