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Course Transformation Program adds more educational technology to courses

Bobby Blanchard January 25, 2012

Using technology to enhance introductory courses has helped students earn better grades, said representatives of the Course Transformation Program. The program, which began in spring 2010, aims to increase...

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Texas executive MBA program ranked ninth in the world

Tracy Frydberg January 25, 2012

The McCombs School of Business maintained their ranking of ninth best Master of Business Administration program in the world for the second year, according to Poets & Quants, a site dedicated to giving...

Conservative group promotes open tuition meetings

Liz Farmer January 25, 2012

The Young Conservatives of Texas called for the UT System Board of Regents to redo the current tuition-setting process at the University and ensure the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee will hold open...

Police investigate West Campus break-in

Sarah White January 25, 2012

Police are currently investigating the break-in of a woman’s West Campus apartment that occurred yesterday at 4:18 a.m. as she was sleeping. Upon waking up, the woman screamed, causing the intruder...

French Studies professor analyzes works of Chris Marker

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis January 24, 2012

Professor Hervé Picherit, candidate for the Modernist position in French Studies for the UT Department of French and Italian, visited UT to give a presentation discussing the work of French writer...

Research shows many extreme religious rituals are still practiced in Latin America

Reihaneh Hajibeigi January 24, 2012

Religious rituals, such as saint veneration and exorcisms, are still widely practiced in Latin America, despite western tendencies to believe them to be outdated, said UT History Professor Virginia Garrard-Burnett. Garrard-Burnett...

From US private school student to al-Qaida agent

The Associated Press January 24, 2012

Moeed Abdul Salam, didn’t descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from UT with a degree in...

Students dismayed over camping ban on campus

Liz Farmer January 24, 2012

Students and faculty criticized University administration for a new rule restricting camping on campus and questioned the motivation at a time when camping is a prime symbol of the Occupy movement at a...

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Online information shrinks campus bookstores

Andrew Messamore January 24, 2012

Campus bookstores are fighting textbook wars as e-readers, online supplements and digital copies of textbooks, increase competition and shrink bookstores at UT. BookHolders has the lowest listed prices...

UT student organization seeks to address political, nutritional issues of food production

Rachel Thompson January 24, 2012

National dialogue about food production and consumption hits home with UT students in the new Food Studies Project. The group held a live viewing party of the Jan. 21 TEDxManhattan conference, “Changing...

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Identification Day lets public present archeological discoveries

Christina Noriega January 23, 2012

 The biannual Identification Day at UT’s Texas Memorial Museum brings lines of people with suitcases, boxes and strollers carrying fossils, artifacts and minerals with the hope of shedding light...

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UT preemptively purchases .xxx domain names to protect brand

Maja Dordevic January 23, 2012

In order to prevent UT’s slogan from becoming associated with a pornographic site, UT has purchased the www.HookEmHorns.xxx, www.TexasSports.xxx and www.TexasBoxOffice.xxx internet domain names. The...

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