Aug. 18 Intel awards $6 million equipment grantto The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $6 million grant by the Intel Corp. providing equipment to do high-level computations previously possible only on supercomputers and mainframes.Aug. 18 Dr. Ed Sharpe of The University of Texas at Austinnamed Educator of the Year by INROADS/Central Texas Inc.
Dr. Ed Sharpe, vice president for administration and public affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named Educator of the Year by INROADS/Central Texas Inc., which is part of a national organization that places talented minority youth in internship jobs with business and industry, and prepares them for corporate and community leadership.Aug. 15 U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater to speak at policy forumon UT Austin campus about challenges for transportation in the 21st century
Transportation experts from throughout the country, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, will hold a policy forum at The University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 27 to discuss the workforce, technology and infrastructure needs of transportation in the new millennium.Aug. 14 UT Regents authorize naming of UT Austinfootball field for Houston attorney Joe Jamail
The football playing field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium has been named the Joe Jamail Field in honor of the Houston attorney who has made multimillion-dollar contributions to The University of Texas at Austin, including a recent $5 million pledge to athletics. UT System Board of Regents approved the naming of the field at their meeting Thursday (Aug. 14) in Dallas.Aug. 14 "Tex" Moncrief's name added to UT Austin's athletic center
University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday (Aug. 14) voted to change the name of the V.F. "Doc" Neuhaus-Darrell K Royal Athletic Center to the W.A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr.-V.F. "Doc" Neuhaus Athletic Center on the UT Austin campus. The addition of Royal's name to the football stadium left an opportunity to honor Moncrief, a Fort Worth businessman and former UT Regent.Aug. 14 Regents authorize naming of athletics facilities at UT Austin
University of Texas System Board of Regents took action Thursday (Aug. 14) to name two facilities in honor of individuals who have made significant gifts to the Longhorn Legacy, a $30 million campaign for UT Austin athletics.Aug. 11 Camptexas introduces freshmen to campus life
There is no tried and true recipe for being a successful UT Austin student. But a program called Camptexas is offering some 570 incoming freshmen a head start toward making friends, learning about the UT experience and acquiring the skills it takes to be a Longhorn.July 23 Endowed scholarship established at UT Austin to honor educational contributions of Enloe family
In celebration of Lillian Enloe Woods' 100th birthday and to honor her and her two sisters, Betty Enloe and Gladys Enloe Courtney, for their lifelong dedication and contribution to numerous East Texas public school systems, friends and family have established the Enloe Endowed Scholarship in Education at The University of Texas at Austin.July 8 Routine archeology turns exciting for UT Austin field school in Belize
An ancient Maya burial tomb has been unexpectedly uncovered by a University of Texas at Austin team of archeologists participating in a summer field school in the rain forest of northwestern Belize. The group had been researching agriculture and population movements among the Maya and was doing limited excavation work when team members made the discovery.The tomb, located in the ancient city of Dos Hombres, currently is being unearthed, although heavy rains have slowed the progress. According to Dr. Fred Valdez, a UT Austin associate professor of anthropology and director of the Programme for Belize Archeological Project (PfBAP), the tomb dates to the Early Classic (AD 250-600) period.July 7 UT Austin Professor Emeritus H. Malcolm Macdonald dies
Dr. H. Malcolm Macdonald, professor emeritus of government at The University of Texas at Austin, died Saturday (July 5) at Seton Medical Center in Austin. He was 83.July 2 Dr. Glynn Harmon appointed interim dean of UT Austin'sGraduate School of Library and Information Science
Dr. Glynn Harmon has been appointed interim dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin.June 23 Dr. Thomas F. Edgar appointed associate vice president for Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services
Dr. Thomas F. Edgar has been appointed to serve as associate vice president for Academic Computing and Instructional Technology Services (ACITS) at The University of Texas at Austin.
