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Our planet is vulnerable. Urbanization, population growth, natural and man-made disasters contribute to our frailty. Part of the solution to healing our planet is through sustainable building practices suited to the place, says Dean Fritz Steiner, in his new book “Design for a Vulnerable Planet.”

Event: Students from the Division of Textiles and Apparel in the School of Human Ecology at The University of Texas at Austin will debut their original fashion designs at the annual Fashion Show titled “Innova

The leading international expert on self-compassion, University of Texas at Austin educational psychologist Kristin Neff, has released a new book on how to reduce insecurity, anxiety and self-criticism and be kinder to yourself.

Don Howard, assistant professor of radio-TV-film at The University of Texas at Austin, has won a Guggenheim Fellowship Award on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.

The College of Natural Sciences’ Dr. David Laude shares how the humanities shape his approach to life and the advice he now gives to students.

“Always Hitting a Nerve: Editorial Cartoons by Ben Sargent,” a retrospective exhibit of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning Austin American-Statesman cartoonist’s 35-year career, opens April 20 at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. The exhibit is drawn from the Ben Sargent Collection, which Sargent and the Austin American Statesman donated to the Briscoe Center.

Geography Professor Kelley Crews spent 18 months in the Okavonga Delta region of Botswana to help assess the changes to a delicate ecosystem and its people.

The most rewarding part of psychology major Margaret Sanders’ research experience was the opportunity to design and conduct her own study from start to finish.

Event: Screening of documentary film, “An Inconvenient Tax,” followed by panel discussion with University of Texas at Austin tax and policy experts and filmmaker Vincent Vittorio.

The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies has matched a $6 million grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation, ensuring the continued growth of Jewish studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

English and Government major Zachary Garber recommends students speak to professors often because they have the research experience to share.

Event: In conjunction with the senior design exhibition, Centerpiece Theatre presents the 1961 sci-fi/fantasy film, “Baron Prášil (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)” at the Visual Arts Center (VAC).