Oct. 29 3-D brain models reveal extinct reptiles’ unique adaptations for flight
High-resolution images created at The University of Texas at Austin suggest that pterosaurs lacked the mental capacity of modern birds, but may have been better at in-flight maneuvers.Oct. 22 Vice provost for faculty affairs appointed at The University of Texas at Austin
Professor Neal Armstrong, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin since 1996, has been appointed vice provost for faculty affairs at the university.Oct. 22 Texas State Historical Association receives top honors for publications
'Along Forgotten River' has won the Benny Award at the 2003 Premier Print Awards competition and the Southwestern Historical Quarterly article, 'Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara: Caudillo of the Mexican Republic in Texas' has won the Bolton-Kinnaird Award from the Western History Association, the Texas State Historical Association has announced.Oct. 22 Longhorn Halloween on Sunday (Oct. 26) provides safe fun for children of faculty, staff and students at The University of Texas at Austin
Longhorn Halloween, an annual program that provides a safe place for the children of employees at The University of Texas at Austin to enjoy Halloween in a carnival-like setting, will be held 2-5 p.m., Sunday (Oct. 26) at the Frank Erwin Center.Oct. 15 University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher receives $1.34 million for fibromyalgia study
A University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher has received a $1.34 million National Institutes of Health grant to test a wellness program for fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic disabling condition characterized by widespread muscular pain and fatigue.Oct. 14 Public Invited to Tejana History SymposiumOct. 16-18 at The University of Texas at Austin
A symposium about the role of Hispanic women in the development of Texas will be held Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 16-18 at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 13 Biomedical engineers receive $3.8 million from National Science Foundation to establish graduate program to improve disease diagnosis, treatment
A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $3.8 million will help University of Texas at Austin engineers and scientists form a multidisciplinary graduate program to educate Ph.D. students in cellular and molecular imaging, and treatment.Oct. 8 Shirley Bird Perry Named Senior Vice PresidentAt The University of Texas at Austin
Shirley Bird Perry, who announced in June her plans to retire as vice chancellor for development and external relations at the University of Texas System, will join The University of Texas at Austin as senior vice president next April 1.Oct. 7 Faulkner to submit tuition hike proposal to regents by Nov. 3
Using recommendations from the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee and information gained at public hearings, President Larry R. Faulkner will make a proposal prior to Nov. 3 to increase tuition at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 2 Alumnus J.M. Coetzee awarded 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature
J.M. Coetzee, author of 'Waiting for the Barbarians' and 'Life and Times of Michael K,' was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature today.Oct. 1 ExxonMobil Corporation donates historical archives to university’s Center for American History
ExxonMobil Corporation is donating its historical archives to The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin and will provide the university with a $300,000 grant to catalog and preserve the collection.Oct. 1 Biologists discover that frogs evolved complex color warnings multiple times
If Kermit were a brightly colored poison frog, the Muppet character might sing a different tune than 'It's Not Easy Being Green.' New results from scientists at The University of Texas at Austin indicate that poison frogs have evolved bright colorations and toxic skin at least four times during evolution, suggesting that the combination provides survival advantages.
