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.Oct. 1 Tower will glow orange tonight to evaluate lights for film production
The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin be illuminated for about an hour with orange lights beginning at dusk Wednesday night (Oct. 1) to evaluate lighting levels for the filming of a scene on campus for the feature movie, “Cheer Up” that is being produced in Austin.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.
