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University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Receives $349,099 St. David’s Foundation Grant for its Wellness Centers

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a $349,099 grant from the St. David’s Foundation to support the school’s two wellness centers, which provide medical care for low-income, uninsured residents of Central Texas.
Research

Total Lunar Eclipse Coming Before Dawn on Dec. 21

A total lunar eclipse will be visible across North America beginning shortly after midnight Tuesday Central Standard Time, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.
Academics

Student teaches and inspires children in Peru

Sophomore Armando Vera used an Undergraduate Studies grant to teach Peruvian children English … and the “Hook ’em, Horns” hand sign.
Research

UT System Commits $23 Million to Improve Cyberinfrastructure at All 15 Institutions

The University of Texas System Board of Regents has unanimously approved $23 million for improvements that will increase connectivity and computer capacity for all 15 University of Texas institutions, support research projects and foster stronger collaborations among scientists in Texas and around the world.
Academics

Student uses UGS grant to teach English in Peru

The full Q-and-A with Armando Vera, the inaugural recipient of the UGS Exploration Experience Grant.
Student Experience

In the Know

The Dec. 15 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.
Student Experience

LBJ School Faculty Member, Renowned Internet Policy Expert Gary Chapman Suffers Fatal Heart Attack

Gary Chapman, senior lecturer at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, associate director of the Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin and internationally recognized expert on Internet policy, telecommunications and technology policy, died of an apparent heart attack Dec. 14 in Guatemala, according to his family.
Academics

Austin’s Community Leaders Receive University of Texas at Austin Leadership Awards

The University of Texas at Austin honored seven outstanding men and women and three organizations on Dec. 9 with the Community Leadership Awards.
Campus

Remembering Oscar G. Brockett

Professor Emeritus Oscar Brockett touched hearts and molded minds. Family, friends and students gathered on campus to pay tribute to the prominent theatre historian.
Campus

Filming for “Meet Jane” Television Pilot Scheduled Wednesday on Inner Campus Drive

Scenes for a drama pilot for Lifetime television titled “Meet Jane” will be filmed on the southeast corner of Inner Campus Drive throughout the day on Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Campus

“Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-first Century” Highlights Archives Acquired by Ransom Center Since 2000

The Harry Ransom Center’s exhibition “Culture Unbound: Collecting in the Twenty-first Century” showcases major literary and cultural archives acquired by the center since 2000.
Student Experience

Lights, camera, action: University’s filming guidelines are now online

The new filming guidelines Web site will help people interested in filming student academic projects, commercial filming industry productions and other filming projects on university property.