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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards UT student

Lydia Herrera September 28, 2011

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awarded a $10,000 scholarship to computer science and mathematics major Ben Braun Monday, said computer science professor Calvin Lin, who helped nominate Braun. Every...

Professionals divided on inflammatory speech regulations

Sarah White September 28, 2011

If we can’t speak what we think, there is no way to affect change and we effectively shut down the avenue for progress, said BB&T Corp. chair holder. On Tuesday, the BB&T chair for the Study...

Forum on graduation rates encourages student input

Andrew Messamore September 28, 2011

[Updated on Sep. 28 at 12:58 a.m., corrected graduation percentages] In order to obtain student input for the task force working to increase the four-year graduation rate, the Liberal Arts Council and...

Mexican foundation offers blind photography course

The Associated Press September 28, 2011

Rodrigo Telon Yucute focuses on the sound of the voices, raises a camera and snaps off a shot, capturing an image of a couple laughing as they sit on a yellow park bench. He shows it to the subjects but...

Doctor goes to trial in Michael Jackson case

The Associated Press September 28, 2011

First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson’s pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then, they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death. Slow and slurred, his words...

Natural Sciences Week informs and entertains students

Brianna Pelayo September 27, 2011

In an attempt to bring more students and organizations together to learn about opportunities offered on campus, the College of Natural Sciences has put together Natural Sciences Week, a fun and informing...

Professor drives research of humanoid robots

Nina Hernandez September 27, 2011

Watching machines completely independent of human manipulation face off on the soccer field is one way for non-computer science majors to understand the real world capabilities of artificial intelligence...

UTPD offers women’s self defense classes

Nina Hernandez September 27, 2011

Out of the one in 12 college males who have committed a sexual assault, 84 percent did not think it was rape, said UT police officer Ashley Griffin during a women’s defense class Monday. According...

Austin ranks No. 12 in best places to live

Brianna Pelayo September 27, 2011

Austin placed highly in a recently released ranking of America’s top 50 cities, beating out Houston, Dallas and San Antonio by a wide margin. Bloomberg Rankings and Businessweek.com worked together...

School of Information students discuss banned books at Read-Out

Rachel Thompson September 27, 2011

[Corrected Sept. 27: Changed spelling of Jessica McClean] When Information sciences graduate student Jessica McClean was in high school, she read J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”...

University Health Services campaign provides flu shots to campus community

Nick Hadjigeorge September 27, 2011

With the high temperatures lasting into the fall, it may not feel like the flu season is fast approaching. But University Health Services is taking precautionary measures against the virus through a campaign...

Latin major given chance for redemption

Jillian Bliss September 27, 2011

Members of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board directed UT officials to remove a major in a present-day language last week, but allowed the University to retain a major in the defunct language...

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