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The University of Texas at Austin is Now Officially an Age-Friendly University

UT joined the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network.

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Two Faculty Named Association for Psychological Science Rising Stars

University of Texas at Austin early career researchers in Human Develoment and Family Sciences were named Rising Stars by the APS.

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Natural Sciences Researchers Win President’s Award for Global Learning

A team with two CNS undergraduates of UT Austin were involved with research about the relationship between undergraduates' mental health and their social support networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Elizabeth Gershoff Named Director of Population Research Center

Elizabeth Gershoff of UT Austin is the director of the Population Research Center at the university ranked #1 for sociology of populations.

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Aprile Benner Receives Mid-Career Award from Society for Research on Adolescence

Benner's research focuses on low-income youth and young people from racial and ethnic minority groups.

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Four Natural Sciences Faculty Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards

Michael Drew, Janice Fischer, Marci Gleason and Vernita Gordon received President's Associate Teaching Excellence Awards.

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Natural Science Students and Faculty Win Graduate School Awards

Two graduate students and one faculty member were 2019 winners of professional and student awards from UT’s Graduate School.

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