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“Greek Law in the 21st Century” Conference Honors Classics Scholar Michael Gagarin, March 31-April 2

The Department of Classics at The University of Texas at Austin will host a conference on “Greek Law in the 21st Century” to celebrate the career and retirement of Professor Emeritus Michael Gagarin, March 31-April 2. The event is free and open to the public with a reception on Thursday, March 31.
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Chevron Gives Nearly $800,000 in Grants to The University of Texas at Austin

Chevron, through its University Partnership Program, has contributed $793,100 to support academic programs at The University of Texas at Austin for the 2011-12 academic year.
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Engineering Department Chair Named to National Offshore Drilling Safety Advisory Committee

Tad Patzek, chair of the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed to a national advisory committee charged with providing guidance to the federal government on how to improve offshore drilling safety, well containment and spill response as the U.S. explores new energy frontiers.
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New Facility to Help Rescue Oiled Wildlife at Marine Science Institute

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute opened the new Oiled Wildlife Facility in Port Aransas, Texas on Tuesday.
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Mexico’s Security Spokesperson to Discuss Mexico’s National Public Safety Strategy

Event: Alejandro Poiré on Mexico’s National Public Safety Strategy When: March 28, 12:10-1:15 p.m. Where: The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Bass Lecture Hall
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Paleontologist Paints Vibrant Picture of Dinosaurs

Event: “Dinosaurs in Living Color,” a public outreach lecture, presented with a screening of the National Geographic film “Dinomorphosis.” Both events are free and open to the public.
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Visit McDonald Observatory’s Open House Saturday, April 9

An open house at McDonald Observatory on Saturday, April 9 will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., and includes tours of large research telescopes, science talks, a star party and other telescope viewings.
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Doing Well and Doing Good: Hispanic Leadership Summit Examines Business Ethics

Event:Third Annual Hispanic Leadership Summit, presented by ATandT When: Noon – 6 p.m., April 1 Where: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
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Think Globally, But Act Locally When Studying Plants, Animals, Global Warming, Researchers Advise

Global warming is clearly affecting plants and animals, but we should not try to tease apart the specific contribution of greenhouse gas driven climate change to extinctions or declines of species at local scales, biologists from The University of Texas at Austin advise.
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Energy Experts Meet at The University of Texas at Austin to Debate Economics of Electricity Generation, March 24

The Energy Management and Innovation Center (EMIC) at The University of Texas at Austin hosts a forum for energy practitioners, policy-makers and academics on Thursday, March 24, to examine the relative costs of electricity generation, including solar, nuclear, coal, gas and wind.
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Science and Business Students Win Top Prize at Biotechnology Case Competition

A team of graduate students from the McCombs School of Business and the College of Natural Sciences won top prize last month at the Wake Forest University Biotechnology Conference and Case Competition.
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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.