Sept. 26 Tiny phorid flies attack imported fire ants as experimentmoves from UT Austin zoology lab to natural environment
Recent developments at Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL) at UT Austin represent small but important benchmarks toward the ultimate goal of long-term biological control of imported fire ants, according to Dr. Lawrence Gilbert, director of the laboratory and of the research project and director of the zoology department at UT Austin.Sept. 24 Writings of UT Austin authors featured at Harry Ransom Humanities Center
Manuscript materials by living and legendary authors from The University of Texas at Austin will be featured in an exhibition that opens Oct. 1 at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.Sept. 24 Conference honors philosopher Charles Hartshorne, regarded as 'world's greatest living metaphysician,' on occassion of his 100th birthday
A conference honoring Charles Hartshorne, Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at UT Austin, will be held on campus Oct. 10-11 on the occasion of his 100th birthday.Sept. 23 UT Austin engineers successfully developprototype for next generation of locomotives
In the race to build faster, more powerful, fossil-fuel-driven passenger train locomotives, engineers at The University of Texas at Austin lurched ahead last week. Tests of one of the world's lightest-weight, highest-energy flywheel rotors surpassed these designers' performance goals, bringing low-cost, high-speed passenger rail service closer to reality.Sept. 22 UT Austin to unveil scale models of Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture; Committee will select artist at Oct. 28 meeting
After nearly 10 years of effort, the students at The University of Texas at Austin are one step closer to having a sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. erected on the East Mall of the campus. The Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture Committee is unveiling the maquette's (scale models) produced by the five artists who are finalists vying for the commission of this historic project at the University.Sept. 19 UT Austin and Frito-Lay, Inc. planrecruiting and research partnership
Officials from The University of Texas at Austin and Frito-Lay, Inc. will announce a recruiting and research partnership on Thursday (Sept. 25) designed to foster student placement in internships and full-time employment, and to afford opportunities for students to participate in research projects.Sept. 11 Press Release from the Executive Committee of the University of Texas at Austin Law Alumni Association
The Executive Committee condemns his remarks, which, in our experience, are totally unrepresentative of the UT School of Law. We repudiate any remarks which diminish the achievements and aspirations of so many fine minority students and their families.Sept. 11 Note to editors and producers: The following statement was issued today (Sept. 11) by UT School of Law faculty members. The names of law school professors who signed the letter are listed below:
"We are members of the University of Texas Law School Faculty. We strongly disagree with the views recently expressed by our colleague, Professor Lino Graglia, about the academic qualifications of minority students and the value of diversity in higher education.Sept. 11 UT Austin President ad interim Peter T. Flawnreaffirms University's continued support for diversity
Dr. Peter T. Flawn, president <i>ad interim</i> of The University of Texas at Austin, provided the following statement in response to comments reportedly made by a law professor, Lino Graglia, who spoke at a press conference Wednesday (Sept. 10).Sept. 5 Major exhibition on Texas Mexicans opens Oct. 12 at LBJ Library and Museum on UT Austin campus
A major exhibition, Los Tejanos: Sus Huellas en esta Tierra (The Texas Mexicans: Footprints on the Land), opens at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum on Oct. 12.Sept. 4 Hispanic Heritage Month specialreports to be aired by Latino USA
Five special reports focusing on the culture and politics of the nation's burgeoning Latino community will be aired during Hispanic Heritage Month by <i>Latino USA</i>, the radio journal of news and culture produced at The University of Texas at Austin.
