Releases
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ professor selected as inaugural Fulbright American history chair
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Professor Don H. Doyle has been selected as the inaugural Fulbright chair in American history, a post established by the Brazil Fulbright Commission. Read MoreMar 20, 2003
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Nationally recognized seminar designed to combat feminine beauty ideal coming to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University
I Am Beautiful, a nationally recognized seminar that counters the obsession with feminine thinness will come to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Universitys Sarratt Cinema Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. Read MoreMar 20, 2003
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University of North Texas graduate dean to chair ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ political science
Neal Tate, dean of the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies and Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas, has been appointed professor of political science and chair of the Department of Political Science at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ. Read MoreMar 20, 2003
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Women executives guide the next generation of leaders at seminar at Owen
Top businesswomen including the head of Time Inc. will share their strategies for succeeding in the workplace with ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµs Owen Graduate School of Management and the local business community at the Committee of 200 Spring Outreach Seminar on April 4. Read MoreMar 19, 2003
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Op-ed: Computers idle in public schools
If Al Gore did indeed invent the Internet, it's time for him to return and teach America's public schools how to use it. Electronic technology has revolutionized 21st-century work, but not 21st-century learning. Read MoreMar 18, 2003
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"InsideOut" look at Shakespeare over lunch, downtown
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ@TPAC@²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ@TPAC presents "Shakespeare: In and Out of Love" Thursday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. in War Memorial Auditorium at Legislative Plaza. Read MoreMar 17, 2003
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U.S. role in International Criminal Court the subject of lecture at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School
Ambassador David J. Scheffer, senior vice president of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), will discuss the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United States position on the ICC at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University Law School on Thursday, March 27. Read MoreMar 17, 2003
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Social Security reform the topic of McGee Lecture
Peter Diamond, president of the American Economic Association, will speak about Social Security Reform at the McGee Lecture on March 27 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreMar 17, 2003
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Former supermodel to discuss sex, power and the media March 19
Former supermodel Ann Simonton will cover topics ranging from corporate controlled medias effects on democracy to issues of gender, violence and sexual intimacy during her lecture, Sex, Power and the Media, Wednesday, March 19, at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University. Read MoreMar 17, 2003
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Op-ed: The Dangers of Preemption *
To justify military action without Security Council approval, the president invoked the doctrine of "pre-emptive" self-defense. In doing so, he dismissed a centuries-old principle of international law and opened the door to a world of unknown dangers and grave moral challenges. Allison Marsten Danner, ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University professor of law, collaborated with George Fisher, Stanford University professor of law, to write the following op-ed. Read MoreMar 16, 2003
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"Understanding the Middle East" Series examines Islam and post-Saddam Iraq in two events
Ebrahim E. I. Moosa presents "Re-Thinking Islam in Modernity" on March 20 and Kanan Makiya presents "The United States and Post-Saddam Iraq" on Wednesday, April 2. Read MoreMar 14, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ to commemorate 130th anniversary of its founding
The 130th anniversary of the founding of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University will be celebrated March 17 at 10 a.m. when the Universitys leadership and other interested persons gather at the statue of Commodore Cornelius ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ. Read MoreMar 14, 2003
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Politics, hypocrisy and international conflict bring immediacy to new production
Rising Middle East tensions and self-centered government policies serve as the backdrop for Lee Blessing's drama "Two Rooms," April 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12. Read MoreMar 14, 2003
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Interfaith group to examine issues of identity, sexuality and religion
"A Letter to Harvey Milk" the one-man show about a week in the life of Harry Weinberg, a widower and Holocaust survivor living in San Francisco will be performed at the Schulman Center for Jewish Life March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Read MoreMar 13, 2003
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Robert Harvey Honor Scholarship established at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University for Arkansas students
Qualified students from Arkansas will have the opportunity to attend ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University on scholarship, thanks to a special fund set up by the late Arkansas state Sen. Robert Harvey, who held two ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ degrees. Read MoreMar 12, 2003
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World Watch: War & Terrorism Experts
(Sound Available) ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ professors offer comments on possible warClick the link above for tipsheet. Read MoreMar 12, 2003
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CANCELLED–"Hardball with Chris Matthews" was scheduled to broadcast live from ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ
MSNBCs Hardball with Chris Matthews cancelled its scheduled live broadcast at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ Universitys Ingram Hall on March 19. In notifying the University of the cancellation, the producer cited the possible war with Iraq. MSNBCs Hardball hopes to come to ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ at a later date. Read MoreMar 11, 2003
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ seniors selected to display at national conference cancer detector they invented
Two ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ biomedical engineering seniors are heading to Boston to show off the invention they helped refine and developa probe that uses laser light to quickly and accurately diagnose ovarian cancer. Read MoreMar 11, 2003
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Director of patent office to speak at Owen School
James E. Rogan, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will speak on The Current State of Patent and Trademark Law in the Global Economy on March 13 at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreMar 10, 2003
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Car fanciers brains experience perceptual traffic jams when trying to identify autos and faces at the same time
Aficionados may not only treat their automobiles as if they are people, but it now appears that they recognize their cars with the special part of the brain that is also used to identify faces. And, when they try to identify cars and faces at the same time, they are likely to experience a kind of perceptual traffic jam. Read MoreMar 10, 2003