Oct. 11 McDonald Observatory Planet Search finds first planet orbiting close-in binary star
Astronomers with The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory Planet Search project have discovered the first planet orbiting a star in a close-in binary star system.Oct. 10 Rodríguez listed among "100 Most Influential Hispanics" in October issue of Hispanic Business magazine
Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost for institutional initiatives at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected by Hispanic Business magazine for inclusion in its list of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics in 2002.” The list appears in the magazine’s October issue.Oct. 9 Architecture students find lifetime rewards through Solar Decathlon experience on National Mall
Architecture student Sarah Row took a break during one of her 14-hour work days on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and reflected on what she and her fellow students were doing there.Oct. 8 University law professor named president-elect of Association of American Law Schools
Gerald Torres, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, has been named president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), a non-profit organization of 164 law schools.Oct. 7 New adoption study shows direct contact between adoptive families and birthmothers results in greater birthmother satisfaction
Fully disclosed open adoptions, in which adoptive families and birthmothers have an opportunity for direct contact with one another, work well for most birthmothers who have participated in them, says a University of Texas at Austin researcher in a new national study on changes in adoption practices from confidentiality toward openness.Oct. 7 Meave Leakey to speak on the search for our earliest ancestors; Symposium examines role of technology tools on the fossil trail
Austin’s dynamic technology community will serve as a highly appropriate backdrop when ancient fossils and 21st century technologies converge for an international gathering of anthropologists.Oct. 4 Four faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin chosen to lecture and conduct research abroad as Fulbright Scholars
Fulbright Scholar grants for 2002-03 have been awarded to four faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin selected to lecture and conduct research abroad.Oct. 4 New building for psychology and human ecology dedicated at The University of Texas at Austin
A new building for the Department of Psychology and Human Ecology’s Division of Human Development and Family Sciences was dedicated Friday (Oct. 4) at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 3 University awarded $299,945 Department of Justice grant to combat violence against women
- 30 September 2002 <li><a href="http://txtell.lib.utexas.edu/stories/n0001-full.html">National Domestic Violence Hotline</a> - TxTell feature </ul> <dl>Oct. 2 Harrington Fellows Program brings acclaimedacademic talent to The University of Texas at Austin
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program has embarked on a second year, bringing another class of outstanding academic talent to The University of Texas at Austin. The Graduate Fellows Program has welcomed 25 new graduate fellows to campus, two of whom are completing their dissertations this year. The Faculty Fellows Program has attracted two new visiting faculty as well.Oct. 1 Nanomanufacturing technology program created at The University of Texas at Austin
A nanomanufacturing technology program to foster educational, research and commercialization efforts in nanomanufacturing has been started at The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology (CNM).Oct. 1 University of Texas at Austin, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research and EluSys Therapeutics test complete anthrax antidote in animals
<a name="info"></a><b>For more information contact:</b> <a href="mailto:brische@mail.utexas.edu">Becky Rische</a>, The University of Texas at Austin, 512-471-7272; Julie Collins, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, 210-258-9437; or Safian Communications for EluSys Therapeutics Inc., Karen Hamel, 973-761-0689, and Brenda Wheeler, 973-762-8683. <dl>
