Jan. 29 University of Texas at Austin professor appointed to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
Dr. John Sibley Butler, professor of sociology and management at The University of Texas at Austin and director of the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship and IC2 Institute, has been appointed to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.Jan. 29 Explore UT opens campus to community to discover treasures and resources
The University of Texas at Austin will host Explore UT, a free event featuring hands-on activities, performances, exhibitions and lectures for the entire family, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 6.Jan. 27 College of Fine Arts will host K-16 Arts Education Summit; Legislative and policy issues affecting arts education will be discussed
The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin will be hosting a K-16 Arts Education Summit on Jan. 31.Jan. 27 Kinesiology researcher gets $1.2 million to study weight training and cardiovascular health
The National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a researcher in College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin a $1.2 million grant to study the effect of weight training on cardiovascular health.Jan. 26 Task Force on Enrollment Strategy recommends changes at The University of Texas at Austin
The Task Force on Enrollment Strategy at The University of Texas at Austin has recommended increasing the size of the faculty, reducing the student population to 48,000 over the next five years and pursuing legislative changes that would limit the percentage of new students admitted under the state's Top 10 Percent Law.Jan. 26 Bungee-jumping eggs, candy ‘puff-mobiles’ featured during annual ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day’
High school girls demonstrating the physics of energy conservation using pantyhose, rubber bands, yarn and balloons will be one feature of the annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day from 4-7 p.m., Feb. 28 on The University of Texas at Austin campus.Jan. 22 Best practices yield savings at The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is expected to save about $5 million annually by using a series of 'best practices' to reduce expenses at a time of reduced state funding for public higher education.Jan. 22 City of Austin will honor sculpture professor for piece commissioned by the Austin Convention Center
The City of Austin will honor University of Texas at Austin faculty member Margo Sawyer for her piece 'Index for Contemplation,' in a reception at the Austin Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 23.Jan. 20 Report of the Task Force on Racial Respect and Fairness focuses on changes to build understanding at university
In a wide-ranging report that focused on creating new opportunities to build understanding among students, faculty and staff at The University of Texas at Austin, the university's Task Force on Racial Respect and Fairness has recommended the creation of a 'vice president for diversity and equity' position, new programs and initiatives to enhance relationships between students and university police, and renewed emphasis on the recruitment of underrepresented students, faculty and staff.Jan. 15 Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to be celebrated Monday, Jan. 19 at The University of Texas at Austin
The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated at The University of Texas at Austin beginning at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19 with a program in Jester Auditorium A121A. The program theme is 'A Drum Major for Righteousness.'Jan. 15 Former Virginia Gov. Wilder to keynote diversity summit and symposium, Jan. 29-30
L. Douglas Wilder, former governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker for a symposium that will explore ways that universities can better prepare students for life in a diverse society.Jan. 15 Keck Foundation awards $800,000 to create a research ‘cleanroom’ at The University of Texas at Austin
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded The University of Texas at Austin $800,000 to create a 'cleanroom' for research in the emerging science of plastic electronics.
