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Health & Medicine

The power of restorative justice

Across the country, in increasing numbers, crime victims are asking for face-to-face meetings with offenders who have hurt them or their families.
Student Experience

UT alumna Vini Bhansali: Telling stories to change the world

Community organizer, social entrepreneur, poet and UT alumna Rajasvini Bhansali is playing a unique role in the global justice movement.
Student Experience

Tower shines orange tonight

The Tower will be lighted orange tonight in honor of the Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team, which placed first this past weekend in the 5th Apache Brigade Competition.
Campus

Combined: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition

Event: “Combined: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition” will be on exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in the Department of Art and Art History, Nov. 5-Dec. 18.
Campus

“Crude Truths” Talk, How a Writer Tells the Compelling Stories About Oil and War

Event: “Crude Truths” Talk: Peter Maass discusses how a writer tells compelling stories about oil and war. Free and open to the public. When: Thursday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Research

Computer Science Department Celebrates DigCS, a Groundbreaking Event With ArcAttack

Event: DigCS: the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall groundbreaking celebration with a street fair, Rock Band 3 competition, free food and performance by ArcAttack,
Academics

Leaders for Challenging Schools to Get Improved Training with $730,000 Grant

Many low-income and diverse student learners soon will have principals and superintendents who are better prepared to address their specific learning needs, thanks to a $730,000 grant to The University of Texas at Austin’s University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
Campus

On leadership: A Q&A with Curtis Meadows

As a part of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Leadership Lecture Series, Curtis Meadows shares his thoughts on innovative leadership practices burgeoning in the nonprofit and nongovernmental sectors.
Research

University of Texas at Austin Researcher Named Chief Scientist of the U.S. Army

Scott Fish, director of the Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the Army’s chief scientist within the Office of the Assistant Secretary o
Research

Are African Americans having voters’ remorse, and what will that mean on election day?

What African Americans do in the 2010 mid-term elections will likely determine what happens during the remaining two years of President Barack Obama’s first term. And whether African Americans show up at mid-term may depend on what he has done for them.
Research

Does wanting to vote for a candidate affect whether you think they’ll win?

In this age of polling, how can supporters of both major candidates in an election each think they are likely to win the election?
Academics

Seven New Department Chairs Appointed in the College of Liberal Arts

Seven new department chairs have been appointed in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin this fall.