University of Texas at Austin is one of the world’s great research universities. With a large, diverse student body and a beautiful campus, Texas at Austin is located in a city recognized as a center for culture, politics, the arts, technology and music.

The Texas campus is home to students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. The undergraduate and graduate programs rank among the best in the nation. The faculty includes teachers and researchers who have won the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and many other honors.

The university views its size as an asset. With more than 300 degree programs and renowned research facilities such as the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the McDonald Observatory and the new Blanton Museum of Art, the University offers a world of opportunity.

The University of Texas at Austin is dedicated to improving the quality of life of the people of Texas, the nation and the world. It is a leading provider of education and research with a depth and diversity of resources unmatched by other public universities. As an enduring symbol of the spirit of Texas - big, ambitious and bold - the university drives economic and social progress and serves our nation
as a leading center of knowledge and creativity.

Courses for Texas only!

The SIG program at UTAustin will have a science and math emphasis and will work collaboratively with University staff to offer special courses and to integrate the great facilities and resources of the campus into our program. We will offer seven special courses in Texas that will not be available at any other SIG program. These courses are: Plants and Insects: A Dynamic Relationship (J11) and DNA: Your Unique Code (J12) for students who have completed grades 4-6, Self-Similarity: Fractals in Math, Art, and Nature (M32), They Suffered for Science (M33), and Nanotechnology: Pint-Sized Powerhouses (M34) for students who have completed grades 7-8, and Matter Matters: Fundamental Processes in Nature (S54) and Be a Schemer: An Introduction to Computer Programming and Alice Software (S59) for students who have completed grades 9-11. Check our course descriptions for more information about these courses.

MSN City Guides states that Austin (along with Berkeley) ranks #1 in sustainability. The city has taken great measures to become green. The Austin Climate Protection Plan has a goal to power 100% of its city facilities with renewable energy by 2012.

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