THE POWER OF THE INTERNET OVER DEPRESSION
Namkee Choi noticed a recurring problem while working as a Meals on Wheels volunteer. A number of the older adults she delivered meals to suffered from depression and were unable to get help for their illness. Choi, a professor in the Center for Social Work Research, came up with an innovative idea to help connect homebound patients with psychotherapists using the video chat tool Skype.
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DRIVING THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH
Scientists at the University are changing the way we understand everything from artificial intelligence to hydraulic fracturing. Many of these faculty members will join leading researchers from around the world this month at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Take a look at how research conducted at UT is changing the world.
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LABOR OR LEISURE?
Imagine what it would be like to shave 10 hours from your workweek. How would you make the most out of your free time? A new economics study by Professor Daniel Hamermesh lends insight into how people spend their free time when their workweeks are shorter.
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THE HIGH VALUE OF SHORT-LIVED WORMS
About half a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. The sleuth work of Jon Pierce-Shimomura and his graduate and post-doctoral students could lead to up to 1 million potential drugs for Parkinson's disease treatments being tested on dopamine-deficient worms each year.
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PRESERVING HUMAN RIGHTS
The University of Texas Libraries' Human Rights Documentation Initiative has helped digitize and disseminate records of human rights crises across the globe, most recently Guatemala. The libraries, with their specialized structure and professionals, and proximity to faculty and researchers--especially in the area of human rights--were uniquely suited to save vital records for posterity.
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PUBLISHER, AUTHOR, ARTIST FLEUR COWLES' ARCHIVE COMES TO UT
The personal archive of publisher, author and artist Fleur Cowles has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center. In the early 1950s Cowles published Flair magazine, a work known for its provocative design, enlightened articles and sophisticated advertising layouts. Flair's brief run left an indelible mark on publishing, documented in the archive through Cowles' correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, research material, books, press clippings and photographs.
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RESURRECTING A PERFORMANCE FROM THE PAST
With the help of new technology, Jeff Hellmer, director of jazz studies at the Butler School of Music, will share the stage with the legendary George Gershwin for an innovative live music performance. A Yamaha Disklavier PRO piano will re-create a 1924 recording of Gershwin performing "Rhapsody in Blue." Hellmer will lead the Dallas Wind Symphony in performing alongside Gershwin on the piano.
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