Feb. 27 Continuing and Extended Education at The University of Texas at Austin wins two national awards for marketing and promotion of programs
Two national awards recognizing outstanding creativity in marketing and promotional materials have been awarded to the Division of Continuing & Extended Education at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 24 College of Fine Arts hosts K-16 Arts Education Summit; Arts teacher shortage and arts advocacy at the top of agenda
More than 40 arts education leaders representing 30 state agencies, colleges and universities, professional teachers' associations and school districts recently attended a K-16 Arts Education Summit hosted by the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 21 Canada’s first female prime minister to speak at The University of Texas at Austin, March 5
Kim Campbell, the first female prime minister of Canada, will discuss women's political participation from 1-2 p.m., March 5 at Welch Hall, Room 1.316 at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 20 Scientists isolate steroid-response molecules that may lead to new fertility drugs
Researchers have identified a new class of molecules in humans and other species that initiate a rapid response to hormones regulating fertility, sexual behavior and other processes.Feb. 20 Achievements of exemplary migrant students to be celebrated at The University of Texas at Austin
Two migrant students, chosen from among about 1,400 migrant students from throughout Texas involved in a special distance learning program, will be recognized as the 2003 Migrant Students of the Year during ceremonies from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 3 in the Burnt Orange Room of the Frank C. Erwin Center at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 18 Asteroid named for University of Texas at Austin aerospace engineering professor
Dr. Ivo Babuska, a University of Texas at Austin professor of aerospace engineering, has been honored by having an asteroid named for him.Feb. 17 Leadership conference features Buzz Aldrin, other notables at LBJ School of Public Affairs
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, former Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey, and pop celebrity Ananda Lewis will take part in a three-day student leadership conference hosted by the Center for Ethical Leadership at the LBJ School of Public Affairs Feb. 20-23.Feb. 17 The University of Texas at Austin to host symposium showcasing continental European immigration and ethnicity
'Six other Flags over Texas,' a symposium featuring prominent speakers on Swedish, Czech, German, Polish, Danish and Norwegian heritage, will be held March 28-29 at the Knopf Room of the Flawn Academic Center at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 17 Distance Education Center course wins national recognition
A national award recognizing excellence and innovation in distance learning at the college level has been awarded to the Distance Education Center, a unit of The University of Texas at Austin's Division of Continuing & Extended Education.Feb. 17 The University of Texas at Austin opens Center for Brand Research; first research conference to include branding experts, Michael Dell
To gain a clearer understanding of the cultural and economic power of brands, the Department of Advertising in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin has started the Center for Brand Research and scheduled its first executive-level conference, 'Branding and Rebranding in the 21st Century: A Transdisciplinary Approach.'Feb. 14 Johnson adviser Walt W. Rostow dies at 86
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Walt W. Rostow, a professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin who during the 1960s was special assistant for National Security Affairs in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Rostow, who died Thursday, Feb. 13, of complications from kidney failure, was 86.Feb. 13 Statewide survey ranks The University of Texas at Austin among the best in comparison to nation’s top universities
Only Harvard University and Stanford University ranked higher than The University of Texas at Austin on a recent statewide survey designed to determine, among other things, what people consider to be the leading universities in the United States.
