Aug. 31 Minority enrollment at UT Austin law school increases for fall 2000 semester entering class
Minority enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law has increased for the fall 2000 entering class, according to Assistant Dean for Admissions Shelli Soto.Aug. 29 UT Austin Vice President Patricia R. Clubb provides review of custodian concerns outlined in anonymous letter
Patricia R. Clubb, vice president for employee and campus services at The University of Texas at Austin, has investigated certain points raised in a recent anonymous letter, disseminated across campus, which purported to be from certain employees in the Department of Physical Plant custodial ranks.Aug. 28 Long Foundations provide support for Universo, Spanish-language sister program to StarDate radio broadcasts
The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory has received a $100,000 gift from Joe R. Long and Dr. Teresa Lozano Long of Austin, through the Long Foundations. The gift will support the innovative <i>Universo</i> radio program, the sister program to <i>StarDate</i>radio.Aug. 25 UT Austin polymer researchers announce more discoveries: energy "funnel" found in conjugated polymers used in LED displays
The conjugated polymer molecules used in Light Emitting Displays (LEDs) in computers funnel energy to single points, according to a research team at The University of Texas at Austin's department of chemistry and biochemistry. Their research has been published in the Friday (Aug. 25) issue of the journal <i>Science.</i> Researchers said the discovery has potential uses in future polymer-based semiconductors.Aug. 24 New children's book authored by UT Austin emeritus professor offers gateway into world of science
He is Mr. Rogers, without the cardigan sweater. The polar opposite of Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose bungee jumping, scuba diving and parachuting prop up his made-for-television science show.Aug. 24 Incoming freshman, students new to UT Austin to sample life at University through Gone to Texas 2000! program
The singing of "The Eyes of Texas," the ringing of Tower chimes, the display of the giant Texas flag from the top of the Main Building by the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity.Aug. 23 Colorado governor receives UT Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs Public Service Award
Colorado Gov. Bill Owens has been selected by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Alumni Association as the recipient of its 2000 Distinguished Public Service Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding graduate of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.Aug. 21 Engineers discover procedure that can make tissue temporarily transparent, potentially improving medical procedures
By manipulating the way light passes through tissue, a biomedical engineering research team at The University of Texas at Austin has taken a step toward what was once the realm of science fiction. The researchers have made tiny bits of flesh transparent for brief periods of time in the lab.Aug. 21 Incoming freshmen in Northeast Texas area to be welcomed by visiting officials from The University of Texas at Austin during "Send-Off 2000"
Students from the Northeast Texas area who will be incoming freshmen at The University of Texas at Austin next fall will be personally welcomed at a "Send-Off 2000" celebration in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday (Aug. 22) by a University delegation led by Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of UT Austin.Aug. 21 Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art architectural advisory committee narrows search
The search for an architect to design the new Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin has narrowed to two candidates. UT Austin President Larry R. Faulkner and UT System Board of Regents member Rita Clements announced Monday (Aug. 21) that the names of two firms have been forwarded to members of the Regents' Facilities Planning and Construction Committee for their consideration.Aug. 17 Old Texas economy meets new Texas economy: UT Austin researchers develop new technologies, computer models to improve oil recovery with DOE grant
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing approximately $3.5 million for a three-year period to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin as part of a program that seeks to slow or halt the decline in U.S. oil production.Aug. 16 Texas Through Time: Geophysicist offers thought-provoking new evidence on geological prehistory of Texas, the Southwest
Where on Earth is Texas--in the "Southwest," on the "third coast" of the Gulf of Mexico, bordering the Rio Grande and the Chihuahua Desert? All of the above. The combination of these locations has molded the Lone Star State and its people.
