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Joined July 2008
Today, @JimDavis_UT was inaugurated as the University’s 31st president. In his inaugural State of the University Address, he shared a vision focused on trust, discovery and excellence. The UT Tower will shine with “31” tonight in celebration of this historic moment. To learn
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LIGHT THE TOWER!! ✨🧡🤘
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The last time @TexasFootball met @HailStateFB in Starkville, Ms., Ricky Williams had yet to win the Heisman Trophy, UT was still in the Southwest Conference and David McWilliams was the head coach of the Longhorns. Do you know what the Longhorns and Bulldogs have in common?
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It's spooky season on the Forty Acres 🎃👻 Get our UT pumpkin carving stencils here: https://t.co/bvAAqP8sd7. Be sure to tag us in your photos! 🤘
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Grateful for everyone who made yesterday’s investiture possible, from those working behind the scenes to our faculty, students, staff & Regents. Serving this University and its people is a great honor and responsibility that I will uphold every day.
Today, @JimDavis_UT was inaugurated as the University’s 31st president. In his inaugural State of the University Address, he shared a vision focused on trust, discovery and excellence. The UT Tower will shine with “31” tonight in celebration of this historic moment. To learn
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Recognized for leadership quality, protection of free speech, and other measures of excellence, UT Austin ranks #2 nationally in the Manhattan Institute’s @CityJournal 2025 college rankings. Longhorn leadership and values continue to shape the future of Texas, and beyond! Learn
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Congratulations to @JimDavis_UT on the day of his investiture as the 31st President of @UTAustin. It's a proud day and we celebrate with you.
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"From artificial intelligence, to robotics, to immersive learning environments, we are designing the hospital of the future. This is not just a place for treatment. It is a living laboratory where every patient interaction drives discovery and where every breakthrough transforms
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"We will create a new shared focus on materials science... Materials science is a foundational field of discovery. It harnesses and advances our existing strengths in engineering, computation, chemistry, physics, medicine, and other disciplines. We will create a center of gravity
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"In a world of growing artificial intelligence, there has never been a more important time to develop human intelligence." Livestream found here: https://t.co/RUge5VAKFw
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"Our students are entering a critical and divisive world. We must prepare them to have wisdom. We must prepare them to understand truth, beauty, and goodness — foundational principles that are the promise of the arts and humanities." Livestream found here:
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Tune in now to view the inauguration and investiture of The University of Texas at Austin's 31st president, @JimDavis_UT. Livestream found here: https://t.co/RUge5VAKFw
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Tower Tuesday: Meet Kim Barker, UT’s first historic preservation planner, who is helping restore the Tower to its original 1937 state from the spandrels, to the gilding on the stonework and more that have been transformed by time. Read more here ➡️: https://t.co/gQDb0SXcHO
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Longhorn Nation is invited to tune in live for the investiture and inauguration of James E. Davis, the 31st president of The University of Texas at Austin, on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. Hosted by Chairman Kevin P. Eltife, the UT Board of Regents, and Chancellor John Zerwas,
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The University of Texas at Austin is aware of the ongoing Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage that is currently impacting access to Canvas and other cloud-hosted applications. Our Enterprise Technology teams are closely monitoring the situation and remain in communication with our
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For the first time ever, @TexasFootball will meet @UKFootball in Lexington, Ky. Do you know what the Longhorns have in common with the Wildcats for this weekend's @sec matchup? Hint: It involves fried chicken, the hardwood, automobile executives and more 🤘 Read more here ➡️:
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Congratulations to @Weixin_Guan and Yaxuan Zhao, graduate researchers with the Texas Materials Institute and @utmechengr at the @CockrellSchool for winning both the @InventorsHOF Collegiate Inventors Competition® graduates championship and People’s Choice Award! Learn more about
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A team of engineers from The University of Texas at Austin has been named one of five graduate finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition
The votes have been tallied and the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition People’s Choice and Graduate Winner is AirGel from @UTAustin! #CIC2025
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