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The voting trends of women
In our latest Elections 2012 video, Government scholar Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto discusses the issues women are mobilizing around.
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Bernard Rapoport, Champion of Education, Dies at 94
Bernard Rapoport, a Waco businessman who was active in higher education, politics, human rights and philanthropy, died Thursday, April 5.
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Hogg Foundation Awards $408,017 in Grants to Improve Mental Health Policies in Texas
Four Austin-based nonprofit organizations have received $408,017 in grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to work toward meaningful, systemic changes in public policy that will advance mental health services for children and adults in Texas.
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The University of Texas at Austin to Honor Walter Cronkite’s Legacy and Unveil Public Art Installation by Ben Rubin
The University of Texas at Austin announces the dedication of Walter Cronkite Plaza on April 19, 2012, in front of the Jesse H. Jones Communication complex, featuring the premiere of a public art installation by new media artist Ben Rubin.
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McCombs Adds New Master’s Degree In Finance
College graduates with nonbusiness backgrounds can now earn a master of science degree in finance (MSF) from the McCombs School of Business. The 10-month degree, which is the newest expansion of McCombs’ specialized master’s degree programs, will launch in July 2012.
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Top-notch teaching adds up
Beloved Mathematics Professor James Vick wins the 2012 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship, one of the highest prizes for teaching on campus.
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Two Engineering Students Among Only 15 in the Nation to Receive $250,000 Hertz Fellowships
Two engineering students at The University of Texas at Austin are among only 15 students in the nation selected this year to receive a five-year, $250,000 Hertz Foundation Fellowship to pursue graduate research at the university of their choice.
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Benson to Celebrate 10th Annual “¡A Viva Voz!” with Artists Nao Bustamante and Ricardo Domínguez
EVENT: “¡A Viva Voz!” presents “Filmformance and Hacktivism: New Directions in Latin@ Performance,” with performance artist Nao Bustamante and new media activist artist Ricardo Domínguez. WHEN: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Teachers Think White Females Lag Behind in Math, University of Texas at Austin Study Finds
High school math teachers tend to rate white female students’ math abilities lower than those of their white male peers, even when their grades and test scores are comparable, according to a University of Texas at Austin study.
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The loss of a trailblazer
After his historic enrollment in 1950, architect John Chase laid a foundation of firsts. With his death last Thursday, the university loses a pioneer.
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The door to opportunity
Undergraduate student Kelsey McKinney describes her Harry Ransom Center internship experience and how a poet’s typewriter led her there.
