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Elections: The day after
Because crucial questions are not on the agenda for the two dominant parties battling on Nov. 2, we have to commit to a radical citizens’ agenda on Nov. 3.
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What will fix the health care system?
The health care act targets underuse. Tort reform targets overuse. The only real way to cure the system is a comprehensive reform which addresses holistically the three cost drivers of underuse, misuse and overuse.
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Texans like private-sector work but vote for public
Is the anti-career-politician, pro-outsider-businessman mood palpable in Texas? The answer to that question is undoubtedly yes.
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Texas Astronomer Wins Japanese Physics Prize
Astronomer Eiichiro Komatsu of The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 25th annual Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize for physics. Eiichiro Komatsu is director of the Texas Cosmology Center.
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UT and Collaborators to Open Commercial Laboratory Facility
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and the city of Austin have announced the creation of the UTech Dorm Room, a cooperative research laboratory designed to provide laboratory space for entrepreneurs to develop life-sciences technologies and evaluate their commercialization potential.
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The power of restorative justice
Across the country, in increasing numbers, crime victims are asking for face-to-face meetings with offenders who have hurt them or their families.
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UT alumna Vini Bhansali: Telling stories to change the world
Community organizer, social entrepreneur, poet and UT alumna Rajasvini Bhansali is playing a unique role in the global justice movement.
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Tower shines orange tonight
The Tower will be lighted orange tonight in honor of the Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team, which placed first this past weekend in the 5th Apache Brigade Competition.
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Combined: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition
Event: “Combined: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition” will be on exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in the Department of Art and Art History, Nov. 5-Dec. 18.
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“Crude Truths” Talk, How a Writer Tells the Compelling Stories About Oil and War
Event: “Crude Truths” Talk: Peter Maass discusses how a writer tells compelling stories about oil and war. Free and open to the public. When: Thursday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
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Computer Science Department Celebrates DigCS, a Groundbreaking Event With ArcAttack
Event: DigCS: the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall groundbreaking celebration with a street fair, Rock Band 3 competition, free food and performance by ArcAttack,
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Leaders for Challenging Schools to Get Improved Training with $730,000 Grant
Many low-income and diverse student learners soon will have principals and superintendents who are better prepared to address their specific learning needs, thanks to a $730,000 grant to The University of Texas at Austin’s University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
