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- The Conversation: How Has the Inside of the Earth Stayed as Hot as the Sun’s Surface for Billions of Years?by Lindsey Owen on January 25, 2023 at 9:28 pm
Starting at the surface, you would have to dig nearly 2,000 miles before reaching Earth’s core. […]
- The Conversation: This Lunar Year Will Be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, Depending on Where You Liveby Lindsey Owen on January 18, 2023 at 9:15 pm
In most parts of East Asia, the new year that begins on Jan. 22 corresponds to the rabbit. In […]
- Faculty Awarded Prestigious Humanities Fellowshipsby Christine Schmitz on January 17, 2023 at 3:45 pm
Faculty members in the Department of Religious Studies and the Department of Modern Foreign […]
- Faculty and Staff Members Named to Knox.Biz ‘40 Under 40’by Lindsey Owen on January 17, 2023 at 7:45 am
A faculty member in UT’s College of Arts and Sciences and a staff member in the Institute of […]
- The Conversation: On New Year’s Day, Buddhist God Hotei Brings Gifts and Good Fortune in Japanby Lindsey Owen on January 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm
The Seven Lucky Gods usher in good fortune in the new year in Japan. Among them, Hotei plays the […]
- The Conversation: Innovative Products Lead to a Boom in Imitation and Often a Bust — Just Look at Atari and Bitcoinby Lindsey Owen on December 21, 2022 at 3:50 pm
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Maybe. When good ideas prosper, so do replicas, […]
- The Conversation: Japan’s Laughing Buddha Hotei is Merging into Santa Claus – Both are Roly-Poly Sacred Figures with a Bag of Giftsby Lindsey Owen on December 16, 2022 at 8:33 pm
Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a bag of treats, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – […]
- Former Governor Bill Haslam to Address Fall Graduatesby Margaret Palmer on December 9, 2022 at 3:45 pm
UT will welcome nearly 1,400 graduates into its alumni family as they are honored during the fall […]
- UT Commits $50 Million to Transdisciplinary Cluster Hiresby Christie Kennedy on December 7, 2022 at 3:53 pm
UT will recruit top-tier faculty across disciplines to address some of the most pressing and […]
- Preparing for Success: Supporting Students at Austin-Eastby Lindsey Owen on December 1, 2022 at 2:59 pm
A new initiative to led by the writing center is one of many examples of UT’s commitment to […]