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Study Explores Best Motivating Factors for Pursuing a Shared Goal Such as Giving

People who see the “glass as half empty” may be more willing to contribute to a common goal if they already identify with it, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Chicago and Sungkyunkwan University.
Student Experience

In the Know

The July 13 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.
Research

The University of Texas at Austin Announces Agreement for Rechargeable Battery Patents with Hydro-Quebec

The University of Texas at Austin has announced an agreement with Canada-based Hydro-Quebec for lithium-ion material technology invented and patented by Dr. John Goodenough, a world-renowned scientist at the university.
Student Experience

Here comes the sun

A new solar power system generating energy at the Pickle Research Campus is significant for its size and location and that it’s an innovative teaching tool.
Research

Border Fences Pose Threats to Wildlife on U.S.-Mexico Border, Study Shows

Current and proposed border fences pose significant threats to wildlife populations, with those animals living in border regions along the Texas Gulf and California coasts showing some of the greatest vulnerability, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin shows.
Health & Medicine

Hogg Foundation Awards Scholarships to Graduate Social Work Students in Texas

Five outstanding Texas graduate students of social work have been awarded the prestigious Ima Hogg Scholarship for Mental Health for the 2011-2012 academic year, at a time when Texas is facing critical shortages in the state’s mental health workforce.
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Lee Chesney Appointed as Interim Chair of the Department of Art and Art History

The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Associate Professor Lee Chesney as interim chair of the Department of Art and Art History, effective Sept. 1, 2011. Chesney will retain the position as the search for a department chair continues.
Student Experience

Meet a Forty Acres Scholar: Armiya Humphrey

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Armiya Humphrey from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas.
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Meet a Forty Acres Scholar: Emily Gruener

Ten new Longhorns will start the fall semester as Forty Acres Scholars. In this student profile, get to know Emily Gruener from Langham Creek High School in Houston, Texas.
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Peer review

Students at Austin’s Webb Middle School set up their own dispute resolution forum with the help of School of Law students and professors.
Student Experience

Jennifer Sims Selected As the First Staff Ombuds Officer at The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Graf Sims, associate ombuds for Bridgepoint Education in San Diego, Calif., has been selected as the first staff ombuds officer for The University of Texas at Austin. The appointment will be effective July 20.
Health & Medicine

University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Part of Study to Determine Why Sexual Assault Kits Are Not Being Tested for Use as Possible Evidence

University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work researchers have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Justice to participate in a study to determine why rape kits are not being tested and used as possible evidence in sexual assault cases.