Nov. 10 Researchers direct nerve-cell growth in real time using protein walls
Scientists have learned how to create protein barriers near living nerve cells that influence their direction of growth, which could one day provide a way to precisely control nerve-cell interactions to better understand memory formation and other brain functions.Nov. 8 Global warming's impact on U.S. plants, animals determined from review of dozens of studies
Global warming has forced U.S. plants and animals to change their behavior in recent decades in ways that can be harmful, according to a new report prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.Nov. 8 UT Austin wins 15th place in world list of 200 best universities
The University of Texas at Austin is the 15th-best university in the world, according to a new global ranking produced by The Times of London newspaper in its Nov. 5 edition.Nov. 8 Early testing shows promise for drug solubilization in fight against fungal infections of heart
AUSTIN, Texas—Early testing indicates a new technology developed by a research team at The University of Texas at Austin holds strong promise in the fight against pulmonary fungal infections, a serious threat to lung transplant patients, patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment and HIV/AIDS patients. Dr. Robert O. Williams III, professor of pharmaceutics, said fungal infections represent 9 [...]Nov. 8 Chemical engineering professor awarded $625,000 to study cell protein behavior and nano-size glassy materials
Dr. Thomas Truskett, assistant professor of chemical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a five-year, $625,000 David and Lucile Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering.Nov. 4 Mexican American Library Program celebrates 30th anniversary Nov. 11
Special collections from Chicano activism in the 1970s to publications devoted to contemporary Latino culture will be on exhibit during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Mexican American Library Program (MALP) on Thursday, Nov. 11, at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 29 Dr. Glenn Welsch, professor emeritus of accounting, passes away
Dr. Glenn Welsch, professor emeritus of accounting at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, died on Oct. 27. He was 89 years old. The cause of Dr. Welsch’s death was not reported.Oct. 28 University of Texas at Austin faculty elected fellows of scientific association
Three faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin--Dr. George Georgiou, Dr. Paul Macdonald and Dr. Stephen Martin--have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Oct. 27 University of Minnesota team wins International Business Challenge
A team of four students from the University of Minnesota won the 2004 International Business Challenge, the annual undergraduate case competition at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.Oct. 25 International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua stops at UT Austin Oct. 28
The International Caravan for Justice in Juarez and Chihuahua will stop in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 28, as part of an effort to raise consciousness about the unsolved murders of almost 400 women in the two border cities over the past decade.Oct. 20 Pioneering physicist Bryce DeWitt dies
Dr. Bryce S. DeWitt, the Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor Emeritus in Physics at The University of Texas at Austin and a leading theoretical physicist, died on Sept. 23 in his Austin home from pancreatic cancer.Oct. 20 Ransom Center acquires archive of noted American novelist Don DeLillo
The University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center has acquired the archive of critically acclaimed American novelist Don DeLillo.
