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Cultural, economic forces drive attitudes toward immigration
In this ninth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Terri Givens, associate professor in the Department of Government, discusses the connections between Europe’s immigration policies and those of the U.S., as well as cultural forces that drive attitudes toward immigration.
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“Losing Faith” Exhibition opens at the Visual Arts Center
Event: “Losing Faith” is an exhibition of recent work by TJ Hunt, a studio art senior, and Landon O’Brien, a studio art alumnus, investigating artistic identity through re-contextualization.
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Europe’s immigration policies for skilled workers compared to the U.S. approach
In this ninth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Terri Givens, associate professor in the Department of Government, discusses the connections between Europe’s immigration policies and those of the U.S., as well as cultural forces that drive attitudes toward immigration.
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Changes in the House
The Texas House of Representatives is facing possible turnovers, some involving Republicans challenging other Republicans, as in the case of the speaker’s race between Speaker Joe Straus and the conservative challenger Warren Chisum.
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Drug disposal perplexes public
Only 2 percent of Austinites surveyed dispose of unused medications following the FDA-recommended method, according to a recent survey by two School of Nursing graduate students. When disposed of improperly, pharmaceuticals can enter the city’s drinking water system.
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What would mark success for the Tea Party?
Pundits are mostly talking about the eight states with election contests that still remain exceedingly close according to the polls.
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University of Texas at Austin Breaks Ground on New Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Hall
The Department of Computer Science breaks ground on the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall today with a street fair celebration called DigCS.
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Elections: The day after
Because crucial questions are not on the agenda for the two dominant parties battling on Nov. 2, we have to commit to a radical citizens’ agenda on Nov. 3.
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What will fix the health care system?
The health care act targets underuse. Tort reform targets overuse. The only real way to cure the system is a comprehensive reform which addresses holistically the three cost drivers of underuse, misuse and overuse.
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Texans like private-sector work but vote for public
Is the anti-career-politician, pro-outsider-businessman mood palpable in Texas? The answer to that question is undoubtedly yes.
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Texas Astronomer Wins Japanese Physics Prize
Astronomer Eiichiro Komatsu of The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 25th annual Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize for physics. Eiichiro Komatsu is director of the Texas Cosmology Center.
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UT and Collaborators to Open Commercial Laboratory Facility
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and the city of Austin have announced the creation of the UTech Dorm Room, a cooperative research laboratory designed to provide laboratory space for entrepreneurs to develop life-sciences technologies and evaluate their commercialization potential.
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