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Author, Professor to Analyze What the Language You Use Really Says About You
Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host: “How Our Words Reflect Who We Are” presented by James W. Pennebaker, Liberal Arts Foundation Centennial Professor, Department Chair of the Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin.
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University of Texas at Austin Honors World-Changing Achievements of Two Faculty Inventors
Event: The first University of Texas at Austin Inventor of the Year Awards, honoring professors John Goodenough and Adam Heller.
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Tower shines orange this weekend
To celebrate the achievements of the fall graduates of the class of 2011, the Tower will shine orange with the number “11” for the evenings of Dec. 3 and 4.
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Tower shines orange tonight
The Tower lights on the evening of Friday, Dec. 2 will recognize Professor William Lewis, who will be named to a prestigious French order.
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Music alumnus pens New York Times column on AIDS cure
From a music career to CEO of an AIDS research nonprofit, alumnus Kevin Robert Frost describes his journey in a recent column for The New York Times.
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School of Architecture Undergraduate Program Ranked Second Nationally
The undergraduate program in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin was ranked 2nd in the nation for 2012, and its graduate program was ranked 11th by DesignIntelligence, a journal that produces the only national rankings for accredited bachelor’s and master’s programs in architecture in the United States.
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Graduate Student Satisfaction Survey Results Released
Ninety-two percent of University of Texas at Austin graduate students who participated in a recent survey would recommend the university to their friends, and 85 percent would also recommend their department or programs. Nine percent said they would choose a different university, significantly less than at peer institutions nationally.
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Student entrepreneurs give a hoot
College of Natural Sciences and McCombs School of Business undergrads started Hoot.Me, an application that turns Facebook into a study tool.
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The University of Texas at Austin to Honor 3,100 Graduates in Fall Semester Ceremonies
Speakers for fall convocation ceremonies at The University of Texas at Austin on Dec. 3 and 4 will include a former university president, a Texas state representative, executives of major corporations and members of the university’s faculty, administration and student body.
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Bob Metcalfe Receives Japan’s C&C Prize for Development of Ethernet
Bob Metcalfe, Internet pioneer and now professor of innovation at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering, has been recognized with an international award for his contributions to the development of the Internet.
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Texas Teens Speak Out on Community Issues; Leaders Listen, Dec. 1
Event: More than 150 high school students from throughout Texas will meet with community leaders to present solutions for addressing problems in their communities, including what to do with abandoned big-box stores; how to ensure student input in school governance decisions; and
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