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Essmart Global Wins Grand Prize in 2012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge
Young social innovators convened in Austin during the past several days as part of the Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC), the flagship social entrepreneurship initiative of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. At last night’s awards ceremony held at…
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Dean of Undergraduate Studies to Return to Full-Time Teaching
Paul Woodruff, inaugural dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies since 2006, announced this week that he plans to step down from his post, effective Aug. 31. An interim dean will be named in the coming weeks, and a national search will be held for a new dean.
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Alcohol Abuse Might Be the Cause Rather than the Effect of Social Isolation and Poor Grades Among Teenagers, Study Shows
Rather than gaining “liquid courage” to let loose with friends, teenage drinkers are more likely to feel like social outcasts, according to a new sociology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Hogg Foundation Awards $326,436 in Grants to Train Mental Health Policy Fellows in Texas
Five recent graduates of law, social work, public policy or other graduate programs will receive intensive training, education and experience in mental health advocacy and policy work through the Hogg Mental Health Policy Fellow Grants project.
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The Center for Students in Recovery Receives National Award for Groundbreaking Drug and Alcohol Recovery Initiatives
The American College Health Association recently honored the Center for Students in Recovery (CSR) with the “Best Practices in College Health” Award for 2012. CSR supports students at The University of Texas at Austin who have alcoholism and other drug addictions by offering them a pathway to recovery and academic achievement. The American College Health…
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Kylie Doniak named Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year
Simply miraculous. In February, Kylie Doniak was hit by a car in downtown Austin. This week, the UT soccer standout is Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year.
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Piece by Piece: Building the Vogel Collection
Art collectors Herbert and Dorothy Vogel didn’t let their modest income deter their passion for purchasing art. Works from their remarkable collection are on view now at the Blanton Museum of Art.
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UT’s WIALD Women Reach the Edge of Space
Testing a student project in the real world is one thing. Sending a project out of the world to test it, as these female aerospace students, did is something else.
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Ransom Center Exhibition Explores Career of American Stage and Industrial Designer Norman Bel Geddes
The Harry Ransom Center presents the exhibition “I Have Seen the Future: Norman Bel Geddes Designs America,” which explores the career of American stage and industrial designer, futurist and urban planner Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958).
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Adult Children of Parents in Same-Sex Relationships Report Varied Outcomes
Adult children of parents who were in same-sex relationships differ notably on a variety of social, emotional and relationship factors from adult children raised by biological parents who are married and heterosexual, according to research led by Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Game Changers: Tinsley Oden, Computational Science and Engineering: Emergence of an Academic Discipline at The University of Texas
Computational Science and Engineering: Emergence of an Academic Discipline at The University of Texas at Austin
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Protecting communities from rising lakes
Professor Daene McKinney is part of a group of more than 30 scientists studying Nepal, Peru and other places affected by rising glacial lake levels.
