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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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System Chancellor emphasizes generating revenue from patents

Liz Farmer September 12, 2011

Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part, weekly series examining System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s plan to increase efficiency across UT institutions. In an effort to increase...

Experts deliberate on America’s safety, 10 years after 9/11

Amanda Rogers September 12, 2011

Since 9/11, the United States’ ability to address terrorism has benefited from 10 years of lessons learned, according to a panel of experts from various fields. The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public...

School of Information hopes to save history lost by wildfires

Allison Harris September 12, 2011

A soaked book rested on a table with plain paper towels between every few pages to dry it. Nearby, students and community members removed soot from burned documents with a soft brush and dry rubber sponge. These...

Countries profit from carbon market

Nick Hadjigeorge September 9, 2011

While pundits and politicians debate whether climate change is a real phenomenon, Diana Liverman, co-director of the University of Arizona’s Institute of the Environment, has been studying various...

Debt problem addressed in McCombs lecture series

Megan Strickland September 9, 2011

The United States is experiencing its worst recession since World War II, and education will play a key part in the recovery, McCombs School of Business senior lecturer John Doggett said Thursday. During...

UT community leaders share 9/11 memories

Allie Kolechta September 9, 2011

Editor's Note: This Sunday, people across campus and the country will remember exactly what they were doing ten years ago when two planes hit the Twin Towers and killed approximately 3,000 Americans...

American Muslims reflect about 9/11’s effect on Islam

Victoria Pagan September 9, 2011

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the American Muslim community is still working to show support for its country and end negative stereotypes that arose from the tragedy. Business senior and president...

UT alumnus earned Pulitzer Prize for expert 9/11 reporting

Liz Farmer September 9, 2011

While most of the UT community was in shock as they saw the 9/11 attacks, one UT alumnus scrambled to write an article about aviation security that would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize. At the time of...

UT students memorialize friends, family lost in attacks

Jody Serrano September 9, 2011

Fine arts graduate student Courtney Sale has always had a hard time finding the right words to speak about the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Nearly 10 years ago, Sale’s brother-in-law entered...

Grant research to study links between technology, careers

Nina Hernandez September 8, 2011

The National Science Foundation awarded $1.4 million in grants to three universities, including UT, to study the impacts of technology on occupations. UT has appointed a principal investigator, Diane...

Task force sets out to improve four-year graduation rate

Liz Farmer September 8, 2011

High school students who are less prepared for college tend to add to an already low four-year graduation rate, according to a recent study by a UT professor. Fifty-one percent of UT students graduate...

Center for Women’s and Gender Studies receives grant

Sylvia Butanda September 8, 2011

The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies received a $100,200 grant, which will initiate a program for women’s empowerment, encouraging a more active participation in politics. The Embrey...

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