Three female doctors cited professional persistence as a critical element of success in male-dominated fields in a discussion Monday.
Pediatric neurosurgeon Patricia Aronin said during her education,...
A new supercomputer at UT will transform numbers into pictures, an intuitive way of sharing information.
Beginning in January 2014, students and faculty will have access to a new supercomputer...
Eight groups of cyclists, drivers and engineers brainstormed design solutions to dangerous intersections identified by the City of Austin.
At the 2013 VeloTexas Bicycle Safety Intersection Design...
Exactly 150 years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at a Pennsylvania cemetery, his message of standing up for the country’s values still apply, according to UT professors...
University Democrats hosted a panel Wednesday where women in Texas government addressed the challenges they faced as a result of their gender, including feeling isolated and having a harder time raising...
A UT professor and a visiting scientist found a correlation between gas injections into the ground and earthquakes in the city of Snyder, a small town in West Texas. Carbon dioxide injections are used...
Several representative positions are available for student applicants until Friday for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the board’s committees, which influence public policy in Texas.
UT...
The Gender and Sexuality Center allowed students to experiment with different fashion styles through a gender-inclusive clothing swap Monday.
Dance senior Kelsey Rondeau said the clothing swap is a...
The media often portrayed President George W. Bush as Vice President Dick Cheney’s figurehead, but their relationship was far more complex and conflict-riddled than the public realized, according...
A UT graduate student is exploring a method to inhibit tumor growth by re-establishing cell communication between healthy and cancerous cells.
Healthy cells communicate with each other and regulate...
A UT Energy Poll revealed several disconnects between public perception of energy issues and the way those issues exist in reality.
“[The poll] reflects that people don’t understand a lot...
UT librarians demonstrated a variety of ways to contribute to the Wikipedia community in UT’s first Wikipedia Editathon on Monday.
The Editathon kicked off a series of events hosted by UT Libraries...
A UT Energy Poll revealed several disconnects between public perception of energy issues and the way those issues exist in reality.
“[The poll] reflects that people don’t understand a lot...
A credit-rating company released a report Friday outlining the advantages and risks of having well-known sports programs in NCAA Division I universities, and said successful programs can often strengthen...
Pablo Larranaga, professor at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, explored the relationship between regulatory and human rights regimes in protecting human rights Monday at the School of Law.
Regulatory...
UT faculty will author 16 books comprehensively covering Texas history, culture, politics and more as part of a project called the Texas Bookshelf, recently announced by UT Press.
No other publisher...
Humans have been altering the environment and unknowingly documenting changes to the landscape since the beginning of our existence, according to anthropology professor Arlene Rosen.
Rosen’s work,...
American Atheists president David Silverman encouraged students to criticize religious beliefs, not those who hold them at a talk Monday.
Speaking in Hogg Memorial Auditorium, Silverman argued that...
October marks the beginning of flu season, accompanied annually by a flurry of sniffy noses and 100-degree fevers.
Starting Monday, University Health Services will offer flu shots to UT students, faculty...
A University program designed to help the 10,000 students employed on campus develop professional and life skills hosted its first of 16 interactive workshops to educate and offer professional growth opportunities.
The...
Three thousand flags lined the South Mall on Wednesday to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.
Since 2002, the Young Conservatives of Texas has set up the memorial, a rectangular...
Nigerian artist Mary Evans said during her college years she was the only black student in her class, but this didn’t become the focus of her artwork until she had what she described as an eye-opening...
According to a recent ranking, The Cockrell School of Engineering graduates is the third highest number of minority students.
The Cockrell School graduated 441 minority students in the 2011-2012...
