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We partner with the campus to ensure all students succeed and thrive, faculty and staff are supported in their research and scholarship and the campus community has the support it needs as a world-class public research university.

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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The Brain’s Tug-of-War Between Impulse and Self-Control

A new study could help scientists better understand why people with addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder struggle to resist urges.

Where Are They Now: Kevin Lopez

The “Where Are They Now” series revisits students whose careers were shaped by the generosity of What Starts Here campaign donors.

Stephens Greth Foundation Gift Expands Opportunities for West Texas Students and Engineering Innovation at UT Austin

A $50 million gift will create new scholarships for Permian Basin students and support the newly opened Autry C. Stephens Engineering Discovery Building.

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.

The Brain You Deserve

What science can tell us about aging well.

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.