Oct. 31 Texas Memorial Museum hosts Diver Fest ‘97 Reefs at Risk — What Can Divers Do? Recognizing International Year of the Reef
Recognizing that many of the world's coral reefs are either threatened or in decline, 1997 has been designated the International Year of the Reef. In the spirit of trying to help reverse present trends, Texas Memorial Museum is hosting Diver Fest '97 Reefs at Risk -- What Can Divers Do? at The University of Texas at Austin campus on Sunday, Nov. 9, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.Oct. 30 UT Austin marathon reading of Don Quijote celebrates 450th anniversary of Cervantes
Don Quijote was determined to defeat a windmill. We all know how that turned out.Oct. 27 UT Austin researchers determine Lone Star Image System project did not prevent welfare fraud
Findings in a new report by The University of Texas at Austin's Center for the Study of Human Resources (CHR) indicate that a welfare reform project initiated at a cost of $1.7 million by the Texas Department of Human Services did not significantly reduce or deter welfare fraud.Oct. 26 UT Austin Professor Emeritus Américo Paredes and the late J. Mason Brewer of Austin to be honored by the American Folklore Society
Dr. Américo Paredes, professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, is one of two Texans who will be honored with the "Compañero/a de las Americas" award from the American Folklore Society, which will hold its annual meeting in Austin next week.Oct. 24 UT Austin engineering Professor David P. Morton among 20 young NSF-supported scientists and engineers to receive presidential award
President Clinton today (Oct. 24) named Dr. David P. Morton, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, among 20 young National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported researchers to receive the second annual Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.Oct. 23 UT Austin receives 102 awards totaling $13.69 million from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for advanced research and technology
The University of Texas at Austin has received 102 awards totaling $13.69 million from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for research programs administered through the Advanced Research Program and the Advanced Technology Program.Oct. 23 Students, faculty, staff, administrators and public comment on MLK Sculpture Project — sculpture display on exhibit at new student services building
More than 2,000 University of Texas students, faculty, staff, and administrators and members of the general public have expressed an opinion on what sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. they would like to see erected on the East Mall of the UT campus. Their comments followed the public unveiling of the MLK maquettes, or models, at UT last month.Oct. 21 UT Austin pilot program teams specialized studentswith faculty members to enhance classroom instruction
The Center for Instructional Technologies at The University of Texas at Austin is launching a new pilot program to team students who have specialized instructional and computer skills to work with faculty members in the development of innovative instructional technologies for the classroom.Oct. 17 Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research fall 1997 Colloquium Series features lecture by Professor Alfred Blumstein
As part of its fall 1997 Colloquium Series, The Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at The University of Texas at Austin is sponsoring a public lecture by one of the most distinguished criminologists and criminal justice experts in the nation.Oct. 17 Fernando Torres-Gil to Speak on ‘Politics and Policies in an Aging Society’
Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging at the University of California at Los Angeles, will present a lecture on Oct. 22 at UT Austin titled "Politics and Policies in an Aging Society."Oct. 17 Lasher appointed vice provost at UT
Dr. William F. Lasher has been appointed vice provost in the Office of the Executive Vice president and Provost at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 17 University of Texas at Austin loses great friend in death of James Michener
James Michener leaves behind a great legacy, both material and intangible, for aspiring young writers at The University of Texas at Austin.
