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The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance Presents “The Transition of Doodle Pequeño,” Nov. 30

Event: The Department of Theatre and Dance presents a play for all ages.
Student Experience

Battle Hall: 100th anniversary

Battle Hall, a building that was part of the original Forty Acres, turns 100 this year. Take a look at a slide show of images from the building’s early years.
Student Experience

Service and support

On this Veterans Day, Thomas Hatfield, director of the Briscoe Center’s Military History Institute, reminds us that the United States is a country still at war and support for veterans and those serving in the armed forces should continue.
Campus

Costume Designer Susan Mickey Wins Joseph Jefferson Award

Department of Theatre and Dance Professor Susan E. Mickey received the 2011 Joseph Jefferson Award this week for her costume design for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of “The Madness of George III.”
Campus

Humanities and the military

Middle Eastern Studies scholars trained soldiers bound for Afghanistan in a recent role-playing language and culture workshop at Camp Mabry.
Research

Extinguishing fear

Psychology researchers aim to help military veterans combat PTSD by pairing a memory-enhancing drug with prolonged exposure therapy.
Student Experience

$3 Million Gift from Holland Family Will Complete Jackson School Student Center

A $3 million gift from David Scott “Scotty” Holland and Jacque Nell Holland of Houston will allow The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences to complete a new student center.
Research

“Parkinsonian” Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease, Says Scientist

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson’s disease.
Health & Medicine

Worms may hold the key to fighting Parkinson’s disease

Researchers have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson’s disease.
Research

Tower shines orange tonight

On Nov. 10, the Tower lights will recognize McCombs School of Business faculty for topping the nation as the best business school professors.
Academics

University of Texas at Austin Astronomer Sally Dodson-Robinson Receives Prestigious Career Grant from National Science Foundation

University of Texas at Austin Assistant Professor Sally Dodson-Robinson has received a Faculty Early Career Development award of $363,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Academics

University of Texas at Austin, Espacio de Vinculación Conduct Jornadas Fronterizas/Border Workshop: Youth Innovating for Bi-National Development

Event: The Jornadas Fronterizas/Border Workshop: Youth Innovating for Bi-National Development where university students from Mexico and the United States will discuss novel opportunities for border-region development.