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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…
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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.”
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Publisher, Author and Artist Fleur Cowles’s Archive Donated to Harry Ransom Center
The personal archive of publisher, author and artist Fleur Cowles has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Hall of Fame Inductees Contribute to Industries and Academia
A communications pioneer, an academic leader and an oilman are the newest members of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame. Honorees Jack R. Crosby, William H. Cunningham and James R. Moffett will be inducted at a gala celebration on Oct. 28 at the ATandT Executive Education and Conference Center.
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Restoring justice
Dr. Marilyn Armour, graduate students and community members share how mediation programs help victims heal and offenders account for crimes.
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Poll: Americans aren’t optimistic about energy
As the first ongoing and nonpartisan measure of how Americans think and behave about energy, the Energy Poll reveals “a general level of angst.”
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Benefit Concert at The University of Texas at Austin Raises $725,000 To Help Victims of Texas Wildfires
Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, presented a check for $725,000 to the Austin Community Foundation Thursday, Oct. 20, representing the net proceeds from the Oct. 17 “Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas” at the university’s Frank Erwin Center.
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Hispanic Leaders, Organizations Honored by The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin recently honored four individuals and three organizations for their commitment to serving the Austin Hispanic community in the areas of education and community service at an awards ceremony at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin.
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Engineering Faculty Recognized by AIChE with Prestigious Teaching and Research Awards
Five engineering faculty members and a professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin were recognized with prestigious awards during the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual meeting this week in Minneapolis, Minn.
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The big question in climate vulnerability
Assistant Professor Josh Busby focuses on climate change vulnerability in Africa and how enhanced preparedness could save millions of lives.
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Study Links Pollutants to a 450 Percent Increase in Risk of Birth Defects
Pesticides and pollutants are related to a 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Peking University.
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Innovative Teacher Preparation Program to be Discussed
Event: “Forging a National Grow-Your-Own Latino/a Teacher Preparation Pipeline: How Strengthening the Teaching Professional Can Improve Student Learning” will be a discussion about building community-based, university-connected teacher education pipelines.
