Academics
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Liam Harlan is bringing research results to Texans faster.
Liam Harlan, ’19 Major: Chemical Engineering Liam Harlan wants to use data to fast-track advances in chemical engineering. Because the state of Texas has a first-class research university, this valedictorian didn’t have to leave Texas to get the experience a top researcher needs.
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Janelle Chavez is expanding access to care for medically underserved communities
Janelle Chavez, ’19 Major: Biology Biology major Janelle Chavez ventured to Austin for her education and plans to return to the Valley to improve health care.
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Ricky Cooks is looking to advance social causes through business.
Ricky Cooks, ’21 Major: Business Honors and Government Ricky Cooks, a student in UT’s McCombs School of Business, wants to use his degree to build the economy of Texas and lift local communities.
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Alejandra Ortega is bringing the best education to Texas.
Alejandra Ortega, BS ’15 Major: Applied Learning and Development In her second year on the job, Alejandra Ortega was named Houston’s Secondary Teacher of the Year. Here’s why.
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Andrea Chee is making speech therapy accessible for all Texans.
Andrea Chee, BS ’18 Major: Speech Communication El Paso’s Andrea Chee wants Texans with speech challenges to succeed. “Communication is important,” she says. “It’s the foundation of everything we do.”
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Genes Are Key to Academic Success, Study Shows
Parents always worry about whether their children will do well in school, but their kids probably were born with much of what they will need to succeed.
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