Yearly Archives: 2004

The social and economic benefits of delaying parenthood more than compensate for reproductive health issues related to aging, according to new research by a sociologist at The University of Texas at Austin.

The Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Advisory Committee's Fourth Annual Hispanic Alumni Reunion and Fiesta on Sept. 3 will feature presentation of two student scholarship awards honoring the late State Representative Irma Rangel and Dr. Ricardo Romo, president of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Dr. Daniel Johnston, a Baylor College of Medicine neuroscientist, has been named director of the Institute for Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Frederick R. Chang, former president of technology strategy for SBC Communications, has been appointed a research professor in The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Computer Sciences, effective Sept. 1

The University of Texas at Austin has been listed as the nation's "Hottest State University" in Kaplan/Newsweek’s 2005 "How To Get Into College Guide," which provides families with insight into the college application process.

The Latino Leadership Council will hold its fifth annual Sabado Gigante event at The University of Texas at Austin on Aug. 28, welcoming incoming freshmen to campus and providing them with an orientation to the university community.

Mooov-In, a tradition of welcoming new and returning students to campus for the fall semester, will be held during the weekend of Aug. 20-22 at The University of Texas at Austin.

A $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help University of Texas at Austin mechanical engineer Dr. Rick Neptune study how stroke patients walk, hopefully leading to more effective therapies that help patients recover faster and regain their pre-stroke quality of life.

Federally supported research and development expenditures at The University of Texas at Austin rose to $219.16 million in 2002, making it second highest among universities and colleges without a medical school, according to figures from the National Science Foundation.

Nelson G. Patrick, associate professor emeritus of music in the School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, died Saturday, July 31, here. He was 92 years old.