Archive for April, 2012
We have two more Geography Society meetings left this school year! Please join us Wednesday, 4/18, at 4:00 in GRG 312 for a GIS job talk. Students who have held GIS jobs or have GIS experience will be there to talk informally about careers and experience using GIS. Free pizza, and anyone is invited!
The last meeting is Wednesday April 25th at 4pm in GRG 102. Note the room change! Dr. Arima will make a special presentation and we have a much larger room, so invite people!
The main topics Dr. Arima focuses on is Land Change Science and Remote Sensing Analysis. His PhD attempted to address the extremely difficult conceptual problem known as the “Steiner Tree” by studying the access trails loggers built to harvest trees in the Amazon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steiner_tree)
Talk Description:
Dr. Eugenio Arima is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment. He will informally talk about his academic background, current research projects supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, his field work activities in the Brazilian Amazon, including a recent trip along the Transamazon Highway, and undergraduate research opportunities.
April 16th, 2012
April 13th, 2012
As Board Chair, appointed to the Board directly by President Obama, Tom plays a key role in shaping Fulbright policy and representing the program to the world. He is a dynamic personality and has personal global connections, including with Presidents Obama and Clinton, with world leaders and with Fulbright Commissions across the globe. Furthermore, he is a very good at helping others to make good connections.
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: International Office, Multi-Purpose Room
University Towers, 715 West 23rd Street (entrance is shared with Abel’s Copies)
2-3 PM: Interested students, Fulbright alumni, interested faculty scholars and non-U.S. Fulbright scholarship students discuss what the program has to offer and the sharing of experiences with the program.
For more information:
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/overview_program.html?page=us/overview_program
For more information about Tom Healy:
http://exchanges.state.gov/academicexchanges/fulbright/ffsb/fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board-members/tom-healy.html
April 13th, 2012
April 12th, 2012
Gregory Gym Plaza, Tuesday April 17, 9am-2pm.
The event honors Dr. Jim Vick, former VP of Student Affairs and current Mathematics Professor, and all of those who have or have been affected by Parkinson’s disease. The pancakes are free yet donations are encouraged. Donating just $5 will give you a chance to win Longhorn Athletics memorabilia, a Team Fox poster signed by actor Ryan Reynolds, and various gift cards to local Austin restaurants in our hourly door prize drawings. Donations will be accepted via cash, check and credit card and 100% of the money raised will go towards Team Fox’s Parkinson’s Research initiatives.
If you cannot attend the day of, feel free to make a contribution through our website, www.longhornsp4p.com or by ordering pancakes for delivery, utp4p.ticketbud.com/delivery2012. (Note: deliveries will be made the morning of Tuesday April 17 from 7-9a to the Capitol building, the Frost Bank Tower and UT Main Campus. Email koehlerkatie@yahoo.com if you have any questions)
As always, thank you for your participation and support and we can’t wait to see you on Tuesday April 17!
The Pancakes for Parkinson’s Committee
Texas Round Table
utp4p2012@gmail.com
P.S. Visit our website, longhornsp4p.com, to check out our new Pancakes for Parkinson’s video starring Dr. Jim Vick!
April 12th, 2012
Project Title: MedMap: A GIS System for Public Health Emergency Response
Project Location: 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office for Preparedness and Emergency Operations (HHS/ASPR/OPEO), Fusion Cell
Project Sponsor: Jennifer Olsen, Branch Chief
Phone Number: 202-205-4729 , Email: fusion@hhs.gov
Anticipated Start and Completion Date:
June – September, 2012 (Exact dates to be confirmed)
Length of Internship: 90 days minimum, 120 days maximum
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April 11th, 2012
April 11th, 2012
The Undergraduate Philosophy Association would like to cordially invite you the first annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, this Friday at 3:00 PM in Waggener 302. Seven of our best thinkers will have the opportunity to present their research to an audience of like-minded peers like you, who are encouraged to ask questions, offer objections, and engage in philosophic dialogue. The presentations consider a variety of queries: Can thoughts be construed as actions, and do thoughts have moral weight? What exact are the laws of nature? Does ‘fallacy’ mean the same thing everywhere? How objective is mathematics?
If these questions intrigue you, or if you’ve ever found yourself thinking about them on your own before (as happens so often in philosophy), that we would love to have you with us as we explore the answers – and the questions that arise thereof – together. Again, it is this Friday at 3:00 PM in Waggener 302.
Hope to see you there!
Kyle and Armando, Co-Presidents, Undergraduate Philosophy Association
PS: There will be free pizza and soft drinks!!
For more information:
upatexas@gmail.com
http://blogs.utexas.edu/upa/
April 10th, 2012
A joint venture of NAGAP, TXGAP and UT Austin’s Graduate Coordinator Network
Location: Red McCombs Red Zone
(23rd St., between San Jacinto Blvd. and Robert Dedman Dr., near downtown Austin, TX)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 28th, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
April 10th, 2012
Distinguished Lecture by John Paul DeJoria
Philanthropist and Co-Founder, John Paul Mitchell Systems and The Patrón Spirits Company
Lecture starts at 5:45 pm.
LBJ Auditorium
For more information: http://cns.utexas.edu/research/undergraduate-opportunities/entrepreneurial-forum
April 9th, 2012
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