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UT to partner with Japanese energy group for new energy sources for supercomputers

Matthew Adams August 11, 2015

UT will partner with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a Japanese government agency, to introduce alternative energy sources for advanced computers in UT’s data center. The...

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Interactive: UT Then & Now

Bryce Seifert and Amy Zhang August 3, 2015

Over its 132 years of existence, the University of Texas at Austin has undergone significant changes. While renovations and the construction of new buildings have happened in 2015, some...

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Summer wrap up

Matthew Adams August 3, 2015

From controversy surrounding the Jefferson Davis statue to same-sex marriage equality, the University and Austin have experienced a busy summer. Here is a look back at some of the bigger events that took...

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Fine Arts Library uses University crowdfunding site to fund recording studio

Selah Maya Zighelboim August 1, 2015

Beginning in January, students from all departments will be able to record music, podcasts or other audio recordings using a new recording studio in the Fine Arts Library. The Fine Arts Library will...

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Nursing school to launch new doctorate program

Selah Maya Zighelboim July 29, 2015

On July 23, the School of Nursing received final approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to launch a new doctor of nursing practice program for the upcoming spring semester. The...

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University task force prepares to announce its recommendation on Davis statue controversy

Matthew Adams and Jackie Wang July 27, 2015

The task force assembled to review the Jefferson Davis statue and other Confederate statues is set to present its recommendations to UT President Gregory Fenves on August 1.  Following the shooting...

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UT to continue sidewalk, bikeway expansion

Jackie Wang July 22, 2015

While the rest of the city struggles to find funding to build necessary pedestrian infrastructure, UT is on track to continue to build more sidewalks and bikeways on campus. The 2012 Campus Master Plan...

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Friends gather to remember life of Marcelo Flores

Jackie Wang July 16, 2015

The sun dipped behind the architecture building, and the summer evening breeze ruffled the hair of 75 heads in the South Mall. Recent UT architecture graduate Barron Peper organized a vigil for his...

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Second public forum sees increase in voices supportive of keeping Confederate statues on campus

Jack Mitts July 16, 2015

At the second of two public forums about confederate statues on the UT campus, supporters of keeping the statues more than doubled from the first forum. More than 20 speakers were in favor of keeping...

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Preamble to Confederate Constitution decorates the wall of the Tower

Matthew Adams July 14, 2015

Since the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, last month, discussions and actions have focused on removing Confederate symbols. While UT has formed a task force to address issues surrounding the Jefferson...

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Controversial iconography on UT’s campus

Matthew Adams July 13, 2015

This article has been updated since its original publication. On Thursday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, one of the latest...

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Stark Center opens Nazi era Olympic exhibit

Nancy Huang July 9, 2015

“Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936,” a traveling exhibition created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will be at the University of Texas Stark Center until the end of January in advance...

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