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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.
Academics

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.
Health & Medicine

Restoring justice

Dr. Marilyn Armour, graduate students and community members share how mediation programs help victims heal and offenders account for crimes.
Research

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.”
Campus

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.
Academics

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.
Research

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.
Research

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.
Research

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.
Academics

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.
Research

Poll: Americans Believe U.S. Headed in Wrong Direction on Energy

A poll released today by The University of Texas at Austin found less than 14 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the right direction on energy. Of more than 3,400 consumers surveyed, 84 percent were worried about U.S. consumption of oil from foreign sources and 76 percent about a lack of progress…
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A glimpse into J. M. Coetzee’s bound drafts

The Ransom Center’s literature curator combed through the Nobel-winning writer and alum’s archive and discovered more than his elegant handwriting.