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Geologist Shares Experiences on Simulated Moon Missions

Event: Astronauts, Robots and Rocks: Preparing for Geological Planetary Exploration. When: Thursday Oct. 27, all-ages science festival (5:306:45 p.m.), Lecture (7:00-8:00 p.m.)
Health & Medicine

Seminar Will Unite Academics, Practitioners to Share Research, Address Challenges in Health Care

Date: Oct. 26, 2011 Event: Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health Care When: Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Where: McCombs School of Business
Campus

Playwright Steven Dietz Receives Creative Research Award

Department of Theatre and Dance Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Steven Dietz received the Creative Research Award last week at the Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards, an annual event honoring the scholarship of faculty members.
Student Experience

Historic Basketball Rules Come to University of Texas

Event: Media is invited to view James Naismith’s original rules of basketball, which are on loan to The University of Texas at Austin, and discuss them with Longhorns coaches Rick Barnes and Gail Goestenkors and former coach Jody Conradt.
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Inside the Vislab

In this preview of the Longhorn Network’s academic, cultural and campus life content, take a tour of UT’s dramatic Visualization Lab.
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Tower shines orange tonight

The Tower lights on Oct. 25 will recognize the McCombs School of Business MBA students who won the National Energy Finance Challenge.
Academics

Director of Causa Justa::Just Cause Will Speak at National Young Women’s Day of Action Celebration

Event: Sixth Annual Young Women’s Day of Action Luncheon with Maria Poblet, director of Causa Justa::Just Cause When: Thursday, Oct. 27, noon
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Lauren Ancel Meyers Named New Director of Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation

As the new director of the Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation (SSC) at The University of Texas at Austin, Lauren Ancel Meyers hopes to recruit top faculty and continue a large string of initiatives geared toward students.
Student Experience

Campaign for Texas: Impact on the world

The Campaign for Texas has had an immense impact on our students, faculty and campus. Watch how investing in UT can change the world.
Academics

Engineering Professor and Alumnus Receive ASCE’s Most Prestigious Award

A professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering and a graduate of the school have been awarded the Norman Medal, the most prestigious award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Campus

Miró Quartet Appoints William Fedkenheuer as Second Violinist

The Miró Quartet has announced the appointment of William Fedkenheuer as the quartet’s second violinist. He replaces violinist Sandy Yamamoto, who retired from the quartet after a remarkable 15-year tenure to spend more time with her young children. This fall, Fedkenheuer joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, where the…
Academics

Learn How Exit Exams Affect Low-Performing High Schools

Event: The Texas Center for Education Policy (TCEP) will host a brown bag lunchtime discussion “Exit Strategies: How Low-Performing High Schools Respond to High School Exit Examinations.”