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UT students and staff rally for same-sex benefits

A student rally was held Thursday in support of domestic partner benefits for University of Texas at Austin faculty and staff.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, UC Los Angeles

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Newswise

NIH Awards University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy $1.5 Million for Male Fertility Research

Dr. John Richburg, associate professor of pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a five-year $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to study the adverse effects of environmental toxicants on male fertility and disease.

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Related Topix: Austin College, Testicular Cancer, Health

India eNews

Three MoUs to foster innovation, research and training

India's apex industry chamber, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ), is set to sign three MoUs for cooperation with three leading US institutions.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Manmohan Singh, New York University

St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

Economy hits study abroad

Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.

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Related Topix: Brown University, Macalester College, Minneapolis Metro

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Drugs.com

When Sleep Suffers, So Does Decisiveness

Sleep-deprived people may put themselves and others at risk when they need to make split-second decisions, U.S. researchers have found.

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Science Daily

Large Hadron Collider: Beams are back on at world's most powerful particle accelerator

On November 20 at 4:00 p.m. EST, a clockwise circulating beam was established in the LHC's 17-mile ring.

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Related Topix: Department of Energy

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Sweetness & Light

The AP Is Suddenly Interested In PTSD

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. a ' Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX

San Marcos Daily Record

Envision Central Texas

The Envision Central Texas board of directors Wednesday announced that Travis Froehlich will serve as ECT's chairman in 2010.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Marketing, Yantis, TX

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Stephanie Hunt, the rock 'n' roll newcomer on 'Friday Night Lights'

Stephanie Hunt, the rock 'n' roll newcomer on - Friday Night Lights' November 19, 2009 8:45 am Currently recording with members of the Black Angels, Hunt is on track to break out of a bit role on "Friday Night Lights" -- if she's willing to leave the Austin, Texas,music scene behind.

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Related Topix: Friday Night Lights, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Austin Metro, Gay/Lesbian

MSNBC

Study abroad? College students weigh the cost

Liz Weaver, a law student at the University of Texas, is trying to decide whether to enroll in a program in London, which would saddle her with even more college debt.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Brown University, Macalester College, University of South Alabama

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Americans Aren't Angry - We Just Don't Handle It Well

Are we bad for getting mad? Psychologists say it's normal to get angry. We all do it - and we need to feel anger.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Texas, University of South Florida

Houston Chronicle

Marcia Gay Harden to speak to UT graduates

The first UT-Austin graduate to get an Oscar, by the school's count, is coming back.

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Related Topix: Pollock, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Mystic River, Mystery Movies, Marcia Gay Harden

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WORLD Magazine

A singer's life

BettySoo, 31, is barely 5 feet tall, with a big, dimpled smile. She is one of many aspiring singer/songwriters in Austin, Texas, but this year, with the release of her third CD, "Heat Sin Water Skin," BettySoo separated from the pack.

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Related Topix: Spring, TX, Austin Metro, Patty Griffin, Folk

OfficialWire

Lack Of Sleep = Devastating Errors

U.S. researchers have linked moderate sleep deprivation to potentially devastating errors.

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Related Topix: Texas, United States Military Academy

Theeagle.com

Bonfire 12 remembered in two ceremonies

Thousands gathered early Wednesday at the Bonfire Memorial on the Texas A&M campus to observe the 10th anniversary of the 1999 Bonfire Collapse that killed 12 Aggies.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

RedOrbit

Sleep Deprivation Negatively Affects Split-Second Decision Making, Study Shows

Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.

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Related Topix: Texas, US Army, US Military, United States Military Academy

CapeCodOnline.com

Cape weather: enjoy it while you can...

Who knew debris could be so pretty? Cast your eyes skyward tonight and just before dawn tomorrow for the debris from comet Tempel-Tuttle -discovered independently by Ernst Tempel on December 19, 1865 and by Horace Parnell Tuttle on January 6, 1866.

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Related Topix: Weather, Astronomy, Science, Fort Davis, TX

Mon Nov 16, 2009

UnderwaterTimes.com

Marine scientists to investigate effect of Gulf Of Mexico 'dead zone' on fish populations

Whether a large area of low oxygen water called the "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico could cause declines in environmentally and economically important fish populations is the subject of a new study by University of Texas at Austin marine scientist Peter Thomas.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, MO

Sun Nov 15, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Decade after disaster, A&M Bonfire debate continues

Around Texas A&M University, it's known simply as Bonfire. No explanation needed.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Texas A&M University

Sat Nov 14, 2009

GeoPlace

Abukhater Joins ESRI as Community Development Industry Manager

ESRI welcomes Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, as the new community development industry solutions manager on its government team .

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Related Topix: Champaign Metro, Champaign, IL, Internet, Science / Technology

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