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Health Care Research Spanning Many Disciplines to be Presented at Symposium

Event: Innovation in Health Care Delivery Systems Symposium When: April 21-22
Research

Judge Sam Sparks Gets Lifetime Achievement Award from University of Texas Law School

Judge Sam Sparks of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas School of Law on April 15.
Campus

Spotlight on undergraduate research

Psychology major Martinique Jones developed a new passion for learning through her research experience.
Academics

Texas Children’s Hospital Executive Gets Law School’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for Community Service

Ann Barnett Stern, executive vice president of Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Community Service from the University of Texas School of Law on April 15.
Research

Beaumont Attorney Reaud To Receive Honorary Order of the Coif from School of Law

Wayne A. Reaud, a trial lawyer and the founder of the law firm of Reaud, Morgan and Quinn in Beaumont, Texas, will receive the Honorary Order of the Coif from The University of Texas School of Law on April 15.
Research

University of Texas School of Law Gives ABA’s Susman Outstanding Alumnus Award

Thomas M. Susman, head of the lobbying office for the American Bar Association (ABA) in Washington, D.C., will receive The University of Texas School of Law Outstanding Alumnus Award on April 15.
Student Experience

U.S. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen A. Merrigan To Deliver Convocation Address at LBJ School of Public Affairs

Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and LBJ School of Public Affairs alumna Kathleen A. Merrigan will deliver the convocation address on Saturday, May 21, to the graduating class of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
Research

Alcohol Helps the Brain Remember, Says New Study

Drinking alcohol primes certain areas of our brain to learn and remember better, says a new study from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
Academics

Honors Day Ceremonies at The University of Texas at Austin Recognize Students for Achieving Academic Excellence

The 63rd annual Honors Day ceremonies recognizing the academic accomplishments of 3,907 students from The University of Texas at Austin will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in the university’s Frank Erwin Center.
Campus

The Department of Theatre and Dance Presents “The Pain and the Itch” and “Clybourne Park”

Event: The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents playwright Bruce Norris’ acclaimed plays, “The Pain and the Itch” and “Clybourne Park,” featuring the students of the
Research

National Science Foundation Grant Helps Preserve and Digitize Fossil Collections

Fragile fossil collections ranging in age from 55 million years old to recent collections of specimens from the 19th and early 20th century, will soon be protected, digitized and be made accessible to researchers due to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $350,000 awarded to three researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Research

Science Study Break Takes on “Avatar”

The Life Science Library’s Science Study Break program will wrap up its season on Wednesday with an examination of James Cameron’s most recent blockbuster “Avatar.”