Dec. 11 UT Austin scientist seeks new molecular clues to fight flu virus
When cold and drizzly weather strikes, the flu virus follows, typically afflicting up to 20 percent of the U.S. population. While most sufferers experience fever, nausea and muscle pain, influenza epidemics can be deadly, causing as many as 20,000 to 40,000 U.S. fatalities in a normal year.Dec. 6 Mechanical engineering professor toys with innovative curriculum based on personality differences in learning
Using children's toys, power tools and household products such as toasters, Dr. Kristin Wood, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has worked to overhaul traditional approaches to teaching engineering.Dec. 6 UT Austin scientists lead team of infrared telescope project researchers seeking new clues to star formation
An international team of researchers led by Dr. Neal J. Evans II of The University of Texas at Austin department of astronomy has been selected as one of six "Legacy" teams for the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Evans is the Edward Randall Centennial Professor in Astronomy. The goal of the Legacy program is to obtain data bases of lasting value in several key areas of astrophysics. The SIRTF is scheduled to be launched in July 2002.Dec. 5 Portable Handbook of Texas published
The Texas State Historical Association at The University of Texas at Austin has published the <i>Portable Handbook of Texas,</i>a condensation of the essential information contained in the award-winning six-volume <i>New Handbook of Texas,</i>published in 1996. The <i>Portable Handbook</i>features more than 2,300 articles and 401 illustrations.Dec. 4 Dallas investment partners give $6 million to UT Austin; Gift to fund research in high-stakes business of private equity finance
The University of Texas at Austin announced today a gift of $6 million from the named partners of the Dallas investment firm of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated.Nov. 30 Preserving underwater rainforests: UT Austin scientists track nitrogen and phosphorous impact on coral reefs
Deep beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists in scuba gear from The University of Texas at Austin plant an odd-looking garden. The "crop" consists of watertight Ziploc bags full of seaweeds collected from a nearby coral reef. The bags also contain various amounts of nitrogen and phosphorous, the same kinds of nutrients that make lawns, flowers and food crops flourish.Nov. 29 Black holes, supernovae and the accelerating universe to be discussed at astrophysics conference hosted by UT Austin
More than 700 physicists, astronomers and cosmologists are expected to attend the Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, an international conference set for Monday (Dec. 11) through Friday (Dec. 15) at the Austin Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez.Nov. 27 Texas A&M University to establish special scholarship at UT Austin to honor 1999 Bonfire tragedy "spirit"
Texas A&M University will establish a $50,000 scholarship at The University of Texas at Austin in remembrance of the spirit displayed by UT Austin students and faculty following the 1999 Bonfire tragedy.Nov. 27 UT Austin scientist awarded research visiting professorship
Dr. D. Lynn Rew, professor and graduate adviser for the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the 2001 Society of Adolescent Medicine (SAM) /Organon Visiting Professor in Adolescent Research Award.Nov. 27 UT Austin nurse scientist awarded Hogg Foundation grant
A research grant from The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has been awarded to Dr. Melanie Percy, assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, for a collaborative Touchpoints project.Nov. 21 UT Austin and Texas A&M alumni groups in Victoria team up with Johnson Foundation to establish endowed scholarship fund
Alumni associations in the Victoria area for Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin met together Friday (Nov. 17) to announce a cooperative scholarship program that will financially assist students from The Victoria College in transferring to one of those two universities.Nov. 21 Entrepreneurs turn ideas into ventures
Thirteen teams from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin will participate in the annual Texas MOOT CORP® Competition on Nov. 30. The competition has become an annual rite of passage for young entrepreneurs.
