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Ranking Seeks to Protect Internet Users from Data Theft by Exposing Flagrant Spam Havens

The Center for Research in Economic Commerce (CREC) at The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled an initiative called SpamRankings.net, designed to protect Internet users by identifying major havens for spam.
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Tech Industry Companies to Support June 13 Health Privacy Summit in D.C.

Organizers of the upcoming Health Privacy Summit, “Getting IT Right: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Wired World” scheduled for June 13 in Washington D.C., today announced seven leading technology industry sponsors of the day-long conference: Microsoft; Jericho Systems; Oracle; Dell; ID Experts; Vir-Sec, and e-MDs Inc.
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The University of Texas at Austin Celebrates Completion of Austin’s Largest Solar Power System

Event: The University of Texas at Austin and its Facilities Services Department mark the completion of a solar power system installed on the J. J. Pickle Research Campus (PRC). When: 10:30 a.m., June 2
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Harry Ransom Center Hosts “Tennessee Williams Film Series”
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White House Chef Among Those Cooking with UT Elementary School Families June 1 at Whole Foods

Event: Chefs attending the 33rd annual conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), including Bill Yosses, White House executive pastry chef, will condu
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Texas Voters’ Top Concerns Remain Economy, Border Security, Immigration, Poll Says

Texas voters believe the most pressing issues facing the country are economic, while the most important problems facing Texas are border security and immigration, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll released this week.
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So you’ve captured a moment on film, now what?

Snowden Becker, a doctoral student in the School of Information, has spent years helping people archive their amateur films. In this Q-and-A, she offers tips on how to tackle the daunting task of preserving home movies for future generations.
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Dallas Students’ Proposal to Teach Debate Skills to Third Graders Wins First Place at Civics Fair

A plan to improve third-grade literacy and higher order thinking skills through debate earned students from Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet High School in Dallas first place in the annual Speak Up!
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NCAA Releases Report on Student-athlete Academic Progress at The University of Texas at Austin

Athletic programs at The University of Texas at Austin once again have their annual set of data to prove the Longhorns are advancing toward their ultimate goal — to graduate all student-athletes.
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Aerospace Engineering Professor Elected to United Kingdom’s Royal Society

Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Thomas J. R.
Health & Medicine

Senate Resolution Cites University of Texas at Austin Nursing School for Efforts in Addressing Primary Health Care Shortage

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and two local health care entities were recently honored with a Texas State Senate Resolution for their efforts to address the shortage of primary health care providers through the creation of a family nurse practitioner residency program.
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Laude Named Interim Dean of The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Natural Sciences

David A. Laude, senior associate dean for academic affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed interim dean of the university’s College of Natural Sciences.