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UT Austin is taking employee health to the next level

WebAdrienne Howarth-Moore is UT’s point person for employee health. “Healthy and engaged employees have higher morale, are more productive, and are better …

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Following through on the University’s strategic plan, Change Starts

WebBuild an Integrated Academic Health Care System Establish UT and Austin as a premier destination for health education, innovation and care. The University has …

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UT’s Strategic Plan will embrace change while supporting staff and

WebThe University of Texas at Austin’s strategic plan for the next 10 years was born out of a basic recognition that the world around us has changed radically — and …

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College of Education addresses mental health support for Texas …

WebThe program is funded and housed under a seven-year federal grant, GEAR UP — Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The grant …

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UT expands efforts to make West Campus safer and cleaner

WebEve Stephens, who is UT’s chief of police and who took office in July, says: “With the increased focus on West Campus over the summer, we dedicated a targeted …

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Team pairs counselors with police officers in co-response to …

WebT he Mental Health Assistance and Response Team is a new program that pairs mental health professionals with officers from the University of Texas Police …

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UT Health Austin staff members have been at forefront of …

WebIn November 2019, Jennifer Harrison met with her associate director of occupational and lab safety for a monthly clinical safety meeting. As part of a routine check, she was asked …

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A conversation with Allan Cole, UT’s deputy to the president for

WebT o a significant degree, UT helped build modern Austin, especially since the 1980s, when the university’s intellectual ecosystem touched off an explosion of …

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Stronger Together: Protect Texas Together campaign works to …

WebThough Protect Texas Together efforts started as early as March, the actual phrase wasn’t developed until the summer, after UT’s Center for Health Communication …

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'Ethics Unwrapped' has global impact on understanding issues of …

WebFor 2,000 years, ethics has been studied primarily through the lens of philosophy. Philosophy is crucial to the study of ethics, but unfortunately there is often a …

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The history of ‘The Eyes of Texas’ is now better understood, so …

WebWhen controversy over UT’s school song boiled over last summer as part of a national movement to root out institutional racism, President Jay Hartzell responded by …

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A look at how the Office of Campus Safety moved to respond …

WebMost emergencies that affect campus are “quick and gone,” Jonathan Robb says. But the COVID-19 emergency — and how campus must respond to it — seems to …

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Movement and mindfulness: Campus wellness resources at UT

WebHinge Health. UT Select offers free access to Hinge Health, a digital exercise therapy program to help relieve chronic pain. The program does not require …

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Dell Children’s and Dell Medical School pediatric and congenital …

WebOn Oct. 3, 2020, at 2:45 a.m., two cardiothoracic surgeons and a perfusionist burst from Dell Children’s in an ambulance headed for Austin-Bergstrom International …

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Jan Todd’s physical prowess and work with Stark Center have …

WebCombining her natural abilities with extensive strength-training, Todd spearheaded women’s powerlifting, first competing in men’s contests before she helped …

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Iliana Sosa tells her family’s legacy through an award-winning

WebIn 2014, Iliana Sosa borrowed a camera, hopped on a bus with her mother and grandfather, and documented her grandfather’s monthly 17-hour trip from Durango, …

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Rhythm of life: Professor shares love of music through teaching …

WebMariachi music first appeared in the central western region of Mexico in the late 18th or early 19th century. It incorporates rhythms from African and Indigenous …

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Man on a mission: Professor of research Raj Patel devotes his life …

WebYoung children are often confused when encountering that kind of poverty for the first time, Patel says. But for him, that moment left a defining imprint on his …

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University Risk and Compliance Services races to get ahead of

WebUniversities are currently grappling with integrating AI into various aspects of campus life, such as teaching, administrative tasks, student work, intellectual property …

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