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Scientists Afflict Computers with Schizophrenia to Better Understand the Human Brain

Computer networks that can’t forget fast enough can show symptoms of a kind of virtual schizophrenia, giving researchers further clues to the inner workings of schizophrenic brains, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Yale University have found.
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Biomedical Engineering Professor Receives Nearly $1 Million for Cancer Research

Dr. John Zhang, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has received nearly $1 million from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute for his research on early detection of cancer.
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Drug Design, Environmental Sustainability, Oil Recovery Receive Private Grand Challenge Research Funds

Seven University of Texas at Austin researchers are confronting what the scientific community has defined as this century’s grand challenges in drug design, environmental sustainability and improved oil recovery using Moncrief Grand Challenge Faculty awards for 2011-12.
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What “Schoolhouse Rock” didn’t teach you

Project Vote Smart’s Key Votes program builds knowledge of the legislative process beyond the “Schoolhouse Rock” song on how a bill becomes law.
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Competitiveness, Congress and You

Event: Sue Fratkin, a public policy analyst concentrating on technology and telecommunications issues, will engage participants in a discussion about what they can do to help scientists and researchers in the evolving political and economic scene.
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University of Texas at Austin Chemist Peter Rossky Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Peter Rossky, the Marvin K.
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Field Guide for Texas Damselflies Highlights Diversity of Fascinating Insects

A new field guide for damselflies by University of Texas at Austin entomologist John Abbott is the most comprehensive guide for identifying the colorful insects that flit about streams and ponds around the state.
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University of Texas at Austin Professors Elected Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

University of Texas at Austin faculty members Richard Aldrich and William Roger Louis have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Self-powered, Blood-activated Sensor Detects Pancreatitis Quickly and Cheaply

A new low cost test for acute pancreatitis that gets results much faster than existing tests has been developed by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Social Entrepreneur and Author to Discuss Experiences in Africa and Middle East

Event: Rye Barcott, author, Marine and co-founder of a non-profit organization in one of the world’s largest slums, will give a talk on “Spark Change From Within” and discuss his new memoir. The event is free and open to the public, but an
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Making the human connection in business

When Accounting Professor Eric Hirst met Thando, a tour guide in South Africa, what he learned went beyond the business sights of the country.
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Scientists Explore Connections Between Climate, Land Use and Dead Zones

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study how changes in climate and land use affect watersheds and coastal ecosystems, seeking to improve understanding of the Texas coast, including dead zones that form in the Gulf of Mexico.