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New Core Curriculum Refocuses Undergraduate Education at UT Austin
For the first time in more than 20 years, The University of Texas at Austin has undergone an extensive review of its Core Curriculum and will implement a new Core Curriculum as the foundational education for all undergraduate students.
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Now 50 Years Old, One of the World’s Most Diverse Collection of Organisms Lives On at UT
David Nobles Jr., curator of the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae, looks back and explains why algae matter in research.
Claudia Lucchinetti Named Executive Vice President
The University of Texas at Austin has named Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D., executive vice president for medical affairs and the UT Dell Medicine health system.
Moonshot Funding for Dementia
In November 2025, voters approved the regular handful of Texas Constitutional amendments that typically follow a legislative session in the Lone Star State.
Helping Others Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline Among People at Higher Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s
Researchers found that even modest time spent helping others was associated with cognitive benefits.
UT Celebrates Life of Joe R. Long, Distinguished Alumnus and Transformative Philanthropist
Long, who died Oct. 7 at 96, made a huge impact on multiple colleges at Texas.
Development leaders’ work with donors helps build the future of UT
Every gift to The University of Texas at Austin begins with a belief: what starts here changes the world.