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A stellar scholar and student employee
Geological Sciences senior Brandon Okafor has a megawatt smile, a humble demeanor and the university’s first Student Employee of the Year award.
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Libraries are fun-damental
In honor of National Library Week, Professor Barbara Immroth, former president of the Texas Library Association, reminds us why libraries and reading are cool.
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New Policy Brief Highlights Mental Health Workforce Shortages in Texas
A growing number of Texans will have difficulty accessing mental health services unless steps are taken now to address a critical shortage of mental health professionals, according to a policy brief (PDF) published by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and Methodist Healthcare Ministries.
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Lack of broadband has crippling effect
Professor Sharon Strover explains why broadband Internet access is fundamental to the economic development of the nation’s rural communities.
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Taking the lead
The inaugural class of Service Scholars, a program dedicated to community service, was inducted recently. The group of 37 students plan to complete 11,100 hours of community service by 2013.
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Six University of Texas at Austin Faculty To Discuss Feminism at Heman Sweatt Symposium
Event: The Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights April speaker series will feature a panel of six University of Texas at Austin faculty members for a discussion titled “Shades of Diversity: Bringing the Civil Righ
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Texas Relays Community Event Organizers To Be Honored
EVENT: The University of Texas at Austin and the City of Austin will host a reception to celebrate the 2011 84th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays event and to honor local businesses and individuals w
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Spotting career paths through a human lens
Dr. Kate Brooks, director of Liberal Arts Career Services, reveals how the humanities have inspired her life and can help shape careers.
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Unseen Economic Progress Among Mexican Americans, University of Texas at Austin Study Reveals
Later-generation Mexican Americans are making more economic progress than previous studies show, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Colorado, Denver.
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University of Texas at Austin Researchers Awarded $4.7 Million for Cancer Research
Faculty from The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded $4.7 million from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for research to further understand cancer biology and develop new cancer treatments.
