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Sports Agents Josh Luchs and Bob Boland to Speak at “The Role of Agents in Entertainment & Sports” Conference, March 24
Josh Luchs, a former National Football League (NFL) agent who was recently featured in Sports Illustrated and on “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” regarding his admission of paying college football stars for nearly 20 years, will speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law second annual symposium…
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Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
University experts are available to talk on today’s earthquake in Japan, the tsunami affecting the Pacific region, and safety issues related to construction and nuclear engineering in Japan.
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Martinez, Breithaupt Receive Associate Vice President Appointments
Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and clinical professor in the School of Social Work, and Dr. Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League (UIL), have been appointed associate vice presidents for diversity and community engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.
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African Social Conflict Database Introduced by Strauss Center’s CCAPS Program
A database and Web site tool that tracks social conflict in Africa has been created by the Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
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The economics of Prop 8
Professor Daniel Hamermesh, an expert witness for the legal team challenging Prop 8, discusses the connection between economics and same-sex marriage.
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Heman Sweatt Symposium Brings Expert on University’s Integration to Campus
Event: The monthly speaker series of the 25th annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin presents Louise Iscoe, author of “Overcoming: A History of Black Integration at the U
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Innovation in advising students
Tips from the College of Communication Office of Student Affairs on how they connect with students through community building, technology and personalized academic advising.
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Sound + Vision: Handmade Music Austin and New Music Co-op at the Visual Arts Center
Event: John-Mike Reed of Handmade Music Austin will guide a do-it-yourself music innovation workshop in the Visual Arts Center’s (VAC) Arcade gallery.
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Politics and minority influence
Investigating an area that many political scholars have overlooked, Assistant Professor Jason Casellas examines why Latinos have yet to dramatically alter the landscape of American politics.
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Moderate Early Spring Wildflower Displays, With Added Rain Boosting Late Bloomers
Little rain last fall means Texas bluebonnets and other early spring wildflowers will not be as impressive as last year’s display, according to The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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School of Law’s Capital Punishment Clinic Wins U.S. Supreme Court Case for Texas Death Row Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday, March 7 that prisoners may bring a civil rights claim to try to obtain DNA evidence and assert their innocence, handing a victory to Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner who is represented by the University of Texas School of Law’s Capital Punishment Clinic.
