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  • Oct. 28Progress made in effort to exempt paychecksof student employees from FICA deductions
    Officials at The University of Texas announced major progress in the effort to exempt student employees' paychecks from Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) deductions. Texas is one of only three states that do not currently provide this exemption for students. Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) included the provision in the recent budget agreement (H.R. 4328) approved by the Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton.
  • Oct. 28President Faulkner to recommend that UT SystemBoard of Regents reopen Tower observation deck to public
    President Larry R. Faulkner announced today (Oct. 28) that he will recommend to The University of Texas System Board of Regents that the observation deck of the Tower at UT Austin be reopened next year for public tours. The board of regents will hold its next regular meeting in Houston on Nov. 11-12.
  • Oct. 27UT professor says Swiss Holocaust deposits offer hope for improving economic plight of Europe's Gypsies
    The fall of Communism brought tragedy and turmoil to many citizens of Eastern Europe's newly emerging countries. But to the Gypsies, a people without a country, the impact has been profoundly more disturbing.
  • Oct. 27UT Austin's digitized water maps may speed response to future floods
    Work at the Center for Research in Water Resources at The University of Texas at Austin may help speed evacuation efforts and better determine flood risk areas in future flash floods.
  • Oct. 26New York Times morgue donated to UT Austin history center
    The 20th century news clipping archive of <I>The New York Times</I> has been donated to The University of Texas at Austin Center for American History by the New York Times Corp., UT Austin officials announced Monday (Oct. 26.).
  • Oct. 26UT researchers taste success with electronic tongue
    While artists may complain that critics' taste exists only in their mouths, UT Austin engineers and scientists have now successfully placed it on a silicon chip.
  • Oct. 23Women and religion topic of UT international conference
    Religion and feminism is the topic of an international conference, "Women of the Book: the changing face of feminism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam," Nov. 9 and 10 at the Thompson Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin. It is free and open to the public.
  • Oct. 23UT Austin releases book on La Salle expedition
    The Center for Studies in Texas History at The University of Texas at Austin has released the definitive English translation of <I>The La Salle Expedition to Texas,</I> Joutel's classic account of the La Salle expedition of 1684-1687. The center is part of the Texas State Historical Association, which is located at UT.
  • Oct. 22UT Criminal Justice Center sponsors forum on youth violence
    The Shaw-Cotera Youth Violence Consortium and the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at The University of Texas at Austin is sponsoring a forum focusing on the causes and prevention of youth violence.
  • Oct. 22UT Austin government professors in demand during election season
    When the election season rolls around, reporters call on hired gun political gurus for analysis, speculation, spin and sound bites summing up the trends.But when they want objectivity and perspective, they often call the department of government at The University of Texas at Austin. That's why voters will see the names of UT Austin professors such as Dr. Bruce Buchanan and Dr. Janice May cropping up in newspaper and other media reports at this time of year.
  • Oct. 21UT Hearts of Texas campaign gives something back to the community
    Just about everyone has heard the song "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Employees at The University of Texas at Austin are reaching deep into their hearts by giving something back to the community through the "UT Hearts of Texas" campaign to help the less fortunate.
  • Oct. 20Murray Goldberg, developer of WebCT, to speak on campus Thursday
    Murray Goldberg, founder and director of WebCT--an integrated course development tool--will give a demonstration of the program during a talk at The University of Texas at Austin on Thursday (Oct. 22).



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