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Professor hopes to find teaching methods to retain women in technology-based fields

Alexandra Feuerman September 22, 2011

Although computer and information technology careers have not always been considered popular for women, School of Information associate professor Lecia Barker is working to change that preconception. Barker...

Students hunt for parking in crowded C-Lots

Aaron West September 22, 2011

Levi Sturgis is on the prowl. He guns his black Corolla’s engine and cruises down a straightaway in one of the student parking lots on campus. A truck, an SUV and a pack of students cross at the...

Satellite to fall on earth in fragments unlikely to injure

The Associated Press September 21, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA scientists are doing their best to tell us where a plummeting 6-ton satellite will fall later this week. It’s just that if they’re off a little bit, it could...

Lecture teaches faculty new teaching methods

Andrew Messamore September 21, 2011

In hopes of encouraging faculty to apply student-centered teaching techniques to their classrooms, educational psychology professor Marilla D. Svinicki lectured on how professors could apply recent discoveries...

Low taxes, wages bring business to Texas

Andrew Messamore September 21, 2011

Texas was rated the best climate for business in the U.S., according to a survey of 322 corporate executives by the New York-based marketing company Development Counsellors International, where it was...

UT ranked among top military friendly schools

Sarah White September 21, 2011

UT is among the most military friendly schools in Texas, according to a list recently published by GI Jobs magazine. The annual list recognizes the top 20 percent of schools from each state in terms of...

United Way jobs interest business majors

Megan Strickland September 21, 2011

Students crowded into the Texas Union Theatre Tuesday to listen as Brian Gallagher, CEO of United Way, spoke about the importance of mobilizing people and strengthening communities. United Way is a nonprofit...

SG first-year candidates running for new position

Allie Kolechta September 21, 2011

An official list of the more than a dozen first-year student government representative candidates was released last night. Elections will be held today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the winner will be announced...

Former Afghani president killed by suicide bomber

The Associated Press September 21, 2011

A suicide attacker with a bomb in his turban posed as a Taliban peace envoy and assassinated a former Afghan president who for the past year headed a government council seeking a political settlement with...

US-India relationship could hinder China’s economic growth

Megan Strickland September 21, 2011

China may not become the political and economic superpower that many expected in the next two decades, due to developing relations between India and the United States, said Daniel Twining, Senior Fellow...

Gays in military celebrate end of DADT

The Associated Press September 21, 2011

They were young children — mere kids when the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays serving openly in the military took effect. But over two decades, attitudes shifted, America...

Elders still wiser, study shows

Megan Strickland September 21, 2011

Older people make better decisions than younger people overall, according to a new study released by psychologists at UT and Texas A&M University. Researchers led by Todd Maddox and David Schnyer,...

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