Sept. 22 Superior 'teacher of teachers' honored with Massey Award
Dr. Lisa Goldstein, an associate professor in the College of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, recently was selected to be the first recipient of the Texas Exes' Elizabeth Shatto Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.Sept. 20 Chemical engineer and biologist make list of world's top young innovators
Dr. Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers, assistant professor of integrative biology, have been named to the 2004 list of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, The University of Texas at Austin announced today (Sept. 20).Sept. 20 RTF professors receive grant to study effects of broadband Internet access on rural communities
The impact of high-speed Internet connections on rural America will be examined by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin through a four-year, $408,000 project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its National Research Initiative program.Sept. 17 Distinguished author and organization development expert in College of Education dies
Dr. Oscar Mink, professor of graduate study in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Texas at Austin, died Saturday, Sept. 4, in Austin at the age of 74.Sept. 17 University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing center receives $2.3 million grant for health promotion research
The Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research (CHPR) in The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant, which will allow researchers to continue trying to improve the health of the underserved.Sept. 16 The University of Texas at Austin Business School introduces new MBA program in Houston
The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business is starting an MBA program in Houston to begin in August 2005.Sept. 14 Fall enrollment figures show greater percentage of minorities at The University of Texas at Austin
The proportional representation of African American, Hispanic and Asian American students increased for the fall 2004 semester at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a preliminary enrollment count by Maryann S. Ruddock, associate vice president and director of the university's Office of Institutional Research.Sept. 10 The University of Texas at Austin debuts new broadcast ad, Sept. 11
The University of Texas at Austin will debut a new 30-second broadcast advertising spot during the Sept. 11 football game against the University of Arkansas.Sept. 8 Tower to be darkened in remembrance of Sept. 11
The Tower of The University of Texas at Austin will be darkened from sunset on Friday, Sept. 10 until sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 11 as part of a city-wide remembrance of the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.Sept. 8 Law School ranked best for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine
For the fourth consecutive year, the School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin has been named the top law school in the nation for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine.Sept. 8 Health of Mexican American children focus of new University of Texas at Austin study
Dr. Yolanda C. Padilla, associate professor of social work at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a three-year, $750,000 grant to study why Mexican American children experience disproportionately poorer health than other ethnic groups.Sept. 8 Student from The University of Texas at Austin is winner in forum's research project competition
Heidi Boutros of Dallas, a recent graduate from The University of Texas at Austin, is one of two winners of the first annual Forum Student Research Awards program sponsored by the Forum on Education Abroad.
