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🌱Three UT Faculty Receive Scholar Awards + Austinite On 'Law & Order'

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Hi all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. Let's do it...

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking and hot. High: 101 Low: 74.

Here are the top stories today in Austin:

  1. After "recreating a T-shirt she saw on a popular Netflix show," Texas student Reagan Allen sold the shirts and "raised thousands of dollars to benefit the families of the Uvalde shooting victims." Originally, Nancy Wheeler, a main character on "the new season of Stranger Things," was seen wearing the "vintage purple Emerson shirt." Allen said, "Everyone was really excited about the shirt, and they were kind of looking for places to buy it." As a graphic arts student, she recreated the shirt, and the rest is history! All proceeds from the shirt sales "will go to the Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund. " For more on this story visit: (KXAN.com)
  2. "Pet King Brands, maker of pet health care brands ZymoX Enzymatic Dermatology and Oratene Enzymatic Brushless Oral Care," recently opened a new office in Austin. Pamela K. Bosco, president and founder of Pet King Brands, said, "Austin was our first pick because of its location within the country that includes close proximity to major airports and other resources, its great talent pool and also because it's one of the country's top 20 pet-centric cities." She added, "We'll now be able to expand our capabilities so we can service more distributors, retailers, veterinarians and most importantly, consumers, around the world." (DVM 360)
  3. Three UT faculty members recently "received 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board." Sonia Feigenbaum, senior vice provost for global engagement and chief international officer, said, "We are proud of their significant contributions in transnational teaching and research, and of the university's longstanding partnership with Fulbright. This opportunity will advance the work of these professors in their respective fields while cultivating collaboration between UT Austin and our peer institutions abroad." More details at: (University of Texas)
  4. Mehcad Brooks, who was born in Austin, will be joining the "cast of NBC drama 'Law & Order." On Monday, June 13, the announcement was made "by multiple outlets including Deadline" and "Brooks later confirmed the reports via Twitter." Although this news has already been confirmed, it's still not known who he will play on the show. Read more at: (austin360)
  5. UT alum and former Longhorn football player Kenny Vaccaro is launching a fashion boutique called Konnect at 200 Academy Drive. The shop will feature "a variety of designer collections and is located inside Vaccaro's social performance club, The Kollective," at 200 Academy Drive. The venue will hold its grand opening on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Once open, the hours of operation will be Monday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. with online shopping and website to be announced soon. For more information, follow the store on Instagram @thekonnectatx and Twitter @konnectatx and visit: (CultureMap Austin)

Today in Austin:

From my notebook:

  • "Mays, the district's chief of schools since October 2020, is making history as the first Black man to serve as AISD superintendent." (KUT Austin via Facebook)
  • "Come work with us! The LBJ Foundation is hiring a membership manager. The membership manager is the primary point of contact for members and prospective members: answering calls and emails, processing membership contributions, and mailing or emailing membership materials including renewal notices, gift acknowledgments, and digital membership cards. Learn more about the role by visiting https://www.lbjlibrary.org/careers." (Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum via Facebook)
  • "Congratulations and well wishes from Coach Joffe from Texas Women's Tennis to Taylor Fogleman on his new position as Head Coach at LSU Women's Tennis! Thank you, Taylor. We'll be rooting for you! Hook Em!" (Texas Women's Tennis via Facebook)

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— Gabriela Cantu Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings that you think may appeal to our readers!

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