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KUT names Cactus Cafe manager

KUT has named recording industry veteran Matthew Munoz manager of the Cactus Cafe. He will start on Sept

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Performance artist reads oral histories of black gay men

Event: The John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin presents a reading of “Sweet Tea, Black Gay Men of the South” by performance artist and scholar E.

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Law School to award first $50,000 Massey Prize

The School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin has begun accepting applications and nominations for its inaugural $50,000 Massey Prize for Research in Law, Innovation and Capital Markets. The winner will be announced at a major academic conference in fall 2011 in Austin, Texas

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Technology commercialization degree program started

The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business is adding the Master of Science in Technology Commercialization Program (MSTC) to its graduate degree offerings, Tom Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School, has announced. “Bringing the MSTC program to McCombs further concentrates our focus on entrepreneurship and innovation,” Gilligan said. The MSTC program accelerates technology commercialization

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Two language and culture centers get $3 million

The Center for European Studies (CES) and the Texas Language Technology Center (TLTC) at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded federal grants totaling more than $3 million to establish new language and culture centers that will allow them to strengthen their role as national leaders in their fields. The

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Chevron gives UT nearly $800,000 in grants

Chevron, through its University Partnership Program, has contributed $793,100 to support academic programs at The University of Texas at Austin for the 2010-11 academic year. The amount brings the company’s total gifts to the university to more than $41 million. The company also has provided more than $16.5 million in additional research funding

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Law prof to discuss book on labor movement

University of Texas School of Law Professor Julius G.

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Gernsheim exhibit showcases history of photography

“Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection,” an exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center, explores the history of photography through the center’s foundational photography collection.

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Students help with urban planning in Dallas

Event: The Rachofsky House hosts a reception to celebrate an exhibition of work from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture’s Dallas Urban Laboratory. The lab is a research initiative of the graduate program in urban design investigating issues in landscape and urbanism that affect the development future of

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University introduces new informal classes

A new personal enrichment program presented in the spirit of the former Informal Classes at The University of Texas at Austin will be introduced this fall by the university’s Division of Continuing and Innovative Education (CIE).

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