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Conserving "Gone With The Wind" Dresses
Nicole Villarreal is studying the stitching and construction history of the 'Gone WIth The Wind' costumes as the Ransom Center begins the initial stages of conserving the dresses. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni. When the Harry Ransom Center decided to restore Scarlett O'Hara's famous green curtain dress from "Gone With The Wind," they turned to...
Insight: December 2010
In this issue of the undergraduate newsletter, we explore how the college is reimagining science education for the 21st century by turning the scientific gaze back on itself.
Memorial Service for Paul Barbara Dec. 12
A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Paul F. Barbara to be held at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
Racial Profiling to Limit Terror Attacks Is Fundamentally Flawed
Stop using racial profiling, says Professor William Press.
Scientists Reveal Criminal Virus Spreaders Using Evolutionary Forensics
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by David Hillis and colleagues using evolutionary forensics.
Seeing Dark Matter in the Ice
Buried beneath more than a kilometer of ice in the Antarctic may lie answers, or least insights, into one of the great questions confronting 21st century astrophysics: What is dark matter?
Slideshow: Powerful Images from TACC's VisLab
The Texas Advanced Computing Center's (TACC) ACES Visualization Lab, or VisLab, is a premier facility for visualizing complex and enormous data sets. It is used by scientists across the College of Natural Sciences, university and world. In this slideshow, check out some of the various projects for which scientists use the VisLab.
University of Texas at Austin Plant Geneticist Receives Fulbright Award
Z. Jeff Chen has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to work at the University of Cambridge beginning January 2011.
Thanks Day to Raise Awareness of Student Educational Funding
University of Texas at Austin students will say “thank you” to alumni, faculty, family, donors and the state for supporting their education at Thanks Day activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2010, on Gregory Plaza. The purpose of Thanks Day is to educate students about how university is funded and about its current funding structure and ...
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