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  • Dec. 21UT geography department to host Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers
    The Department of Geography at The University of Texas at Austin will host for the first time the Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG) Jan. 6-7, 2000 in the Thompson Conference Center.
  • Dec. 16Scholar on law of trusts and estates to join UT Austin School of Law
    Mark L. Ascher, widely considered the leading scholar in the law of trusts and estates of his generation of law professors, will join The University of Texas at Austin School of Law in the spring semester of 2000, according to M. Michael Sharlot, dean of the School of Law.
  • Dec. 14UT Austin research zeroes in on brain pathways involved in intoxication
    New research by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has revealed evidence of special pathways in the brain where ethanol, the alcohol found in intoxicating beverages, may have its impact. Alcoholism and addiction researchers have been searching for years for the specific areas in the central nervous system that are affected by alcohol. If they can identify such target areas, they may be able to develop molecular treatments that would interfere with the action of alcohol at these particular sites.
  • Dec. 13Southwestern Historical Quarterly article Austin’s minor league past
    Austin currently is the nation's largest metropolitan area without a professional baseball franchise. This spring, Nolan Ryan's Round Rock Express will bring minor league baseball back to the capital area. Minor league baseball in the Austin area is not new. It has a significant history, which is explored by a recent article in the <i>Southwestern Historical Quarterly.</i>
  • Dec. 9UT Austin School of Nursing inaugurates research center to promote health, prevent disease
    The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing inaugurates its new Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations at 3 p.m. on Monday (Dec. 13). The facility, funded with $1.5 million from the National Institute of Nursing Research, is one of only seven such facilities in the nation.
  • Dec. 8“Pepper Lady” hits spice routes for latest exhibit of exotic textiles
    Dr. Jean Andrews has always had a bit of the wanderlust.
  • Dec. 8Bill Moyers to deliver UT Austin spring 2000 Commencement address
    Broadcast journalist and noted author Bill Moyers has accepted an invitation by UT Austin President Larry R. Faulkner to deliver the University's first spring Commencement address of the new millennium.
  • Dec. 6Three UT Austin faculty members receive grants from National Endowment for the Humanities
    The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded three research fellowships to members of The University of Texas at Austin faculty. The awards, valued at $30,000 each, are among $9.7 million in grants and fellowships provided to 172 scholars and 14 colleges and universities nationwide. Approximately $7.5 million was awarded to other institutions, including libraries, museums and historical societies.
  • Dec. 3Texas Memorial Museum exhibit explores world of basketry
    The world of basketry is full of beauty, ingenuity, narrative and surprises. <i>With Our Hands We Weave The World,</i> a new exhibit on display through July 2000 at the Texas Memorial Museum, features dozens of baskets, in all sizes and shapes.
  • Dec. 3Internet enterprise wins competition
    On Thursday (Dec. 2), the 17th annual Texas MOOT CORP® Business Plan Competition awarded first prize to a revolutionary Internet enterprise conceived by a team of five University of Texas at Austin MBA students.
  • Dec. 3UT Austin announces initial results of nuclear reactor study
    The Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) Reactor at The University of Texas at Austin has been shutdown for approximately one month to investigate swelling and bulging of the reactor reflector. The reflector is a large stationary ring of graphite contained in an aluminum canister and surrounds the reactor fuel.
  • Dec. 1Meadows Foundation awards nearly $400,000 to enhance UT’s teacher preparation as state battles hiring shortage
    With the state of Texas expected to search for 40,000 new teachers next year, the Meadows Foundation of Dallas has awarded almost $400,000 to a pioneering UT College of Education proposal that not only strengthens teacher preparation, but also focuses on retaining new teachers in their critical first year.



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