Monthly Archives: Sept. 2003

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.

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.

A researcher in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $3.2 million research grant to track the alcohol use and associated behavioral risks of students transitioning from high school through their college years.

A team of computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has received a five-year, $1.9 million federal grant to establish the computer infrastructure for performing simulation studies on everything from the behavior of transistors to the classification of different life forms.

The University of Texas at Austin is committed to its responsibility to educate leadership for the future, which must come from all regions and populations of Texas. In the wake of the recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions concerning college admissions, the University has been reshaping its policies with the expectation of implementing changes this fall for the admissions cycle ahead.

Chandra Bhat, an associate professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded an 18-month, $230,190 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how people change their inter-city and urban travel behavior in the aftermath of an extreme event, such the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001.

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has received a $100,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation of Dallas to conduct a public information campaign on the condition of children's mental health services in Texas in conjunction with a television documentary on the subject.

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) will honor band directors who served their high schools and communities with 'dedication and distinction' from the 1940s through the 1960s as part of Prairie View Interscholastic League activities.

The School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin will host a symposium Sept. 19 to discuss ways to plan for the future of Texas and improve the quality of life.

Dr. Darlene Grant, associate professor in the School of Social Work, has been appointed associate dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin.