The LBJ School of Public Affairs announced this week Thomas O’Donnell as the inaugural director for the new LBJ Washington Center.
In the past, O’Donnell has worked in the White House, the...
UT researchers have discovered a network of genes that could work together to help predict alcohol dependence.
Sean Farris, postdoctoral fellow at the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research,...
Starting Tuesday, the Department of English will bring five writers of contemporary African literature to the Union as part of its Symposium for African Writers.
Aaron Bady, English lecturer and...
The University hired its first two department chairs for the upcoming Dell Medical School earlier this week.
Kevin Bozic will be the new chair of the medical school’s surgery department, and Amy...
The University has been ranked among the world’s most productive scientific research institutions by the journal Nature.
According to John Bird, director of media outreach in the Office of the...
UT researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering recently developed a smaller and more efficient radio wave circulator, which they say could significantly improve telecommunication.
According to...
Students signed whiteboards on Gregory Plaza thanking the University’s donors as part of the University Development Office’s fifth annual Thanks Day on Thursday.
Marsha Reardon, the...
A recent UT study found an increase in vegetable consumption in children is enough to prevent diseases and improve health.
The study, contributed to by Jaimie Davis, nutritional sciences assistant professor,...
The Senate of College Councils is holding its annual Integrity UT Week, which runs through Friday, to promote academic integrity inside the classroom and raise awareness of the University’s honor...
To help Texas emergency managers develop better storm simulations, the National Science Foundation donated $3 million to the University’s Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.
Clint...
Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser, said at an intelligence conference held in the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on Friday that intelligence and counterterrorism...
Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalists Lucian Perkins, Judy Walgren, as well as famed photojournalists Eli Reed, Dennis Darling and Meredith Kohut talked about their experiences in photojournalism...
Michael Sherraden, founding director of the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis, spoke about expanding a policy concerning savings accounts for children.
According to...
Clothing stores that hire similar-looking employees may alienate customers, according to a study conducted by professors from the Moody College of Communication.
Advertising faculty — assistant...
Mexican photographer Alejandro Cartagena spoke Tuesday at the Harry Ransom Center about his photographic documentary chronicling the growth of suburbs in Monterrey, Mexico, titled “Small Guide...
Looking at lies as betrayals of trust with negative outcomes, Leanne ten Brinke from the Haas School of Business and Department of Psychology at the University of California-Berkeley, talked about the...
A study led by a UT researcher found that the amount of water used for unconventional gas and oil production, such as hydraulic fracturing, is about the same as is used for conventional production.
The...
There can be economic benefits to learning a second language, according to a UT professor.
Education assistant professor Rebecca Callahan and UCLA professor Patricia Gándara conducted research...
Claiming the U.S. faces an era of global disorder, Michael Auslin, director of Japan Studies at the American Enterprise Institute think tank, discussed political and social problems in Asia at the Lyndon...
