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David Laude Appointed Graduation Rate Champion at The University of Texas at Austin

David Laude Appointed Graduation Rate Champion at The University of Texas at Austin

As part of a strategic plan to increase the university's four-year graduation rate, Laude has been appointed senior vice provost of enrollment and graduation management and will oversee efforts to streamline the undergraduate experience.

Physicist Honored for Teaching Excellence

Physicist Honored for Teaching Excellence

Mike Downer, professor of physics, has received the Piper Award for excellence in teaching.
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Op-ed: Learning by Doing

Op-ed: Learning by Doing

Having freshmen perform research doesn’t just improve undergraduate learning, it convinces more students to become science majors.

Leading the Way on Course Transformation

Natural Sciences pilots high-tech courses.

Game Changer: Lauren Ancel Meyers

Game Changer: Lauren Ancel Meyers

Mathematical biologist Lauren Ancel Meyers takes on global pandemics as part of the Longhorn Network's Game Changers series.

The Graphic Novelized Life of Richard Feynman

The Graphic Novelized Life of Richard Feynman

In this special edition of the Life Science Library’s Science Study Break series, nuclear engineer, librarian, and comics writer Jim Ottaviani discusses his graphic novel biography of the Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist Richard Feynman.

Game Development Program Is Launched

Game Development Program Is Launched

The college is teaming up with two other colleges at the university to launch undergraduate students into an interdisciplinary game development program.

Four Faculty Members Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Faculty chosen for their distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications.

Inspiration at the Heart of Education

Award-winning teacher and chemist Brent Iverson makes the case for research as being at the heart of undergraduate education.

Iverson: Inspiration at Heart of Education

Award-winning teacher and chemist sees research and teaching as inextricable.

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