Sept. 13 U.S. News ranks university among top 50; University listed among “best values”; Business, Engineering in top 10
The University of Texas at Austin again ranked among the nation’s top 50 national universities in this year’s U.S. News & World Report magazine survey of undergraduate programs at colleges and universities.Sept. 12 Tests show success of prototype hybrid bus developed at The University of Texas at Austin
A prototype hybrid bus that uses a high-speed, high-power flywheel levitated on magnetic bearings has produced a significantly smoother ride and fuel savings of about 30 percent on a typical urban route, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 12 Faulkner to give "State of the University Address" during 119th anniversary celebration
Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin, will give his annual State of the University Address at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Jessen Auditorium of Homer P. Rainey Hall near Littlefield Fountain.Sept. 11 Vice president joins UT System administration; Teresa Sullivan named executive vice chancellor for academic affairs
Teresa A. Sullivan, vice president and dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin, will be the new executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at The University of Texas System, Chancellor Mark G. Yudof announced Wednesday (Sept. 11).Sept. 10 McCombs School ranks seventh in Wall Street Journal survey
The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin ranked seventh in this year’s Wall Street Journal list of the nation’s top 50 business schools published on Monday, Sept. 9.Sept. 10 Talk by Nobel Laureate Kilby kicks off Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series
Jack Kilby, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose demonstration of the first microchip in 1958 revolutionized the electronics industry, spoke on Sept. 9 about the events surrounding his historic breakthrough.Sept. 5 Don’t sacrifice safety for economic savings, warns University of Texas at Austin prescription drug expert
Whatever savings may be involved in buying pharmaceuticals across United States borders are not worth the safety risks, says a University of Texas at Austin professor who has testified before Congress twice in the past year on the issue of bringing medicines across borders.Sept. 4 Alumnus Myers’ dream becomes realitywith The University of Texas Golf Club
For many years, distinguished alumnus Mike A. Myers (Business Administration, 1959; LLB, 1963) has dreamed of building The University of Texas Golf Club, a course in the Hill Country that would serve the university, Central Texas and Austin residents, alumni, and the Longhorns’ men’s and women’s varsity golf teams. This month, that dream becomes a reality.Sept. 3 Population Research Center awarded $2.4 million grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The University of Texas at Austin's Population Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to support the center's infrastructure.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.
