News Topic - University of Texas
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UTMB employees already on the job hunt following layoff notice
Some of the nearly 3,000 employees that were to be laid off by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike are already working to find jobs at other Houston-area hospitals.
bizjournals.com – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Some of the nearly 3,000 employees that were to be laid off by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike are already working to find jobs at other Houston-area hospitals.
bizjournals.com – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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UT executive education center seeks growth in new building
The University of Texas’ growing executive education division hopes to continue its upward trend from its new home at UT’s AT&T Executive Education Conference Center.
bizjournals.com – Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The University of Texas’ growing executive education division hopes to continue its upward trend from its new home at UT’s AT&T Executive Education Conference Center.
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Low pay a factor in current EMT shortageChris Goodrich decided to become a paramedic for the sheer thrill of it - of trying to administer CPR in the back of a fast-moving ambulance, of opening someone's airway so they can breathe, of helping to save a life.But he doubts he'll stay in the profession for good."I'm giving ... more »
Valley Morning Star – Nov 23, 2008 05:10 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Harlingen
Plants grow bigger and more vigorously through changes in their internal clocks
Hybrid plants, like corn, grow bigger and better than their parents because many of their genes for photosynthesis and starch metabolism are more active during the day, report researchers from the University of Texas at Austin in a new study published in the journal Nature.
EurekAlert! – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Hybrid plants, like corn, grow bigger and better than their parents because many of their genes for photosynthesis and starch metabolism are more active during the day, report researchers from the University of Texas at Austin in a new study published in the journal Nature.
EurekAlert! – Nov 23, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Texas Invests Record $3.5 Million In Startup Cofounded By UT's Mauro Ferrari For Cancer Technology
NanoMedical Systems Inc., (NMS), an Austin-based startup cofounded by Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-Houston), to improve the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents and other medications, has received a record $3.5 million Commercialization Awar ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 22, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Cancer
NanoMedical Systems Inc., (NMS), an Austin-based startup cofounded by Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-Houston), to improve the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents and other medications, has received a record $3.5 million Commercialization Awar ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 22, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Cancer
Some question regents' secrecy in UTMB layoff action
A faculty group and newspaper association are questioning whether University of Texas regents violated the state's Open Meetings Act when they went behind closed doors last week to discuss laying off 3,800 employees.
HoustonChronicle.com – Nov 22, 2008 06:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
A faculty group and newspaper association are questioning whether University of Texas regents violated the state's Open Meetings Act when they went behind closed doors last week to discuss laying off 3,800 employees.
HoustonChronicle.com – Nov 22, 2008 06:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Houston
Mars orbiter detects hidden glaciers on red planet
Vast concealed glaciers that extend for tens of miles along the cliff edges and mountain tops of Mars have been spotted by a space probe as it orbits the red planet.The ice sheets – which are up to half a mile thick – are thought to be the planet's largest reserves of water ice ou ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Vast concealed glaciers that extend for tens of miles along the cliff edges and mountain tops of Mars have been spotted by a space probe as it orbits the red planet.The ice sheets – which are up to half a mile thick – are thought to be the planet's largest reserves of water ice ou ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 20, 2008 7:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
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UT Tyler Fine Arts Complex Celebrated
The University of Texas at Tyler celebrated the start of construction on a new $7 million fine arts complex with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.
Tyler Morning Telegraph – Nov 20, 2008 11:05 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Tyler-Longview
The University of Texas at Tyler celebrated the start of construction on a new $7 million fine arts complex with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.
Tyler Morning Telegraph – Nov 20, 2008 11:05 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Texas: Tyler-Longview
Common Virus Helps Quality Of Life For Sarcoma Patients Says Cancer Expert
New data shows that some sarcoma patients are benefiting from treatment with REOLYSIN, developed from a harmless virus called the reovirus that most people are exposed to at some point in their lives. Dr. Monica Mita of the Institute of Drug Development (IDD), the Cancer Therapy and Research Center ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: Cancer
New data shows that some sarcoma patients are benefiting from treatment with REOLYSIN, developed from a harmless virus called the reovirus that most people are exposed to at some point in their lives. Dr. Monica Mita of the Institute of Drug Development (IDD), the Cancer Therapy and Research Center ... more »
Medical News Today – Nov 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Discovery of giant roaming deep sea protist provides new perspective on animal evolution
Groove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals, says a biologist from the University of Texas at Austin.
EurekAlert! – Nov 20, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Groove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals, says a biologist from the University of Texas at Austin.
EurekAlert! – Nov 20, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science