Nov. 21 New Humanities Institute to be launched in 2001
A new Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin will be launched in the 2001-2002 academic year, establishing a campus center for interdisciplinary intellectual community and research.Nov. 21 UT Austin School of Law launches Institute of Transnational Law
The Institute of Transnational Law, which will serve as a bridge for students from Latin America and Europe to come together for graduate studies in North American law and European law, has been created at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law.Nov. 20 Philanthropists Joe and Teresa Long give $10 million endowment to Institute of Latin American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
Joe and Teresa Lozano Long announced today (Nov. 20) a gift of $10 million as a permanent endowment for research, scholarships and other educational endeavors at the Institute of Latin American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 16 Velkomen! UT welcomes Swedish journalists to campus
Fifteen Swedish journalists visited The University of Texas at Austin campus recently to learn about presidential politics -- Texas style -- and to hear about the successful campaign of a small group of Swedish Texans to establish a $1 million endowment in Swedish Studies at the University.Nov. 16 Fostering diversity in public policy conference to be held at UT Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs on Friday (Nov. 17)
Policy issues relevant to communities of color will be the focus of a one-day conference at The University of Texas at Austin on Friday (Nov. 17). Registration for the conference at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is free and open to the public.Nov. 16 UT Austin president and UT System executive vice chancellor to visit Rio Grande Valley high school students Tuesday
President Larry R. Faulkner of The University of Texas at Austin and Executive Vice Chancellor Ed Sharpe of the UT System will visit top academic students in Brownsville high schools Tuesday morning (Nov. 21) before attending the Valley Honors Banquet Tuesday night. At the banquet, 300 outstanding students and guests from throughout the Rio Grande Valley will be recognized.Nov. 15 Veterans' recognition honors past, present at Texas-Texas A&M football game on Nov. 24
From the crack of World War I rifles to the roar of modern-day F-15 jet planes, UT Austin will salute the veterans to whom Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is dedicated in ceremonies at the Texas-Texas A&M football game on Nov. 24.Nov. 15 UT Austin Mock Trial Team wins national championship
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law mock trial team won first place this weekend at the National Tournament of Champions, the premier mock trial tournament in the United States.Nov. 15 Texas State History Museum exhibits to include unique collection of items on loan from UT Austin
When the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum opens in April of 2001, it will be a dynamic educational institution that engages visitors in the exciting "Story of Texas" through a variety of program and exhibit experiences.Nov. 15 Astronomy research team with UT Austin professor develops ancient stellar timeline by studying the formation of heavy elements in the Milky Way
A group of astronomers including the chairman of The University of Texas at Austin astronomy department has identified a distinct series of epochs of galaxy-wide chemical formation. The group developing this evolutionary timeline had been studying how elements heavier than iron were produced in the early Milky Way.Nov. 14 Innovation award from Valley Mills Drive project: Engineers use waste from office copiers and printers to strengthen asphalt
Adding waste toner to make highway asphalt more durable earned two University of Texas at Austin engineers a place on the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) list of Top 10 Research Findings or Innovations for 2000. The award is based on "substantial current and future value to the Texas Department of Transportation and the taxpayers of Texas."Nov. 13 Five Texas high school students among 73 students competing nationwide in Siemens Westinghouse Science & Technology Competition
Thirty individual high school students and 18 student teams from around the country are participating in the regional competitions of the Siemens Westinghouse Science & Technology Competition. The University of Texas at Austin is hosting one of six regional competitions, scheduled Friday through Sunday (Nov. 17-19) at the Joe C. Thompson Conference Center. Five Texas students are competing.
