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Vaccine clinic for ages 5 and up tomorrow
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UTA has three COVID‑19 vaccine clinics planned, including two to administer the pediatric vaccine to children ages 5-11. These free walk-in-only clinics will be in the Maverick Activities Center and are open to dependents and family members of UTA students and employees.
The clinics for ages 5 years and older are in room 100B.
- Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
The clinic for ages 12 and older is in the Group Exercise Room 101B.
- Wednesday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
The clinics offer first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, as well as booster doses for eligible individuals.
Contact covidvaccine@uta.edu with any questions.
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Take COVID-19 test before, after holiday
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The COVID-19 testing site in the Carlisle Suite in the University Center will be closed Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 24‑26, and the location in College Park District will be closed Thursday-Friday, Nov. 25‑26.
All Mavericks are encouraged to get tested before and after traveling or attending large gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Telehealth certificate program
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Kathryn Daniel and Gabriela Wilson are part of a new certificate program in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation that will prepare undergraduate students to better understand the fields of telehealth and health informatics.
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Hispanic physicists board
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Denise Huerta and Jackie Baeza-Rubio were named to the board of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, an organization that works to encourage Hispanics to study physics.
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NIH 'All of Us' study
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Learn about the National Institutes of Health's All of Us study and how researchers and individuals can participate in this historic health database. The event is noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in room 198 in the SEIR building and on Teams.
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Electronic accessibility courses
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A series of courses on making electronic resources accessible for people with disabilities starts next week. Sign up for the Electronic Accessibility series, offered by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Thanksgiving dinner
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Join fellow Mavericks for a Thanksgiving dinner 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the Connection Café in the University Center.
This dinner is free for students with a meal plan. Tickets are required for non-meal plan holders and cost $7 for students and $10 for faculty, staff, and community members.
Donations to the Maverick Pantry will be accepted at the door.
To volunteer or for more information, contact Student Affairs at 817‑272‑6080.
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Maverick Pantry Thanksgiving food drive
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Consider giving to the new Maverick Pantry as an individual or a department to help students during Thanksgiving. Use the shopping list above.
Drop it off at the Maverick Pantry at 520 South Center Street, behind Pie Five. Or email eaf@uta.edu for campus pick up.
You also can shop Maverick Pantry’s Amazon Wish List for easy delivery or give a monetary donation.
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Music recitals Sunday
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Student and faculty music recitals are filling the calendar. You can fill the seats at Irons Recital Hall for these free performances. Check the schedule.
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Iroquois creation story
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Historian and artist Peter Jemison offers insight into the Iroquois creation story. Art is to Help People See is Monday, Nov. 29, and a film screening is Tuesday, Nov. 30.
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Panther City Lacrosse
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Join your fellow Mavericks at UTA Night with Panther City Lacrosse as they take on the Vancouver Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. Tickets start at $15.
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Electrical outage planned
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In order to replace the electrical feeder supporting the below listed buildings, the Office of Facilities Management must schedule an electrical outage for some buildings 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, to noon Sunday, Nov. 28. Emergency back-up generators in these buildings will be maintained throughout this outage to power crucial services.
Buildings affected are CAPPA (Architecture), Earth & Environmental Sciences (Geoscience), Engineering Lab, Fine Arts, Nanofab, Nedderman Hall, and Woolf Hall.
To prevent possible data loss, please save any computer work in progress. Also, turn off all electronic equipment including computers, scanners, and copiers; they do not need to be unplugged.
Anyone having questions or concerns, or needing emergency power to support research, should contact either Toby Buhrkuhl at 972‑832‑1490 or Jeff Johnson at 817‑798‑8456.
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