Oct. 20 Psychology researchers awarded $1.8 million NIH grant as part of team studying stroke neuro-rehabilitation
Dr. Tim Schallert and Dr. Theresa Jones, psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin, along with researchers from the University of Southern California (USC), have been awarded $1.8 million to explore new directions in stroke neuro-rehabilitation.Oct. 19 Kinesiology researchers show resistance and endurance training can slow effects of aging
Resistance training can reverse the adverse effects of hormone loss, endurance training helps the heart withstand a heart attack and weight training stops the decrease of blood flow to the legs as one ages, research by three University of Texas at Austin kinesiology professors has revealed.Oct. 14 Plans under way to erect statues on campus of Barbara Jordan, Cesar Chavez
University officials Wednesday (Oct. 13) announced the sites of new campus statues of two nationally recognized champions of civil rights--the late U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan, the first African American woman from the South to serve in the U.S. Congress, and the late Cesar Chavez, a civil rights and labor leader who became a force for social change.Oct. 13 The University of Texas at Austin to reimburse international students for the SEVIS fee
The University of Texas at Austin will reimburse all new degree-seeking international students who must pay a $100 fee required by the Department of Homeland Security.Oct. 12 Engineer gets $400,000 from the National Science Foundation to improve reliability of nano-sized microchip behavior
Dr. Michael Orshansky, assistant professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $400,000, five-year National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) award, among the most prestigious given to young faculty.Oct. 11 Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program welcomes 10 new scholars to The University of Texas at Austin
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, one of the most well-endowed visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the nation, begins its fourth year at The University of Texas at Austin with a new group of 10 outstanding scholars.Oct. 6 Austin commuters would pay $12 an hour to reduce travel time, survey shows
The average Austin-area commuter is willing to pay $12 to save an hour of commute time, according to a survey conducted by Dr. Chandra Bhat, transportation engineering professor and the Abou-Ayyash Professorship Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 6 Address on the State of the University 2004, Remarks by President Larry R. Faulkner
The dozen months behind us were remarkable for their leverage on the future. They gave us trials, but also advances. And in the midst of it all, we thought and planned with vision. We challenged the goals and standards at our core. The range of important issues was as broad as I have ever seen addressed in a single institution in a single year. It was a powerful performance by a healthy university with confidence in its ability to succeed in work of the most important kind, and with determination to address the future as a leader.Oct. 5 ScientificAmerican.com names Digimorph a Top 50 science and technology Web site
A University of Texas at Austin Web site that allows people to peer inside animals, plants and fossils has been named a Top 50 science and technology Web site by Scientific American.com, the online component of Scientific American magazine.Oct. 4 Faulkner's annual State of the University speech to address Commission of 125 recommendations
The 'Address on the State of the University' by University of Texas at Austin President Larry R. Faulkner at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 6 will include a report of initiatives of his administration and a response to recent recommendations by the Commission of 125 articulating its vision of the university for the next 25 years.Oct. 1 Firm commercializing University of Texas technology rounds up $14 million venture capital investment
LabNow Inc. has received $14 million in first-round venture investment for its point-of-care diagnostic system from the Soros Group, Austin Ventures and other investors.Oct. 1 ConocoPhillips contributes $1 million to University of Texas at Austin initiatives
ConocoPhillips, a global integrated petroleum company headquartered in Houston, has given $1 million to The University of Texas at Austin for scholarships and Latin America initiatives.
