Aug. 30 Professor awarded National Science Foundation grant to study Guadalupe River floodplain
Dr. Paul F. Hudson, assistant professor of geography in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to examine the deposits from the devastating summer floods on the Guadalupe River.Aug. 30 Nobel Prize-winning engineer Jack Kilbyto speak at The University of Texas at Austin
Jack Kilby, the engineer who received the Nobel Prize for co-inventing the integrated circuit and revolutionizing personal computing, will speak at The University of Texas at Austin’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 9 in the ACES Auditorium Room 2.302.Aug. 29 African American faculty, staff and guest artists reach out to children in East Austin
The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is underwriting a series of outreach activities designed for African American children.Aug. 28 Perry-Castañeda Library celebrates 25 years of service
The year was 1977. The top music single was Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” and the movie Annie Hall was inspiring a fashion trend. It was the year Apple Computer introduced its Apple II model in an innovative plastic case (1 Mhz speed, no hard drive) for $1,298.Aug. 28 Gone To Texas 2002 welcomes students
Words of wisdom, including “Get involved” and “Don't skip class,” were offered to new students Tuesday night (Aug. 27) during Gone To Texas 2002, a welcoming party that drew a crowd of 5,300 to enjoy dancing and music as well as to learn about university traditions.Aug. 22 What student fees can mean at The University of Texas at Austin
--><i>Note: This article first appeared in the </i>Austin American-Statesman<i> Opinion section on Aug. 6, 2002.</i>Aug. 21 Mooov-In 2002 began Aug. 23 at The University of Texas at Austin
Volunteer students, faculty members and staff from The University of Texas at Austin community welcomed new and returning students this fall semester by helping them move into their residence halls Friday through Sunday (Aug. 23-25).Aug. 20 Dallas businessman, philanthropist Robert H. Dedman Sr. dies
Dallas businessman and University of Texas at Austin alumnus Robert H. Dedman Sr., one of the state's most prolific philanthropists, died Tuesday morning (Aug. 20) in his home after a long illness. He was 76.Aug. 19 $10 million grant for electric ship research awarded to The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $10 million grant by the U.S. Navy as one of the major researchers in a $52 million, five-year program to develop the science and technology toward design of the world’s most capable electric ship.Aug. 12 Research team concludes woody plant invasion may be locking up less atmospheric carbon than predicted
Woody trees and shrubs encroaching grassland in the United States may be locking up less atmospheric carbon than predicted, according to a new study by a research team including Professor Jay Banner, director of the Environmental Science Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.Aug. 8 Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas established through $2 million grant from the Knight Foundation
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas at Austin has been created through a $2 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Aug. 7 World-renowned University of Texas at Austin computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra dies
Dr. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, Schlumberger Centennial Chair Emeritus in Computer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin and a noted pioneer of the science and industry of computing, died after a long struggle with cancer on Aug. 6 at his home in Nuenen, the Netherlands.
