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Latino Male Symposium to Focus on Educational Attainment of Latinos
Event: The University of Texas at Austin Latino Male Symposium When: Friday, May 4, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: Etter-Harbin Alumni Cneter, 2110 San Jacinto Blvd.
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Registration Opens for “Visions of the Future,” Fleur Cowles Flair Symposium at Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has opened registration for “Visions of the Future,” the 10th Fleur Cowles Flair Symposium, scheduled for Nov. 1-3.
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$1 Million Gift to Create Family Garden at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin have donated $1 million to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The University of Texas at Austin to develop a Family Garden that will bear their name.
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Robots and the Future of Surgery
Students at The University of Texas at Austin will have the chance April 24 to test-drive the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, which uses robotic and 3-D visualization technology to enable surgeons’ hand movements to be scaled, filtered and translated into precise movements of the robotic instruments working inside a patient’s body.
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Biomedical Engineer Elected to Spain’s Prestigious Royal Academy
Nicholas A. Peppas, chair of The University of Texas at Austin’s Biomedical Engineering Department, has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia (Royal Academy of Pharmacy) of Spain.
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Provost Appoints Linda Hicke New Dean of College of Natural Sciences
Linda A. Hicke, associate vice president of research at Northwestern University, has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The past and present meet at Texas
In this “Texas Book Two” photo slideshow and essay, experience some of the people and events that have shaped the university’s history and culture.
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Making the “Switch”
A new documentary film from Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Scott Tinker charts a course toward our energy future.
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1 Semester Startup Class to Host “Demo Day” with Special Guest James Truchard, President and CEO of National Instruments
The second-ever “Demo Day” will bring together Austin’s entrepreneurial community on Thursday, April 26, for a showcasing of 10 undergraduate student startups from The University of Texas at Austin. Each startup will present a six-minute investor pitch. The startups are part of the spring 2012 1 Semester Startup (1SS) class, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship practicum for…
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School (Lab) School
The Child and Family Laboratory supports high-quality experiences for young kids and research and teaching for faculty and students across disciplines.
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Racial Bias Skews Medical Diagnosis and Treatment for African Americans, Research Shows
Pervasive racial bias in American medical practice adversely affects treatment and diagnosis for African American patients, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Major Gift to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to be Announced Wednesday, April 25
For planning purposes only. All information is embargoed until 9:30 a.m. (CT), Wednesday, April 25.
