March 30 University delays construction to Bass Concert Hall to support Austin’s arts organizations
The University of Texas at Austin will delay for one year fire and life safety enhancements to the Bass Concert Hall to further support Austin's arts organizations involved in fund-raising for the future Joe R. And Teresa Long Center for the Performing Arts, President Larry R. Faulkner announced.March 30 Truman Scholarship awarded to student from The University of Texas at Austin
Lauren Lien, a junior majoring in Government and Humanities at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named one of 77 winners nationally of $26,000 scholarships awarded by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.March 29 Winners of the Hamilton Book Awards announced
The winners of this year's University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards were announced Sunday (March 28) at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Hamilton Awards are the highest honor of literary achievement given to published authors at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Larry R. Faulkner, president of the university, hosted the event and announced the winners.March 29 Antonio Manriquez of Midland and Juliana Quintanilla of McAllen, Texas, named Migrant Students of the Year at The University of Texas at Austin
High school students Antonio Manriquez of Midland, Texas, and Juliana Quintanilla of McAllen, Texas, were named Students of the Year Monday (March 29) by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program at The University of Texas at Austin.March 29 University of Texas at Austin sociologist receives Wilson Foundation’s Career Enhancement Award
Dr. Chiquita Collins, an assistant professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a Career Enhancement Award for Junior Faculty, which is administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.March 25 Distinguished liberal arts scholars and alumna to be honored by The University of Texas at Austin
Bernth O. Lindfors, Carrin Patman and John Trimble will receive the 2004 Pro Bene Meritis awards for significant contributions to the liberal arts on Friday from the Liberal Arts Foundation Advisory Council of The University of Texas at Austin.March 25 Honor students at The University of Texas at Austin to be recognized for outstanding academic achievements
The Tower at The University of Texas at Austin will be illuminated with a white top and orange shaft on April 3 for the 56th Annual Honors Day celebration of students who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievement.March 24 University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher studies hormone therapy decision in women with disabilities
While all menopausal women are now facing the dilemma of whether or not to take hormone therapy, the decision for those with mobility impairments is even more difficult, says a University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher who has received federal funding to study the issue.March 24 Expert on performance enhancement in sports to deliver 23rd Annual Alderson Lecture
Dr. Mel Williams, an internationally recognized expert on performance enhancement in sports, will deliver this year's 23rd Annual Alderson Lecture at 7 p.m., March 25 in the Thompson Conference Center, room 1.110.March 23 Video games rather than TV may be linked to childhood obesity
A study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin suggests that watching television is not associated with children's weight, but playing electronic games may be--especially for girls.March 23 New LBJ Award for Leadership in Civil Rights to be presented March 25
A new award recognizing the contributions of veteran civil rights leaders will be presented during a public ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 25 in the LBJ Library Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin.March 23 Achievements of exemplary migrant students to be celebrated Monday (March 29) at The University of Texas at Austin
Two Texas migrant high school students involved in a special distance learning program will be recognized as the 2004 Migrant Students of the Year during ceremonies from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday (March 29) at The University of Texas at Austin.
