Yearly Archives: 2002
EnterTech program at The University of Texas at Austin’s IC2 Institute receives Microsoft grant for program assisting disadvantaged youths
June 11, 2002
EnterTech, a program of the E-Learning & Training Labs at the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Microsoft Community Affairs Giving Program to enable underemployed young people in Texas to take a Web-based workforce training course and gain skills needed to obtain and sustain employment.
The Hearst Corporation pledges $1 million to fund Journalism chair at The University of Texas at Austin
June 4, 2002
The Hearst Corporation has pledged $1 million to create the Frank A. Bennack Jr. Chair in Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism.
Ainslie to unveil photo exhibit honoring death of Jasper resident
June 4, 2002
Four years after a horrific racial murder catapulted the rural city of Jasper, Texas, into national headlines, a special traveling documentary photo exhibit will profile the unsung role of the Jasper Ministerial Alliance. The exhibit will debut at 7 p.m., June 7-21, in Gallery Square, 126 E. Lamar St., in Jasper.
University of Texas at Austin researchers engineer anthrax-battling antibodies
June 3, 2002
In a series of laboratory tests conducted last summer, rats given the antibody survived 10 times a normally lethal dosage of anthrax toxin.
Mark Yudof Named Sole Finalist for UT System Chancellor
May 31, 2002
Mark G. Yudof, president of the University of Minnesota and a former administrator at The University of Texas at Austin, was named as the sole finalist for chancellor of the UT System on Friday (May 31).
Environmental Science Institute at The University of Texas at Austin awarded $1.52 million from National Science Foundation
May 30, 2002
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Environmental Science Institute at The University of Texas at Austin $1.52 million to partner graduate students in the sciences with K-12 teachers in Texas to enhance science education through new classroom activities, workshops and field projects.
Barufaldi, Roux named 2002 Piper Professors
May 29, 2002
The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation has selected two professors at The University of Texas at Austin — Dr. James P. Barufaldi, professor of curriculum and instruction, and Dr. Stanley J. Roux Jr., professor of molecular cell and developmental biology, as 2002 Piper Professors.
William and Bettye Nowlin to support photography program in Art and Art History
May 29, 2002
The Photography Program in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin will receive gifts totaling $800,000 from William and Bettye Nowlin, prominent Austin philanthropists.
University of Texas at Austin researchers refute claims of miracle products from ‘left-handed’ optical materials
May 29, 2002
When scientists in California reported on an exciting new “left-handed” material two years ago, a vast range of applications was predicted, including “perfect” lenses for DVDs of unrivaled storage capacity.
University of Texas at Austin selects dean for McCombs School of Business
May 24, 2002
George W. Gau, an accomplished department chairman credited with developing innovative collaborations with industry, has been named dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, President Larry R. Faulkner and Provost Sheldon Ekland-Olson announced today (May 24).
