Monthly Archives: Aug. 2002

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.

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.

The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is underwriting a series of outreach activities designed for African American children.

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.

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.

-->Note: This article first appeared in the Austin American-Statesman Opinion section on Aug. 6, 2002.

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).

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.

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.

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.