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Transforming citizens into citizen journalists
The electorate is not being as informed as it once was. Media operations have scaled back. And so, the public has to work harder than ever to do its own form of citizen journalism as we steam toward November.
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University of Texas at Austin Experts Weigh in on Mid-term Elections
As the Tea Party movement tries to gain clout, Democrats struggle to hold onto power and Texans focus on a gubernatorial race, faculty experts at The University of Texas at Austin are offering analysis of next month’s historic mid-term elections.
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University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Study Funded by $1.5 Million American Cancer Society Grant
A University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work researcher has received a four-year $1.5 million grant from the American Cancer Society to look at how neighborhood environments influence obesity and smoking among women and their young children.
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Skin Color Linked to Social Inequality in Contemporary Mexico, Study Shows
Despite the popular, state-sponsored ideology that denies the existence of prejudice based on racial or skin color differences in Mexico, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin provides evidence of profound social inequality by skin color.
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New Fossil Suggests Dinosaurs Not So Fierce After All
A new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species, but by taking advantage of a natural catastrophe that wiped out their competitors.
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Don’t believe everything the polls say
Every election season we’re bombarded with polls, and the 2010 mid-term election is no exception. But does the ubiquitous election poll really matter?
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Do you really know why you hate the incumbent?
How much do you really know about politics and politicians? In a recently published study, researchers found a way to make people better at judging their own level of knowledge about candidates.
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University of Texas at Austin to Host Biomedical Engineering Meeting, Oct. 6-9
The nation’s leading experts in biomedical engineering will meet in Austin Oct. 6-9 to network with top faculty and students from around the world, collaborate on new research and discuss the future of biomedical engineering, one of the fastest growing fields in the nation.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Speaks in Austin for the American Civility Tour
Event: The Harry Ransom Center and University Co-op presents a Harry Ransom Lecture with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chairman
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Conference to Address $1.7 Billion Federal Community Development Block Grant Settlement, Fair Housing Issues in Texas
Event: “Race, Place, and Fair Housing in Texas: A Statewide Conference,” hosted by the Community Development Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law.
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Mid-term elections: Faculty experts provide their analysis
Each week day during October, faculty experts will discuss local, state and national political issues in anticipation of the upcoming mid-term elections in November.
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Believing in, or debunking, media partisanship
It happened again this past week. In the recently released Rolling Stone issue, President Obama critiqued Fox News.
