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Benefits Annual Enrollment starts
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Benefit-eligible employees will be able to make benefit updates or changes Thursday, July 15-Saturday, July 31, during the Benefits Annual Enrollment for 2021-22. Manage your benefits and find this year's enrollment highlights (in print and video), the Enrollment and Resource Guide, and the virtual enrollment page at the UT System Annual Enrollment website.
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Detecting small tumors
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Baohong Yuan, professor of bioengineering, is developing a technique to diagnose tiny breast tumors that could reduce the anxiety, uncertainty, and high costs often faced by patients.
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Flooding impact
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Michelle Hummel, an assistant professor of civil engineering, published a study that shows how communities trying to fight sea-level rise could inadvertently make flooding worse for their neighbors.
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Avatar sales force
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Fred Miao, associate professor of marketing, says digital avatars can replace a sales force and customer service employees at a fraction of the cost.
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Faculty Listening Session
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Don't miss learning about the 2021‑22 academic year and the return to campus at the Faculty Listening Session at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 15, in Teams.
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Staff Conference continues
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The annual Staff Conference is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through Thursday, July 15, in Teams. This year's focus is diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Staff Advisory Council sponsors the event.
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Creative Escapes
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Next on the Creative Escapes Series is "Music, Trauma, and Quality of Life" at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 14, presented by Jamar Jones of the Department of Music and Michael Bennett of the School of Social Work.
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Support Dreamers
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Mark your calendar for a training session on supporting DACA and undocumented Mavericks so they can be successful. Dreamers Ally Training is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 21. For more information, email dreamers@uta.edu.
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Network maintenance on three Sundays
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The UTA network will undergo maintenance from 2‑7 a.m. on Sundays, July 18, July 25, and Aug. 1. Employees and students can expect intermittent interruptions to the network during the maintenance periods.
During the July 25 maintenance period only, the UTA Police Department’s main phone number will be unavailable. For emergency help, contact the alternative police emergency dispatch line by calling 817‑371‑0850. Employees and students will also experience intermittent interruptions to University telephones during this period.
For more information, please visit the OIT website.
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