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Latin America conference brings guest speakers, showcases work

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis February 3, 2012

The UT campus is welcoming an Argentinian screenwriter, students from around the world and the first female head of government in Mexico City for a three-day discussion of research on Latin American issues. The...

Political analysis company faces hacking accusations

Jody Serrano February 3, 2012

Political analysis company Stratfor has recently come under fire for allegedly being part of a plan to shut down local activist groups Occupy Austin and Deep Green Resistance Austin. An unknown hacker...

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UT astronomy professor recognized for research

Paxton Thomes February 3, 2012

Astronomy professor Karl Gebhardt is a Herman and Joan Suit Professor of Astrophysics in the department of astronomy. On Jan. 12, Gebhardt received the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science...

Students continue to engage in activist groups

Jody Serrano February 3, 2012

Gathered under the UT Tower for their weekly general assembly meeting, Occupy UT members discussed their demonstration plans for the following week. At first glance, the organization appears new —...

Two US missionaries slain at ransacked Mexico home

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A couple from Texas who moved to a remote and violence-plagued area of northern Mexico to run a Baptist church were found slain at their ransacked home, their children said. John...

Former dance instructor convicted of sexual assault

Sarah White February 3, 2012

A former dance instructor with UT’s Informal Classes was recently convicted of sexually assaulting two of his former students and was sentenced to two years in jail and six years probation. Prosecuting...

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Apple settles lawsuit, reimburses consumers with faulty power adapter

David Maly February 3, 2012

MacBook users with faulty power adapters will be refunded at full cost by Apple Inc. after the company settled a lawsuit out of court. Apple’s reimbursement is a result of the settlement reached...

Speaker discusses security program through smartphones

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis February 3, 2012

Students, faculty and staff at UT may find their smartphones capable of securing sensitive data from their home computers, thanks to researchers from the University of Toronto. David Lie, University of...

Company recalls faulty birth control

Rachel Thompson February 3, 2012

Oral contraception users on campus are worried after at least one million defective birth control pill packets have been pulled from the shelves in a national recall by Pfizer Inc. The company recalled...

Ill. high court ruling offers new hope to inmates

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

CHICAGO — An Illinois Supreme Court ruling that gave one inmate new hope for freedom Thursday also could revive appeals by more than a dozen others who claim they confessed to crimes under torture...

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Israel: more world support for possible Iran hit

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

ERZLIYA, Israel — Capping a day of strident warnings by Israeli officials about the dangers posed by Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that the world is increasingly ready to consider...

Ex-Stanford exec testifies of blood oath

The Associated Press February 3, 2012

HOUSTON — Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford’s extreme measures to hide his Caribbean bank’s fraud included entering into a blood oath with a top regulator, the man who was in charge...

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