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Barbara White to Step Down in August As Dean of the School of Social Work
Dr. Barbara W. White, dean of the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin since 1993, plans to step down from that position in August 2011.
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Hill Receives NFBPA Marks of Excellence Award Recognizing Exemplary Leadership
Dr. James Hill, senior vice president and special assistant to the president of The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected by the National Forum of Black Public Administrators Central Texas Chapter (NFBPA-CTC) to receive the NFBPA-Marks of Excellence Award.
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Stanislav Pronin Artist in Residence at The University of Texas at Austin
Russian-born violinist Stanislav Pronin will be an artist in residence in the College of Fine Arts (COFA) at The University of Texas at Austin until Jan. 31, 2011.
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Beneath Two Meters of Arctic Ice, Texas Scientists Will Seek Better Understanding of Carbon Cycling and Climate
University of Texas at Austin marine scientists aim to transform our understanding of coastal ecosystems in the Arctic by studying them throughout the year, including the winter and spring, times when very little research has been performed in the area. They were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue…
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Researchers explore the science of muscles
Ron Elber from the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences explains how he and his colleagues use the powerful computing resources of the Texas Advanced Computing Center to build time-accurate 3-D models that illustrate how muscles convert chemical energy into mechanical push and pull.
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Artifacts, descendants tell story of freed slaves in Texas
Recovering a forgotten history of African American life was motivation enough for anthropology graduate student Nedra Lee and her peers to brave the Texas summer heat while excavating an old farmstead in southern Travis County.
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Landmarks Presents David Ellis’s “Animal” at the Visual Arts Center, Sept. 24
Event: David Ellis’s motion painting “Animal,” created in residence at The University of Texas at Austin, will be premiered on Sept. 24 at the inauguration of the new Visual Arts Center (VAC).
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Men Look for Good Bodies in Short-Term Mates, Pretty Faces in Long-Term Mates, Research Shows
Men who are looking for short-term companionship are more interested in a woman’s body than those looking for a long-term relationship, who focused on a woman’s face, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation Marks a Decade of Creating More Voters, Better Citizens
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin is marking 10 years of creating more voters and better citizens through education, engagement and research programs.
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Celebrating the accomplishments of faculty, students and staff
President William Powers Jr. delivered his fifth President’s State of the University Address Sept. 15. This video — highlighting the achievements of the university’s talented faculty, students and staff — played before and after the address.
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Digging up the past
Recovering a forgotten history of African American life was motivation enough for anthropology graduate student Nedra Lee and her peers to brave the Texas summer heat while excavating an old farmstead in southern Travis County.
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