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Congratulations to art history Professor Cherise Smith who has been awarded the Eldredge Prize for her book Michael Ray Charles: A Retrospective. Her work “offers a comprehensive, richly illustrated, and deeply researched chronicle of an important artist whose work processes found images and objects depicting the sordid tradition of American minstrelsy."
UT and MD Anderson Cancer Center have formed a new partnership that pairs researchers with oncologists to discover new ways to find, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Congratulations to Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez, associate professor and historian, for winning a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for her work to recover untold histories of racial violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Online Attention Predicts Stock Returns
Ashish Agarwal of Texas McCombs takes a deeper look at how internet discussions affect stock prices. Their effect, he finds, depends on the speed with which information flows through cyberspace about a company and its stock.
Read MoreFemale Founder Pitch Competition Highlights Women-Owned, Women-Led Startups
In the inaugural Female Founder Pitch Competition, 25 finalist teams competed for cash prizes, in-kind resources and future mentorship opportunities in a virtual, livestreamed event held Oct. 20.
Read MoreTravis County Has Much Higher Asthma Hospitalization Rate for Kids
Kids living in Travis County are hospitalized for asthma at a significantly higher rate than U.S. children overall, according to the first study of its kind published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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