Aug. 28 University assessing expenditure options limited by tight budget
The budget for The University of Texas at Austin this academic year is facing numerous challenges that have compelled administrators and staff to seek creative ways to continue providing essential needs of the university and its community.Aug. 28 University's admission policy to include consideration of race
Effective ways to include race as a factor in selecting applicants for admission are being evaluated by administrators at The University of Texas at Austin, which plans to implement a revised admissions process by fall 2004.Aug. 27 Computer scientists unveil architecture for embedded single-chip supercomputer
Dr. Doug Burger and Dr. Stephen Keckler at The University of Texas at Austin have announced the design of an adaptive, high-performance microprocessor that could revolutionize computing. In collaboration with IBM, they are constructing a prototype system based on this architecture.Aug. 22 Doctoral student awarded one of university's most lucrative fellowships
Antony Cherian, a doctoral student in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the first of three Scholar-in-Residence Fellowships for the 'Project in Interpreting the Texas Past,' the Intellectual Entrepreneurship Program (IE), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TP&W), the Houston Endowment and the Summerlee Foundation have announced.Aug. 22 Gone To Texas celebration Tuesday welcomes new students to The University of Texas at Austin
The traditional Gone To Texas festivities welcoming new students to The University of Texas at Austin will begin at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26 on the Main Mall of the campus.Aug. 22 Educators join parents, students in ceremony opening University of Texas Elementary School
The grand opening of the new University of Texas Elementary School in East Austin on Monday (Aug. 18) drew an overflow crowd of parents and their young children anxious to meet the teachers and staff of a new elementary school that will have access to some of the most innovative teaching resources at The University of Texas at Austin.Aug. 18 Federal $4.5 million grant provides The University of Texas at Austin with imaging machine to study drug and alcohol abuse
The University of Texas at Austin has received $4.5 million from the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)--to obtain and operate one of the most sophisticated functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines (fMRI) in the country to explore how the brain is affected by drug and alcohol abuse.Aug. 14 The University of Texas Elementary School to celebrate full enrollment Monday (Aug. 18)
A new elementary school in East Austin that will have access to some of the most innovative teaching resources at The University of Texas at Austin will celebrate its success Monday (Aug. 18) in having filled every available seat for its first academic year.Aug. 13 Chair of Astronomy Department to lead McDonald Observatory
Dr. David Lambert, chair of the Astronomy Department at The University of Texas at Austin, will succeed Dr. Frank Bash as director of McDonald Observatory on Oct. 1, the university has announced.Aug. 13 Cultural study areas awarded federal grants exceeding $6 million
Four cultural study areas in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin have received grants totaling more than $6.7 million from the United States Department of Education under Title VI, to be used over the next three years.Aug. 13 Summer Freshman Reading Round-Up will culminate in discussion groups Aug. 26 at The University of Texas at Austin
Freshman students with a love of books will gather in small discussion groups on Aug. 26 in the culmination of a new summer reading program at The University of Texas at Austin called Freshman Reading Round-Up, in which they chose a book to read from among 40 titles selected by the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.Aug. 12 Volunteers in annual Mooov-In project help students move into residence halls
Volunteers in the annual Mooov-In project will again help new and returning students move into residence halls at The University of Texas at Austin for the fall semester during the weekend of Aug. 22-24.
