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11/9/2004
News Notes
UNIVERSITY
Study shows shifts in U.S. species over last few decades
Global warming has forced U.S. plants and animals to change their behavior in recent decades, according to a Pew Center on Global Climate Change study co-authored by biology professor Camille Parmesan.
Parmesan said some species have been gradually moving northward to find a more tolerable climate.
She said dangers in shifting exist when species who had never had contact with each other begin competing for resources.
- Ricardo Lozano
Assistant professor receives $625,000 fellowship
Thomas Truskett, a chemical engineering assistant professor, received a five-year, $625,000 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation on Monday.
Truskett will study nano-sized glassy materials used in high-resolution printing and biomedical fields. He also will research proteins' behavior, which is applicable to drug development.
"If you understand how a material works in its internal structure, you'll be able to create stronger materials more resistant to failure," Truskett said.
- Graham Schmidt
STATE & LOCAL
Flu shot clinics scheduled for those who are eligible
The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department will host a two-day clinic starting Wednesday to administer flu shots to those at highest risk.
The clinics will be at Burger Activity Center at 3200 Jones Road and Rosewood-Zaragosa Neighborhood Center at 2800 Webberville Road, from 9 a.m. till the on-hand supply has been exhausted.
- Graham Schmidt
Some Austin libraries closing for renovations, remodeling
Austin Public Library branches will be undergoing renovation and remodeling in the next two years. The renovations include replacing air conditioning and vent units.
Many libraries will close for months at a time, according to an APL statement. The North Village Branch will close Dec. 1 and reopen April 2. The Pleasant Hill Branch close from Dec. 1 to March 26.
- Halie Pratt
White planning to file request to recount election
The Kelly White campaign is planning to file a recount request pending official tally of all provisional ballots. White ran against Todd Baxter for Texas House District 48.
Dana DeBeauvoir, Travis County clerk, said Monday the unofficial margin of votes dropped from 171 to approximately 150 after counting absentee and provisional ballots.
Melissa Abel, a White campaign representative, said while the margin of victory had narrowed, it would not be enough to reverse the election night decision, and as a result they might request a recount by Wednesday.
- Adam Covici
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