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Yvonne Marquez
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Open Society Foundations grant Center for Journalism $270,000
April 28, 2011
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at UT received a $270,000 grant to fund the center’s general operating costs and the pay for the center’s annual conference, the Austin Forum, for the next two years.
Entrepreneurial organizations put students in business
April 26, 2011
About 50 undergraduates and Austin business leaders networked at the symposium hosted by the University Entrepreneur’s Association.
Captain, key player of rugby team dies after recent injury
April 19, 2011
The UT Women’s Rugby Club captain died in Kansas City from complications of a head injury last week.
TIP Fellows sponsor debate on concealed gun legislation
April 14, 2011
As the Texas House and Senate consider legislation that would legalize concealed carry of handguns on campus by licensed individuals, four members of the UT community met Wednesday to debate the issue in the Texas Union Theatre.
UT artist-in-residence dies before finishing opera
April 11, 2011
Mexican opera composer Daniel Catán died over the weekend in Austin while working on a new piece for the Butler School of Music. He was 62.
Students go shoeless to spread awareness of poverty, diseases
April 6, 2011
Barefoot, with their soles blackened by the pavement, students endured cracked sidewalks and hot asphalt Tuesday to raise awareness of global poverty.
Researchers celebrate latest supercomputer
April 5, 2011
The Lonestar 4 supercomputer was dedicated at a ceremony at the Pickle Research Campus on Monday.
Austin Edible Book Festival brings out flavor of literature
April 4, 2011
A cupcake shelf that held tiny multicolored books made of fig-filled cookies won the “Best in Show” category at an edible book festival.
Southwestern University faculty to train for writing instruction
April 1, 2011
The Department of Rhetoric and Writing at UT will help revamp Southwestern University’s writing program, thanks to a $720,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Speaker discusses drug war in Mexico
March 29, 2011
Local Mexican law enforcement agencies must combat drug traffickers by avoiding corruption and receiving proper training to provide a network of safety to citizens, said Mexico’s security spokesman Monday.
Communication Week kicks off
March 29, 2011
Students wrote in colorful chalk on the plaza outside the Communication building Monday morning to kick off College of Communication Week.
Victims of sexual harassment discuss stories at conference
March 24, 2011
Two women did not bow down again to the self-proclaimed King of Galveston, and their stories resonated with women at a Womens and Gender Studies event Wednesday.
Womens week explores gender issues
March 22, 2011
After the election of the first-ever female Student Government president and vice president, a week-long campaign to promote womens issues on campus kicked off in Gregory Plaza on Monday.
Ransom Center to process works of cyberpunk-pioneering writer
March 10, 2011
Magazine editor discusses future of Texas Democrats
March 10, 2011
Talent is lacking in the Democratic Party, and it is up to the future generation to change it, a political writer told a group of about 50 students at a University Democrats meeting Wednesday.
Restaurants raise funds for Texas 4000
March 8, 2011
Students helped fight cancer by ordering chicken wings at Pluckers on Monday.
Graduate student utilizes flora to create compostable flatware
March 3, 2011
A design graduate student hopes people will use a more natural alternative to environmentally harmful plates and containers.
Students take stand on latest immigration bills
March 3, 2011
Undocumented UT students joined hundreds of other Texans to testify about proposed immigration bills before the Texas House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
To the moon and back
March 1, 2011
Instead of talking about space, a retired NASA director shared some of his Earth experiences Monday to teach a group of about 75 UT faculty and students lessons in life and leadership.
UT Senate kicks off event to honor, thank faculty
March 1, 2011
Sociology senior Michelle Saenz credits Moon Draper, her rhetoric of psychology lecturer, for helping her be a competent human being.
UT Senate kicks off event to honor, thank faculty
March 1, 2011
Sociology senior Michelle Saenz credits Moon Draper, her rhetoric of psychology lecturer, for helping her be a competent human being.
Conference surveys devastating effects of natural disasters
February 24, 2011
When photographers and writers cover natural disasters, it is important to tell the stories of the people that those events affect, two renowned documentary photographers agreed at a panel discussion Wednesday.
Educators release book about teaching whole child
February 24, 2011
A new book by nine UT Elementary School teachers and administrators shares two ways to improve teaching: communication and interaction between students and teachers in low-income and high-minority schools.
UT group looks to Rainy Day Fund to soften cuts
February 22, 2011
Although the sun was out on Monday, members of The Students Speak chanted “It’s raining, it’s pouring, the Legislature is snoring,” under umbrellas.
Wisconsin conflict inspires Austinites to march in support
February 22, 2011
More than 100 union and community supporters marched to the Capitol from the Texas chapter of the AFL-CIO headquarters on Lavaca and 11th streets to send a message of solidarity to public employees in Wisconsin.
Fair joins Longhorns with service groups
February 17, 2011
An array of nonprofit organizations and government agencies attended a volunteer fair Wednesday to find students willing to serve the Austin community.
Two Jeopardy! champions contend with AI computer
February 15, 2011
Students and faculty watched a historic "Jeopardy!" match Monday between two human champions and a machine made possible, in part, by the research of three UT professors.
Campus fair promotes healthy hearts
February 15, 2011
Although Valentine’s Day might normally be a time for exchanging candy and paper hearts, students also learned about their flesh-and-blood hearts Monday.
Photographer discusses collection at Center
February 10, 2011
Photographer Eli Reed normally lets his photos do the talking, but he made an exception during a presentation Wednesday about the Harry Ransom Centers Magnum Archive Collection.
Special election on SG overhaul may lead to constitution reform
February 10, 2011
The campus-wide special election to overhaul all three branches of Student Government ends today.
Foundation invests money for bilingual scholarships
December 8, 2010
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health will invest $1.5 million to fund their bilingual scholarship program for three more years, said Octavio Martinez Jr., executive director of the foundation.
Applications being accepted for clean energy incubators
December 8, 2010
The Austin Technology Incubator’s UT branch and the State Energy Conservation Office are accepting applicants for two new clean energy incubators at Texas universities.
Childhood obesity causes concern in local communities
December 1, 2010
This generation of American children is expected to have a shorter lifespan than their parents because of their unhealthy food choices and sedentary lifestyles, said several childhood obesity experts Tuesday.
Journalist discusses role in war zones
December 1, 2010
Last spring, freelance journalist Anna Badkhen stayed with a family of 27 in Afghanistan. In their 17-bedroom home, she lived in a room next to the kitchen, where the women often made mantu, a large dumpling filled with lamb and onions.
Federal rules endanger state health care
November 24, 2010
Texas could be barred from administering some of its health care programs if it does not have an operating health insurance exchange for the unemployed and underinsured that passes a 2013 federal review, said Billy Millwee, the Texas director of Medicaid on Tuesday.
Organization seeks to help immigrants earn fair pay
November 19, 2010
Felix Jimenez, an immigrant from Vera Cruz, Mexico, worked for an Austin roofing company for one year without receiving any pay.
Haitian amputees tour United States, compete at Capitol
November 16, 2010
Emmanuel Ladouceur was on the bottom floor of a three-story building with his family when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti last January. A goalkeeper for a local soccer team, Ladouceur lost his parents when the building collapsed, and only he and his sister survived. After the loss of his left arm in the quake, he is determined to continue playing the sport.
Summit highlights diminishing role of news
November 12, 2010
In the digital age of multitasking, free news and social media, millennials, the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, have low news consumption, a panel of journalists said Thursday.
Transmedia explored by experts
November 10, 2010
Two new media experts presented a world of transmedia storytelling — a multiplatform way of storytelling with each individual media telling a different part of the story but creating a cohesive narrative when combined.
Panel discusses GOP agenda for budget, Perry's ambitions
November 5, 2010
After gaining 22 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, Republicans could cut up to $25 million from state social services, a panel of political journalists agreed on Thursday.
Austinites pass bond to improve transportation
November 3, 2010
Austin residents passed a $90 million bond to improve roadways and construct bike lanes and sidewalks on Tuesday.
Volunteers push students to vote
October 29, 2010
About 25 volunteers chatted away their cell phone minutes Thursday evening as part of Hook the Vote’s early vote phone bank.
Archivist tells history of Hershey
October 27, 2010
As students listened to Pamela Whitenack, director of the Hershey Community Archives, they popped the famous tiny chocolate kisses into their mouths.
Coalition pursues suicide prevention
October 27, 2010
An open conversation about suicide is important so the act will not become stigmatized, said Amy Durall, a representative from Victim Services at the Travis County Sheriff’s Department.
Fantasy worlds come alive at Rockdale night festival
September 3, 2010
Once darkness falls, the celebration will begin with a total sensory experience of sights and sounds.
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