They prepare for their on-campus jobs by working in the Pearland credit union's branch in the summer. The student employees also give presentations on finance-related topics to other students. A credit union vice president is also stationed on campus. President Jack Click says it resembles bank branches in some supermarkets. The bank gives teenage employees a real-life work experience, Click says.
Students can maintain their accounts after they graduate.
The device operates like a miniature oil refinery under the hood, separating more volatile and efficient fuel for starting and warming up an engine. It diverts gasoline that wants to evaporate quickly to a separate tank used to start the engine, and warm it up. The researchers are working with Ford to manufacture the devices. UT-Austin and Ford will share any royalties from the device and may license the technology to other automakers. Americans need about 500,000 bone grafts of the spine, extremities and pelvis each year as a result of injuries, disease and natural aging.