austin history

University of Texas at Austin History Professor David Oshinsky has been awarded the Cartwright Prize from Columbia University Medical Center for his research into the history of polio.

He will also present the annual Cartwright Lecture next month. The lecture series provides a forum for leading scientists and thinkers to review important medical research.

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The project plans to honor the top 36 nominees of Mexican-American heritage in Travis County in a future exhibit at the Austin History Museum.

But the museum's Gloria Espitia says they can't honor people they don't hear about. "We actually started doing the nominations and calling for the nominations back in about mid-July and up to date, we've received very little," said Espitia.

Espitia says the project is an effort to better chronicle Mexican American history in Central Texas.