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Klarissa Fitzpatrick
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Texas 4000 helps community fight cancer with annual Hope Day
April 15, 2013
Texas 4000 helped the community fight cancer with an unorthodox therapy on Saturday — hope.
Amnesty International places precedence on women’s rights
April 15, 2013
UT’s Amnesty International chapter will place more precedence on women’s rights in education and legislation.
Bone Marrow donor drive registers unprecedented numbers
April 10, 2013
Thursday is the final day to register with the Be The Match marrow registry as a stem cell or bone marrow donor in the fourth annual drive.
Human rights regulatory commission has lost power since 1970s heyday
April 8, 2013
The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights has weakened in recent years, according to human rights experts.
Protesters advocate “gun sense” laws
April 8, 2013
In response to shootings in Newtown, Conn. and around the country, protestors rallied outside the Texas Capitol on Saturday in favor of “gun sense” laws.
Art of Living relieves stress with yoga, meditation
March 25, 2013
Despite an unexpected cold front, students opened their chests to the sky as strains of sitar music echoed in the Main Mall on Monday evening during the Art of Living’s free yoga session.
J.M. Coetzee’s archives available at Harry Ransom Center for research
March 24, 2013
Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee’s archives, which were acquired by the Harry Ransom Center in 2011, are now available to the public for research.
PCL to be 24/5 indefinitely
March 19, 2013
Keeping the PCL open 24 hours, five days per week, will cost $40,000 more per year.
Senate bill aims to increase punishment for abandoning scene of hit-and-run
March 18, 2013
A bill filed in the Texas Senate will increase the penalty for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run that results in a fatality.
Amplify Austin aims to raise one million for more than 300 local nonprofits
March 4, 2013
Local nonprofit I Live Here, I Give Here is staging an event, Amplify Austin, to raise money for charities, including Susan G. Komen and the Special Olympics.
UT RTF department introduces country’s first 3-D production program
March 3, 2013
A new 3-D production program in the radio-television-film department will challenge students to take 3-D filming to another dimension.
Author E.C. Osondu, author of “Voice of America,” talks about being a man of two nations
February 26, 2013
Osondu has won multiple awards for his short stories and has been published in publications like The Atlantic. He is currently a visiting writer at UT and is teaching two courses this semester.
Department of Energy grants LBJ School researchers $500,000 to explore solar power
February 25, 2013
UT professors hope to use grant money from the Department of Energy to analyze potential obstacles to use of solar power.
Former math chairman remembered
February 25, 2013
Efraim Armendariz, former chairman of the Department of Mathematics, died Wednesday after battling cancer.
Proposed campus concealed carry bill elicits differing viewpoints at forum
February 18, 2013
Students debating on whether concealed weapons would create a safer environment at UT revealed the deep discord over the benefits of concealed handguns on campus.
E-Week connects engineering community
February 18, 2013
UT engineers set aside a week in their busy schedules for a friendly competition between engineering societies.
Interdisciplinary solutions to water conservation discussed at Regional Livability Symposium
February 17, 2013
Changes to infrastructure and behavior are necessary to begin conserving water in a meaningful way, according to speakers at the first Regional Livability Symposium.
Women give more gifts than men for Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2013
For Valentine's Day, women spend less on their partner than men do. However, women tend to buy smaller gifts to many people while men spend a large amount only on their significant other.
Philosophy professors advocate social action to achieve sustainability
February 11, 2013
In light of the increasing population growth and environmental problems, the notion of sustainability becomes more prevalent than ever. However, in countries like China and India, developing infrastructure takes priority over feeding those in poverty.
Objectivism Society brings experts, discusses pros and cons of Christianity
February 11, 2013
Morality can be derived from faith-based sources or from objective reasoning, according to scholars Dinesh D’Souza and Andrew Bernstein.
Tax form results in benefits for students
February 5, 2013
1098-T form gives students the unique opportunity to reduce their tax burden and receive tax credits with returns.
The Food Lab and Boston University partner to host Food, The City and Innovation Conference
February 3, 2013
Entrepreneurs, professionals and scholars gathered to discuss ways to improve the transportation and quality of food this past Friday and Saturday at the E.A. Smith Building.
UT students to compete at SXSW’s Entrepreneurial Eight
January 28, 2013
Three UT students among competition of eight student startups fighting for Google Cloud Platform credits.
UT researchers part of team to explore Hurricane Sandy’s effects
January 22, 2013
Scientists at the Institute for Geophysics at the Jackson School of Geosciences cooperate with researchers from Stony Brook University and Adelphi University on project.
UT study finds large increase in water used for fracking, but still a small proportion of state's water use
January 17, 2013
The amount of water used in hydraulic fracking more than doubled in Texas between 2008 and 2011
UT study finds large increase in water used for fracking, but still a small proportion of state's water use
January 16, 2013
Despite dramatic increase, the scale of fracking water use in comparison to state consumption eliminates the possibility of water shortages at a state level.
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