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<title>Register for Creative Leadership Certificate Program</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e17869</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Thompson Conference Center (TCC).  Registration is open for classes making up the Creative Leadership &#38;amp; Innovative Management Certificate Program from the Professional Development Center, a unit of Continuing and Innovative Education at The University of Texas at Austin. <br /><br />Gain practical skills and techniques to foster a culture of creativity and innovation throughout your organization. Lead your teams to produce more creative results and increase their problem-solving skills.]]></description>
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<title>Male participants needed for interaction study</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e17854</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Calhoun Hall (CAL).  Male participants ages 18-50 are needed for a study involving a map-drawing game. Needed are native/monolingual English speakers, native Spanish speakers who speak English and natives of India who speak English and an Indian language. Email soundstudy@gmail.com for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for 2012 Public Interest Design summer program</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19087</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Austin, TX.  The Public Interest Design summer program is an eight-week community-oriented design/build program for which students earn college credit. Application deadline is Mar. 1. Visit the link below for more information.<br /><br />The 2012 Public Interest Design summer programs includes the opportunity to:<br /><br />- Earn college credit while participating in a seminar class and award winning, community-oriented design/build program<br /><br /> <br /><br />- Learn from national leaders in public interest design through a weekly guest lecture series<br /><br /> <br /><br />- Participate in a new phase of the PID program: a two-week externship in San Francisco with Public Architecture]]></description>
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<title>Registration open for UEX self-paced online classes</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e15385</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Campus and online.  Registration is open for University Extension&#39;s self-paced online courses. UEX offers nearly 60 self-paced online courses that are independent study, allowing up to five months to complete coursework. Register and start these online courses any time. Discount available for university students and staff.]]></description>
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<title>French speakers needed for language study</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e17443</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Rainey Hall (HRH) 4.168.  Researchers in the Department of French and Italian seek both native and non-native French speakers to participate in a 25-minute study on French language processing. Email Libby Gertken at libmall@yahoo.com for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Dell Social Innovation Challenge announced</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19250</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Online.  The Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC) identifies and supports promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world&#39;s most pressing problems with their transformative ideas. Open to all university students in the world. Grand prize entries accepted until Feb. 13.<br /><br />We provide university students with world-class teaching and training, as well as with start-up capital and access to a network of mentors and advisers.<br /><br />]]></description>
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<title>Courtyard Gallery presents &#34;Sarah Canright: Watercolors&#34;</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19134</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, AT&amp;T Executive Education Conference Center (ATT), Courtyard Gallery.  New works on paper by Sarah Canright are on view at the Courtyard Gallery. Canright is a senior lecturer in studio art in the Department of Art and Art History.]]></description>
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<title>Cactus Yearbook award nominees sought</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e13915</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Hearst Building (HSM, formerly CMC) 2.114.  The Cactus Yearbook is soliciting nominations for its Outstanding Student and Cactus Goodfellow awards. Applications available in the Cactus Office at 2500 Whitis Avenue, or downloaded at http://www.cactusyearbook.com. Faculty and staff should encourage deserving students to apply today.]]></description>
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<title>Research Week submission deadlines announced</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19383</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Online.  Research Week is an annual celebration of undergraduate research and creative activity at The University of Texas at Austin. Application deadlines for hosting a table or presenting your research at the Longhorn Research Bazaar is Wednesday, Feb. 22. All research-oriented campus events registered before that date will be included in Research Week promotional materials.]]></description>
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<title>Summer institute empowers young women leaders</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19390</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Center for Women's and Gender Studies.  The Center for Women&#39;s and Gender Studies announces NEW Leadership Texas, a powerful and inspirational summer program geared specifically for college women who aspire to become leaders. The institute takes place June 17-22. Apply by March 11. Application available at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/NEW-Leadership-Texas/Introduction.php.<br /><br />This six-day program serves to help women in college gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become innovators in the world of politics, public policy and public service.]]></description>
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<title>Free Turkish class: Late registration now open</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e7123</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM) 6.118, register online.  The Turkic Cultures Student Association offers Turkish language classes. No prior exposure to Turkish required. Classes have already started but late registration is open until Feb. 14 at http://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&#38;amp;pli=1&#38;amp;formkey=dGJOV24xUm85TEk3U0p6WWt4UkxzcXc6MQ#gid=0. Email tcsa.executive@gmail.com with questions.]]></description>
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<title>Poster design workshops held</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19431</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 327.  Poster design workshops are open to all undergraduates who are interested in creating a poster about their research. Learn about poster content, design guidelines and timelines, and get some hands-on practice formatting your poster. For spring 2012 dates and times visit http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/ugr/students/poster-workshops.]]></description>
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<title>Theta Nu Xi multicultural scholarship announced</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19472</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, http://www.wix.com/thetanuxi2004/texasphinest#!.  The Phi chapter of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority offers a $200 scholarship to female students who exemplify the values of diversity and community service that Theta Nu Xi stands for. Scholarship recipients must be non-Greek affiliated. Email tnxphinest@yahoo.com for information.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for the SCC Academic Improvement Scholarship</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e19550</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Student Activity Center (SAC) 2.102.  The Academic Improvement Scholarship sponsored by the Senate of College Councils rewards students who show significant improvement in academics despite performing poorly in previous academic years. See website for details. Email any questions to senateacademicimprovement@gmail.com.<br /><br />Senate is proud to offer two $500 scholarships to two qualifying students each semester. To qualify for the scholarship, students must have had a GPA below 2.75 at least two semesters ago and have since improved their GPA from that former GPA. Applicants must have made significant improvements to their GPA and taken steps to to ensure they retain this academic success. <br /><br />Applications must be submitted to senateacademicimprovement@gmail.com with an unofficial transcript included. An academic summary (which can be attained at the Registrar&#39;s office) must also be turned in to the Senate Office (SAC 2.102) at the front desk. A release form must also be signed in order to verify an applicant&#39;s academic performance.]]></description>
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<title>Texas Crew Rent-A-Rower program announced</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e17790</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Southeast corner of Cesar Chavez and Trinity.  Texas Crew announces its Rent-A-Rower program. Crew team members work to pay off their dues by doing manual labor, yard work, babysitting, tutoring, moving, technical support and more. See our website or email rowfortexas@gmail.com for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for the 2012 Student Enrichment Awards</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19127</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Gregory Gym (GRE), Texas Parents Office 1.107.  Texas Parents is pleased to offer the 2012 Student Enrichment Awards to registered student organizations in good standing with the SALD office. Visit our website for more information and to download application.<br /><br />Grants will be awarded to successful applicants who are working to enhance and enrich The University of Texas at Austin student experience.]]></description>
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<title>National Children&#39;s Study participants sought</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19089</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Austin Dell Pediatric Research Institute.  The National Children&#39;s Study seeks female participants ages 18-49. Participants must be the mother of a child under age six, and either African American, Mexican American or other Hispanic, non-Hispanic white or Chinese American. To learn more, contact Kyla.james@austin.utexas.edu or 512-232-8627.<br /><br />The National Children&#39;s Study (NCS) is a nationwide study whose overall goal is to better understand children&#39;s health and to improve the health and well-being of children. This study looks at the growth of children and seeks to learn how to better collect information about the diets, height, weight, leg and arm measurements of infants and young children.<br /><br />The study consists of one questionnaire and a series of measurements collected on your child. These are conducted with standard medical/field equipment such as stadiometers/infantometers, weight scales, rulers, tape measures, paper grid and calipers. The questionnaire and measurements take approximately 30 minutes each to complete. Participants receive up to $30 for participating, as well as a gift of small value for the child.]]></description>
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<title>Active America Run seeks group volunteers</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e18951</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Williamson County Regional Park.  Silver Wings hosts the first annual Active America 5k/Kids-k &#38;amp; Education Expo on Mar. 3. Student organizations are encouraged to donate their time by running fun booths for kids at the expo. Contact Andrea Collins at activeamericarun@gmail.com.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for the 2011-2012 Swing Out Awards</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19171</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Online.  Campus organizations are invited to apply for the 2012 Swing Out Award, which recognizes significant accomplishments of an organization during the past year. Applications are available now and due Friday, Feb. 24. An optional information session takes place Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 5 p.m. in Student Services Building 3.406.<br /><br />If selected as a finalist, your organization could be represented at the annual Evening of the Stars in April, where we will reveal each category winner and the overall most outstanding campus organization for the 2011-2012 academic year. Each category winner will receive $300, with the most outstanding organization receiving an additional $1,000.]]></description>
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<title>PTSD study seeks participants</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19218</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Seay Building (SEA).  Have you been raped, attacked, experienced a serious car accident, or had combat experience and continue to be haunted by memories of the trauma? If so, you may be eligible to receive therapy and/or medication as a research participant in the UT PTSD HELP Study. Visit www.helpwithptsd.org for more information. To apply, contact the UT Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at 512-404-9118.<br /><br />To be eligible you must be...<br /><br />-Between the age 18 and 65<br /><br />-Not currently taking antidepressant medications<br /><br />-Pass a clinical screening interview]]></description>
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<title>Apply for funding for sustainability projects</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19225</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Student Services Building (SSB) 1.302.  Submit your proposals now for green fee funded projects for 2012-2013. Approximately $500,000 is available for research and operational projects related to sustainability. Applications are due March 9. See the website in this listing for application materials. Questions may be directed to greenfee@austin.utexas.edu.]]></description>
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<title>Student Health Advisory seeks focus group participants</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e19342</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Student Services Building (SSB) G1.106 (ground floor).  The Student Health Advisory Committee is conducting a series of focus groups to better understand the needs and opinions of the student body. Focus groups are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5-8 p.m., and last about an hour. Free pizza served. Interested students should fill out a survey at the link below and contact Kyle Scott at kylejscott14@gmail.com with questions.]]></description>
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<title>Participants sought for study on diet &#38; blood pressure</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/lifestyle/20120212/e18914</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Belmont Hall (BEL) 842.  Participants ages 35-80 are sought for a three-month study on the effectiveness of dairy and fruit intake in treatment of high blood pressure. Contact  dairyintakestudy@gmail.com, or call 512-471-8594, for information. Payment is $200 for completing the study.<br /><br />Participants will be asked to add nonfat dairy products to their normal diet for four weeks and replace dairy products with fruit products for an additional four weeks. All food products provided free of charge.<br /><br />To be eligible for participation, you must be a nonsmoker and not currently taking any blood pressure medications. Benefits of participation include blood pressure monitoring, blood screening for cholesterol and diabetes, dietary consultation with a registered dietitian and measurements of cardiovascular function.]]></description>
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<title>TX Undergraduate Law Review posts call for submissions</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/politics/20120212/e19251</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Online.  The Texas Undergraduate Law Review announces a call for submissions. Attend a writing workshop on Feb. 13 and March 5 and think tanks on Feb. 13 and March 25 to discuss ideas. Preliminary due date is March 25 for feedback; final deadline is April 15. Visit us online for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Senate of College Councils offers study abroad scholarship</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/politics/20120212/e19427</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Student Activity Center (SAC) 2.102.  The Study Abroad Scholarship seeks to encourage undergraduate students to engage in academically relevant study abroad programs and helps ease the financial burden of paying for such programs. Deadline is March 23.<br /><br />To qualify for the scholarship, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and must be participating in a study abroad program in accordance with their degree plan(s). Applicants must be available for an interview after the scholarship deadline and recipients will be expected to attend one of Senate&#39;s General Assembly meetings upon their return to discuss their experience abroad with the assembly. Current internal Senate members are ineligible to receive the scholarship. University-wide appointments, college council members and agency members are eligible to apply for the scholarship as long as they do not hold internal Senate membership.]]></description>
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<title>Submit applications for undergraduate research grant</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/science/20120212/e17310</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Student Activity Center (SAC) 2.102, Senate of College Councils office.  The Senate of College Councils is soliciting applications from undergraduates for this semester&#39;s Undergraduate Research Grant. The deadline is March 23 at 5 p.m. Contact Ryan Hirsch (ryan.hirsch@utexas.edu) with questions.<br /><br />Eligible applicants include students assisting a faculty member with a research project, as well as students conducting independent or partnered research. Applicants must be enrolled for 12 hours of coursework at The University of Texas at Austin and be considered an undergraduate student by the  Office of the Registrar.<br /><br />One winner will receive a $1,000 prize from the Senate of College Councils in order to be used toward funding of his or her research. The grant recipient will be expected to compose a brief paper reflecting on the subsequent research experience at the end of the academic year.<br /><br />Submit your application in a manila envelope, in person, to Becky Carreon in the Senate of College Councils&#39; office.]]></description>
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<title>CEC Annual Workshop on Electrochemistry slated</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/science/20120212/e14020</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Welch Hall (WEL), Convocation Center 2.122, and Etter Harbin Alumni Center (Feb. 11, 5:30-8 p.m.).  The Center for Electrochemistry&#39;s annual Workshop on Electrochemistry brings together experts in the fields of engineering, materials and electrochemistry to focus on cutting-edge research. Registration is now open at http://electrochemistry2012.eventbrite.com.<br /><br />Participants address specific challenges in the field, exchange ideas and information and catch up with colleagues from around the world. Four sessions address the topics of electrodeposition, industrial electrochemistry, bioelectrochemistry and electrochemical biosensors, and electroanalytical chemistry. Seminars take place in WEL 2.122, and the poster session (Saturday, Feb. 11, 5:30-8 p.m.) takes place at the Etter Harbin Alumni Center.]]></description>
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<title>UT Summer Statistics Institute registration is open</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/science/20120212/e19537</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Mezes Hall (MEZ).  Register now to take statistics short courses from May 21 through May 24 through the Summer Statistics Institute. Register through May at the Division of Statistics   Scientific Computation website, listed below. Classes are expected to be full.<br /><br />Courses are taught primarily by UT faculty and offered at all levels, from introductory to advanced, and can be taken in the morning (9 a.m.-noon) or afternoon (1:30-4:30 p.m.).]]></description>
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<title>Volunteers 11-14 needed for in-school marketing study</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/sports/20120212/e19050</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, All-day event, Bellmont Hall (BEL).  Volunteers ages 11-14 are sought for a focus groups on in-school food and beverage marketing. Participants must read and write English and will be reimbursed for their time. Email the Prevention Research Lab at preventionresearchlab@gmail.com or call 512-471-4792 and ask for the &#34;In-School Marketing Study.&#34;<br /><br />This research is being conducted under the direction of Dr. Keryn Pasch, assistant professor of health education in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at The University of Texas at Austin. The information found in the study will be used to create programs to help kids understand how advertising influences their behavior and programs to reduce youth obesity.]]></description>
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<title>Audition for University Co-op&#39;s Texas Revue 2012</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e18537</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Texas Union Building (UNB) 4.300.  Sign up to audition for Texas Revue 2012, the largest on-campus talent show showcasing the diverse talent of students, faculty and staff. Auditions held Feb. 18 at SAC 2.304. Interested parties must sign up in advance.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for a Liberal Arts scholarship</title>
<link>http://www.utexas.edu/know/events/arts/20120212/e17233</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Gebauer Building (GEB) 2.200.  Liberal Arts students may apply for merit, research and/or study abroad scholarships for spring 2012. Check your eligibility at the link below. Deadline for most applications is Wednesday, Feb. 15.<br /><br />]]></description>
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<title>Apply for fall 2012 Swedish Excellence Endowment funds</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Gebauer Building (GEB) 2.200.  Financial aid is available for UT students who plan to study or conduct research in Sweden during fall 2012. Applicants from all academic disciplines may apply. Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (undergraduates) or 3.5 (graduate students). Deadline is March 18.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 1.  Spend a semester in Washington, D.C., learning firsthand about public policy while interning and attending undergraduate courses through the Archer Fellowship Program. Application deadline for 2012-2013 is Friday, Feb. 17, at 5 p.m. Contact Rose Mastrangelo at r.mastrangelo@austin.utexas.edu. for more information.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., Student Services Building (SSB), Volunteer &amp; Service Learning Center 4.441.  Project 2012 seeks volunteers for UT&#39;s largest day of service on Saturday, Feb 25. Join 2000  volunteers to transform the Dove Springs community in East Austin. Register at www.utproject.org/event-info/registration/.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m., School of Nursing (NUR).  African-American males ages 25-39 who suffer from some sort of mobility impairment (chronic or sports-related injury, for example) are sought for a research study exploring their experiences. The study consists of two short interviews, each paying $20.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 1 p.m., Texas Memorial Museum.  Darwin Day is a free, family-friendly event celebrating the anniversary of Charles Darwin&#39;s birth. Explore specimens from the Texas Natural Science Center collections similar to those that Darwin saw during his journey while aboard the HMS Beagle.

Investigate how Darwin&#39;s observations led him to develop fundamental theories of evolution, and learn more about Darwin&#39;s influence on modern-day science.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Bass Concert Hall (PAC).  Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. &#34;Wicked&#34; tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Visit the website for show dates and times.]]></description>
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<title>Israel&#39;s geography &#38; the Israeli-Arab conflict explored</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 3 p.m., Dell Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane, Community Hall.  Professor Yossi Ben Artzi discusses the Israeli-Arab conflict in a talk titled &#34;The Land: The Shaping of the Modern State of Israel and Its Lasting Impact on the Arab-Israeli Conflict.&#34; 

So many of the issues facing Israel and its Arab neighbors can be traced to the demographic and geographic history of the State of Israel. Ben Artzi provides unique insights on not only Israel&#39;s history but on how that history will impact the future of the Middle East.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., Recreation Sports Center (RSC), Martial Arts Room.  Learn and practice judo with Longhorn Judo at four weekly meetings. Newcomers welcome. Look for us on Facebook to learn more.]]></description>
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<title>Great Organ Series features James O&#39;Donnell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., Music Building (MRH), Bates Recital Hall 3.838.  The Butler School of Music presents James O&#39;Donnell as part of its Great Organ Series.  O&#39;Donnell is the organist and master of choristers at London&#39;s Westminster Abbey.]]></description>
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<title>Register for Creative Leadership Certificate Program</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Thompson Conference Center (TCC).  Registration is open for classes making up the Creative Leadership &#38;amp; Innovative Management Certificate Program from the Professional Development Center, a unit of Continuing and Innovative Education at The University of Texas at Austin. <br /><br />Gain practical skills and techniques to foster a culture of creativity and innovation throughout your organization. Lead your teams to produce more creative results and increase their problem-solving skills.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Calhoun Hall (CAL).  Male participants ages 18-50 are needed for a study involving a map-drawing game. Needed are native/monolingual English speakers, native Spanish speakers who speak English and natives of India who speak English and an Indian language. Email soundstudy@gmail.com for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Apply for 2012 Public Interest Design summer program</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Austin, TX.  The Public Interest Design summer program is an eight-week community-oriented design/build program for which students earn college credit. Application deadline is Mar. 1. Visit the link below for more information.<br /><br />The 2012 Public Interest Design summer programs includes the opportunity to:<br /><br />- Earn college credit while participating in a seminar class and award winning, community-oriented design/build program<br /><br /> <br /><br />- Learn from national leaders in public interest design through a weekly guest lecture series<br /><br /> <br /><br />- Participate in a new phase of the PID program: a two-week externship in San Francisco with Public Architecture]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Campus and online.  Registration is open for University Extension&#39;s self-paced online courses. UEX offers nearly 60 self-paced online courses that are independent study, allowing up to five months to complete coursework. Register and start these online courses any time. Discount available for university students and staff.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Rainey Hall (HRH) 4.168.  Researchers in the Department of French and Italian seek both native and non-native French speakers to participate in a 25-minute study on French language processing. Email Libby Gertken at libmall@yahoo.com for more information.]]></description>
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<title>Dell Social Innovation Challenge announced</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Online.  The Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC) identifies and supports promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world&#39;s most pressing problems with their transformative ideas. Open to all university students in the world. Grand prize entries accepted until Feb. 13.<br /><br />We provide university students with world-class teaching and training, as well as with start-up capital and access to a network of mentors and advisers.<br /><br />]]></description>
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<title>Courtyard Gallery presents &#34;Sarah Canright: Watercolors&#34;</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, AT&amp;T Executive Education Conference Center (ATT), Courtyard Gallery.  New works on paper by Sarah Canright are on view at the Courtyard Gallery. Canright is a senior lecturer in studio art in the Department of Art and Art History.]]></description>
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<title>Cactus Yearbook award nominees sought</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Hearst Building (HSM, formerly CMC) 2.114.  The Cactus Yearbook is soliciting nominations for its Outstanding Student and Cactus Goodfellow awards. Applications available in the Cactus Office at 2500 Whitis Avenue, or downloaded at http://www.cactusyearbook.com. Faculty and staff should encourage deserving students to apply today.]]></description>
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<title>Research Week submission deadlines announced</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Online.  Research Week is an annual celebration of undergraduate research and creative activity at The University of Texas at Austin. Application deadlines for hosting a table or presenting your research at the Longhorn Research Bazaar is Wednesday, Feb. 22. All research-oriented campus events registered before that date will be included in Research Week promotional materials.]]></description>
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<title>Summer institute empowers young women leaders</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monday, Feb. 13, All-day event, Center for Women's and Gender Studies.  The Center for Women&#39;s and Gender Studies announces NEW Leadership Texas, a powerful and inspirational summer program geared specifically for college women who aspire to become leaders. The institute takes place June 17-22. Apply by March 11. Application available at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/NEW-Leadership-Texas/Introduction.php.<br /><br />This six-day program serves to help women in college gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become innovators in the world of politics, public policy and public service.]]></description>
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