Sept. 29 Texas Exes to present awards Friday (Oct. 3) at The University of Texas at Austin
The Texas Exes will present their 2003 Distinguished Service Award to an ardent supporter of education and will honor six former students from The University of Texas at Austin as recipients of the 2003 Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at 7 p.m., Friday (Oct. 3) at the LBJ Auditorium.Sept. 25 Gifts contributed by oilman John A. Jackson to The University of Texas at Austin total $272 million
The transfer of the estate of the late Dallas oilman and geologist John A. Jackson to The University of Texas at Austin is nearing completion and its value has been set at $272 million. Adding Jackson's previous gifts of $40 million, the total value of his contributions is $272 million, making him one of the most generous benefactors ever to a public university.Sept. 23 Longhorn Scholars to be honored Wednesday at The University of Texas at Austin
Entering Longhorn Scholars, some of the brightest spring 2003 graduates from traditionally underrepresented high schools in Texas, will be recognized at 4 p.m., Wednesday (Sept. 24) during a welcoming reception in Flawn Academic Center, Room 21, at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 22 Innovative Web tool for undergraduates and faculty created to inspire student research at The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin has created a new Web-based resource called EUREKA! to inspire undergraduate students to become involved in research and innovation and to enhance communication among faculty members across colleges and schools.Sept. 22 Campus Fusion celebrates diversity at The University of Texas at Austin
Campus Fusion, a student initiative celebrating diversity at The University of Texas at Austin and bringing together students from all walks of life, will feature a series of volunteer, educational, informative and celebratory activities on campus Sept. 26 through Oct. 4.Sept. 22 Lawrence elected president of College Media Advisers
Kathy Lawrence, director of student publications at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected president of College Media Advisers, a national organization for people who advise the staffs of college newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, radio and television stations.Sept. 18 Tuition Policy Advisory Committee announces Web site, public forum
The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee, established at The University of Texas at Austin by President Larry R. Faulkner, will conduct a public hearing on undergraduate and graduate tuition from 4 to 6 p.m., Sept. 24, at the University Teaching Center (UTC), 2.112A.Sept. 17 Computational infrastructure funded for establishing evolutionary relationships between all organisms
A team of University of Texas at Austin scientists led by Dr. Tandy Warnow has received $800,000 to participate in a federally funded effort to provide the intellectual and computational know-how needed for reconstructing the evolutionary history of all organisms.Sept. 17 University of Texas at Austin engineers, computer scientists receive National Science Foundation grants
Engineers and computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Virginia Tech have been awarded two three-year collaborative research grants from the National Science Foundation totaling about $1.85 million. The grants will allow the two universities to create a computer program to rapidly test and deploy future wireless networks.Sept. 16 Address on the State of the University to highlight UTexas@120 celebration Wednesday, Sept. 17
Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of The University of Texas at Austin, will give his 'Address on the State of the University' at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Jessen Auditorium of Homer P. Rainey Hall near Littlefield Fountain. The program is free and open to the public.Sept. 15 Fall enrollment drops slightly at nation’s largest university
Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin dropped 1.6 percent, from 52,261 to 51,438 this fall, but the university remains the nation's largest single-campus institution.Sept. 12 Texas Education Agency honors program at School of Nursing Children’s Wellness Center
A University of Texas at Austin Children's Wellness Center program supporting early identification of children who need special education services has received a 2003 Texas Education Agency Showcase of Promising Practices Recognition.
