01 Dec 2012
Posted by Jessica Sinn 
Despite drastic changes to the iconic accent, most Texans will continue to use their twang in the right situation Since this story was featured in Life & Letters last spring, English Professor Lars Hinrichs' research on the evolution of the iconic Texas twang has been featured in several national...
Read more → 01 May 2012
Posted by Eileen Flynn 
Sgt. Jeremy Couch and two fellow Texas Army National Guard soldiers enter the home of an Afghan family looking for information about escaped prisoners. In one corner, they see a Quran and a prayer rug. In another, a pair of rifles. Almost as soon as the soldiers sit down, they are besieged...
Read more → 01 May 2012
Posted by Jessica Sinn 
Psychology researcher Andreana Haley examines the link between dementia and obesity and aims to improve your brain’s health through diet and exercise Step off the scale and let’s have a talk. You’re 30 pounds overweight and at risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, certain types of cancer...
Read more → 01 May 2012
Posted by Molly Wahlberg 
The Knife and the Butterfly Carolrhoda Books, February 2012 By Ashley Hope Pérez (B.A. English, ’04) Ashley Hope Pérez writes about disadvantaged teens struggling to meet their obligations at home and follow their dreams. However, her newest book “The Knife and the Butterfly” is about the students...
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Posted by Molly Wahlberg 
Eva Longoria addresses the power of “Latinidad” at the 2012 Lozano Long Conference Actor, activist and philanthropist Eva Longoria delivered the keynote address at the 2012 Teresa Lozano Long Conference “Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latino/a America,” on February...
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Posted by Jessica Sinn 
Unearthed Time Capsule Fills Gaps in ROTC History After World War II A glimpse of life at The University of Texas at Austin’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) during the 1940s and ’50s was sealed within the building blocks of the former ROTC building for more than half a century. Last...
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Posted by Michelle Bryant 
New Officer’s Room Honors A Hero When the new Liberal Arts building opens in January 2013, thousands of students, faculty and staff will flood its pristine new hallways, and marvel at the architecture and amenities. But a building of this undertaking is much more than bricks and mortar. For the family...
Read more → 01 May 2012
Posted by Geoff Leavenworth 
Bernard Rapoport, Economics Alumnus, Dies at 94 Bernard Rapoport, a Waco businessman who was active in higher education, politics, human rights and philanthropy, died Thursday, April 5. “The University of Texas and our state have lost a great friend who was relentless in his support of education,...
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Posted by Jessica Steinberg 
Jerusalem, Israel — “Beresheet bara elohim et hashamayim veet haaretz (In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth),” reads aloud Professor Aaron Bar-Adon in his rich, careful Hebrew, reminding the audience of possibly the most famous text from Genesis in the Old Testament. “This...
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Posted by Tim Green 
University of Texas at Austin Classics and Religious Studies Professor L. Michael White is equally at home reading ancient texts as he is directing the archaeological dig of the oldest known Jewish synagogue in Europe and teaching large undergraduate classes and graduate seminars. He brings teaching...
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Virtual Gallery Reconstructs Art Exhibit Attended by Novelist Jane Austen
The Appendix: Experimental journal showcases history of the arcane 
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Clements Center Will Promote Diplomatic History and National...
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