Nov. 25 Tower will shine bright orange Thanksgiving weekend during filming of scene for “Cheer Up” movie on campus
The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin will shine bright orange for about an hour on Saturday, Nov. 29 and throughout the night on Sunday, Nov. 30 for lighting tests and for filming of a scene for the feature movie'Cheer Up' that is being produced on the university's South Mall area.Nov. 24 The University of Texas at Austin proposes inclusion of race as a factor in admissions process
A proposal to include race and ethnicity as additional factors in consideration of undergraduate, graduate and law school applications for admission to The University of Texas at Austin has been submitted to the University of Texas System for its review.Nov. 21 Results from the First Photograph undergoing scientific tests
In June 2002, the world's First Photograph, Joseph Nicephore Niepce's 'View from the Window at Le Gras,' traveled from The University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Center to the Los Angeles-based Getty Conservation Institute to undergo its first-ever extensive scientific tests.Nov. 20 University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher receives $1.5 million for asthma study
A $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma health education program for parents and their school-age children has been awarded to a University of Texas at Austin researcher in the School of Nursing.Nov. 19 Scientists develop cheap method for solar system hunt using McDonald Observatory telescope
University of Texas at Austin astronomers have invented an inexpensive method to determine if other solar systems like our own exist.Nov. 18 Regents emphasize financial aid in approving tuition increases
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System on Tuesday (Nov. 18) approved tuition increases for this spring after receiving assurances from university officials that adequate financial aid would be available to help students pay for the new costs.Nov. 18 Engineers receive $6.7 million to study outdoor air quality in Corpus Christi
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering's Center for Energy and Environmental Resources have received $6.7 million to study air quality in and around the Corpus Christi, Texas, area.Nov. 18 Leading commercial law scholar to present broad-ranging critique of credit card policy, Nov. 19
Professor Ronald Mann of The University of Texas at Austin School of Law will offer a broad-ranging critique of credit card policy when he delivers the Akard Lecture at the law school at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the Connally Justice Center's Eidman Courtroom.Nov. 17 Rededication program will mark reopening of John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde
On Nov. 22, the birthday of former Vice President John Nance Garner, The University of Texas at Austin's Center for American History will rededicate the John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde, Texas and celebrate the reopening of the museum and its new exhibit installation.Nov. 13 Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program names award recipients for 2003-2004
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, one of the most well-endowed visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the country, has embarked on a third year, bringing a new group of outstanding scholars to The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 13 Students and administrators collaborate on campus clean up
Students and administrators at The University of Texas at Austin will come together at noon on Friday (Nov. 14) for an anti-litter campaign rally on the West Mall of campus.Nov. 13 Tower will shine bright orange Thursday, Nov. 13 during test of lights for “Cheer Up” film production
The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin will be illuminated for about an hour with orange lights after dusk Thursday, Nov. 13 to evaluate lighting levels for the filming of a scene on campus for the feature movie 'Cheer Up' that is being produced in Austin.
