Read more University of Texas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3131/university-of-texas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:54:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47281/10-biggest-college-libraries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhether your purpose is to study, flirt or nap, college libraries are "labyrinths" of opportunity. The editors of College on the Record list the biggest, and why they like them. Harvard (13,617,133 books): "Because size matters." Yale (9,932,080 books): "Because it’s funny to think how little...http://www.newser.com/story/47281/10-biggest-college-libraries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 7:09:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24421/predicting-cancer-is-all-in-your-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA simple test on cells from the mouth could help doctors predict which smokers will develop lung cancer, Reuters reports. In a test group, 95% of subjects with the genetic damage associated with cancer in their lungs had the same damage in their mouths.http://www.newser.com/story/24421/predicting-cancer-is-all-in-your-head.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Apr 2008 13:28:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21008/on-the-road-scroll-on-display.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeat lovers can check out the manuscript of Jack Kerouac's classic novel On the Road at the University of Texas, where it is displayed complete with scribbles and scratch outs. A long glass case allows visitors to view about a third of the book, which was written uninterrupted in a...http://www.newser.com/story/21008/on-the-road-scroll-on-display.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Mar 2008 18:30:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20391/best-undergrad-biz-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive....http://www.newser.com/story/20391/best-undergrad-biz-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Mar 2008 18:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11458/ncaa-shafts-college-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEach season, NCAA football teams score millions in profits, but the players neglecting their education don’t get a dime, writes Michael Lewis in a NY Times op-ed . Colleges say their football programs are an outgrowth of their academic mission and not commercial business. Yet top schools earn more than $60...http://www.newser.com/story/11458/ncaa-shafts-college-players.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Nov 2007 13:48:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3199/texas-builds-an-ultimate-archive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStart with 48 Gutenberg Bibles—yes, count 'em, 48. Move on to the corrected proofs of Joyce's Ulysses and then to part of Kerouac's original manuscript for On the Road . Then finish up with Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate notes. These items and much, much more are in the Harry Ransom...http://www.newser.com/story/3199/texas-builds-an-ultimate-archive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Jun 2007 16:00:00 CDT