Yearly Archives: 1998

Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin is 48,917 this fall, a total that indicates the University may retain its ranking as the largest single-campus institution in the country. The total includes 37,211 undergraduate, 10,330 graduate and 1,376 law students, and represents a slight increase over last fall's total of 48,857.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, veteran human rights activists, scholars and journalists from around the world will gather at The University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 16-18 to discuss how best to get the word out internationally about human rights.

Using a new technology known as "quantum dots," engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a semiconductor laser that can compete with much more expensive lasers used for data transmission, but at the lower cost sought by the telecommunications industry to address growing internet traffic.

Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp. (LMER) has signed a memorandum of collaboration with The University of Texas at Austin for research, education and technology transfer activities related to applications of separation and chemical processing technology.

The University of Texas Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Justice to study public order crime in Austin using innovative crime mapping technology. The grant award is for $150,000 and will extend over an 18-month period.

Terry Wilson, who has served as associate director of the Office of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin for the past five years, has been appointed executive director of the University's Office of Community Relations.

The University of Texas Business School's new 10,290-square-foot interviewing facility will be named the Ford Career Center, reflecting a $1 million dollar pledge toward its financing from the Ford Motor Co. Fund. Completed in February, the 42-room suite will be dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday (Sept. 3).

Several initiatives undertaken by The University of Texas at Austin School of Law's Office of Admissions have resulted in an increase in the number of African American and Mexican American students entering law school here this year.

People who live with multiple sclerosis and other chronic conditions can improve their quality of life in a variety of ways, but experts agree there is a major need for more education on the subject.

Personally, Dr. Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton doesn't lose any sleep over other people's grammar. But she knows that some people do. In fact, she knows that a lot of people do.