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UT Journalism receives funding for digital innovation

Matthew Adams October 30, 2015

With a growing demand for digital innovation in journalism, the Belo Foundation in Dallas awarded UT a $1.5 million grant to create the Dallas Morning News Innovation Endowment for the Moody College of...

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Undergraduate teaching assistants a possibility for College of Liberal Arts

Nashwa Bawab October 30, 2015

Liberal Arts Council will vote on legislation in support of creating an undergraduate teaching assistant program in the College of Liberal Arts on Tuesday. According to the legislation, the College...

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Engineering, social work students raise funds for service project in India

Catherine Marfin October 29, 2015

The Projects with Underserved Communities’ India Team launched a 30-day fundraising initiative on the UT crowdfunding site HornRaiser to raise funds to travel to and serve the community of Tamil...

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Professor questions validity of black anti-intellectualism

Ashley Tsao October 29, 2015

The director of the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis & Studies Department spoke about the myth of African-American students anti-intellectualism at a faculty book presentation Wednesday.  Director...

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Early voting in FAC comparatively lower than other voting locations in Travis County

Nashwa Bawab October 29, 2015

The early voting location at the Flawn Academic Center had one of the lowest voter turnouts from 19 early voting locations in Travis County so far. As of Tuesday, 447 out of 14,600 Travis County voters...

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Author Salman Rushdie speaks at keynote address for new Gabriel García Márquez archive

Mikaela Cannizzo October 29, 2015

Salman Rushdie, author of the controversial “The Satanic Verses,” paid tribute to the late author Gabriel García Márquez in a keynote address Wednesday night to commemorate a...

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College Republicans host watch party for third Republican primary debate

Forrest Milburn October 29, 2015

The top 10 Republican presidential hopefuls stood up for conservative principles Wednesday evening as UT students voiced their support at a College Republicans watch party. For the third debate of the...

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Assistant professor discusses model minority myth, refugee crisis

Selah Maya Zighelboim October 29, 2015

The model minority myth marginalizes some Asian-American communities, especially communities who came to the United States as refugees, according to Eric Tang, African and African diaspora assistant professor...

Author, professor debate religious liberty, LGBT rights

Estefania Espinosa October 29, 2015

Law professor Lawrence Sager and Ryan Anderson, author of “Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom,” discussed the intersection of religious liberty and LGBT rights Wednesday...

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Yik Yak co-founder discusses success, challenges of anonymity

Jameson Pitts October 29, 2015

Yik Yak co-founder and CEO Tyler Droll discussed the app’s success and the double-edged sword of online anonymity at a talk Wednesday evening. Droll said he had the idea for Yik Yak after being...

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Research team seeks funding for ‘supermouse’ project

Catherine Marfin October 28, 2015

A team of UT scientists have launched a crowdfunding effort for research on what they are calling “supermouse” — a mouse that cannot get drunk. Jon Pierce-Shimoura, associate professor...

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Voices Against Violence ‘breaks the silence’ on abusive relationships

Forrest Milburn October 28, 2015

A crowd of 50 students gathered Tuesday at the San Jacinto Amphitheatre to support survivors of relationship violence as they shared their experiences. Laramie Gorbett, who works with survivors of relationship...

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