Yearly Archives: 2004
Education professor receives $1.4 million to study teacher retention
Sept. 22, 2004
A professor in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin has received a five-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study effective strategies for keeping new science teachers from leaving the profession.
RTF professors receive grant to study effects of broadband Internet access on rural communities
Sept. 20, 2004
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.
Chemical engineer and biologist make list of world’s top young innovators
Sept. 20, 2004
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).
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing center receives $2.3 million grant for health promotion research
Sept. 17, 2004
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.
Distinguished author and organization development expert in College of Education dies
Sept. 17, 2004
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.
The University of Texas at Austin Business School introduces new MBA program in Houston
Sept. 16, 2004
The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business is starting an MBA program in Houston to begin in August 2005.
Fall enrollment figures show greater percentage of minorities at The University of Texas at Austin
Sept. 14, 2004
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.
The University of Texas at Austin debuts new broadcast ad, Sept. 11
Sept. 10, 2004
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.
Student from The University of Texas at Austin is winner in forum’s research project competition
Sept. 8, 2004
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.
Health of Mexican American children focus of new University of Texas at Austin study
Sept. 8, 2004
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.
