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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about University of Texas at Austin
Word Of Mouth
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5-15-2007
Going to Austin? Then ditch the guidebook and listen to these famous locals as they invite you to explore the city their way.Will Wynn Mayor "Go to the Continental C...
Article Excerpts:
...Garrido Head Baseball Coach,
University of Texas at Austin
“I know food — and Austin...
... Luther King Boulevard at Congress Avenue, on the
University of Texas at Austin
campus (512) 471-7324,...
Personal Profits
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6-1-2002
A PROXY PRIMER
Got the post-Enron jitters? Crave insight into the companies whose stock you hold? Then don’t throw away those snooze-inducing proxy statements. “If you don’t pay attention to these statements, you can get in trouble,”...
Article Excerpts:
...an associate professor of accounting at the
University of Texas at Austin
, adds a cautionary note. “If...
Building “Economic Citizenship”
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5-15-2004
Roy Sosa cofounded Austin-based NetSpend, the nation’s largest prepaid debit card company (www.netspend.com).
Article Excerpts:
...started NetSpend in 1999 when Roy, then a
University of Texas at Austin
student, was unable to buy a gift on the...
Leading Labs You Should Visit
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8-1-2005
1) The University of Texas at Austins McDonald Observatory popularizes science with its "StarDate" updates on public radio and practices the serious stuff from atop Mount Locke and Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, where its very, ...
Article Excerpts:
Bigger Than The Big Top
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10-1-2004
Cirque du Soleil may be a circus, but its also a troupe of artists seeking to explain the human experience. Too bad all other artists aren't as profitable.
Article Excerpts:
... Janet M. Davis, chair of American studies at the
University of Texas at Austin
and author of the 2002 book, The Circus Age .
Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
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7-1-2007
the resurgent brewers aren't the only worthy attraction in milwaukee. duck mouSse pate at 3:34 a.m.? tex-mex at half past two in the morning? we tell you where. plus much more.
Article Excerpts:
...Michigan strategy professor James Westphal and
University of Texas at Austin
doctoral student Ithai Stern found definitive...
Bad News Bears
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11-1-2008
Does your coworker smell? Have bad breath? Wear too much cologne? Then you’re in luck, because we’re going to tell you how to deal with the situation.
Article Excerpts:
... in the communication and business schools at the
University of Texas at Austin
, but that doesn’t mean...
One Word:
Plastics
Algae
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12-15-2008
Pond scum might turn out to be the world’s best source for, well, saving the world.
Article Excerpts:
... used to manufacture plastics. Researchers at the
University of Texas at Austin
have shown it''s possible, and PetroSun is using...
Enveloped in Nature
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8-15-2009
Janet Marinelli, who has worked in the world of botanical gardens for more than 20 years, says it only makes sense that walking into a lush green wonder can instantly lower your blood pressure: “A garden’s calming effect is absolutely amazing -- to be enveloped in nature in a beautiful way is powerful.” The author and former director of publishing and interpretation at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she believes that botanical gardens provide a keen connection with nature because plant magnificence is concentrated and in such close proximity. Furthermore, they offer a place to learn botany outside of a traditional classroom. Here is a quartet of places where Marinelli finds the “plant pageantry just awesome.”
Article Excerpts:
...The center, a research extension of the
University of Texas at Austin
, specializes in native flower and plant...