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| Nov. 15 | UT Austin researchers developing needle-free insulin delivery system
A breakthrough system that delivers insulin to diabetics without using needles is being developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and DelRx, a New Jersey pharmaceutical company. Roughly similar to an inhaler, the system is ready for large-scale clinical trials, according to Dr. Bill Williams, associate professor in the College of Pharmacy. |
| Nov. 15 | College Costs and Opportunities
As president of a large public university, I am aware of the concerns of parents and students about the cost of a college education. To be sure, earning a college degree requires a major investment of time, money and effort. However, while the benefits of higher education are invaluable, its cost often is overstated in the media -- especially the cost of attending a state university. This leads to a public perception that, for many people, college is out of reach. |
| Nov. 10 | The University of Texas System provides access to world’s largest scientific database
ScienceDirect®, provider of the world's largest database of full-text scientific research, has been selected by The University of Texas System libraries to provide online access to 700,000 full-text journal articles and over 1.7 million abstracts in the scientific, technical and medical fields. Arrangements to receive this service were coordinated by the General Libraries of The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Nov. 9 | UT Austin historian elected president of American Historical Association
University of Texas at Austin historian Dr. W. Roger Louis, whose award-winning teaching style and carefully chronicled books have illuminated the history of the British Empire and the origins of both World Wars for nearly 30 years, has been elected president of the American Historical Association. |
| Nov. 3 | Unprecedented online Grad School Survey results to be released Nov. 12 at UT Austin
Researchers who conducted the groundbreaking online Grad School Survey will release their results during a panel discussion at The University of Texas at Austin on Nov 12. More than 6,500 students from across the country completed the survey. The results provide a ranking of 400 science and engineering departments based on their educational practices. |
| Oct. 29 | UT Austin historical publication examines African Americans in Texas
The current issue of the <i>Southwestern Historical Quarterly</i> examines three aspects of the history of African-American Texans: domestic employee/employer relations, the role of the African-American middle class in black labor movements and the history of segregation at The University of Texas at Austin. The <i>Quarterly</i> is published by the Texas State Historical Association, which is based at UT Austin. |
| Oct. 28 | UT Austin provost lends helping hand through Meals on Wheels
Each day, at least 160 volunteers across Austin line up at the Meals on Wheels and More office on Rosewood Avenue to collect meals to deliver to 1,600 homebound people in the area. For the recipients, many of whom are elderly and disabled, the knock on the door at noon is a welcome relief -- a signal that they will be eating at least one nutritious meal that day. |
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