Yearly Archives: 2004

Law School ranked best for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine

Sept. 8, 2004

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.

Tower to be darkened in remembrance of Sept. 11

Sept. 8, 2004

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.

National forum Sept. 12 on Latino and Latina WWII veterans to highlight research themes from oral history project at The University of Texas at Austin

Sept. 3, 2004

World War II from the perspective of Mexican nationals who fought in the United States military and the legacy of the war on Mexican American civil rights will be among topics discussed in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12 during a national forum involving the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project that was started at The University of Texas at Austin.

Actors From The London Stage to perform Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Sept. 3, 2004

Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS), five of England's most talented actors, will perform William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Sept. 22-25 in Austin and Round Top.

Tower to glow orange tonight and Thursday for filming of promotional video of campus

Sept. 2, 2004

The Tower of The University of Texas at Austin will be illuminated bright orange tonight Wednesday (Aug. 25) and Thursday evening (Aug. 26) so it can be filmed as a focal point of the campus in a production to be used in promoting the university.

Tower to glow orange tonight for promotional film of campus

Sept. 1, 2004

The Tower of The University of Texas at Austin will be illuminated bright orange intermittently from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 1) for additional filming of aerial scenes of the main campus for a production to be used in promoting the university.

University of Texas at Austin directors chosen for Marine Science Institute, Biological Sciences

Sept. 1, 2004

Behavioral ecologist Lee A. Fuiman and microbiologist Henry R. Bose Jr. have been named directors of the university's Marine Science Institute and School of Biological Sciences, respectively.

Brazilian police visit central Texas in community policing exchange

Sept. 1, 2004

A Brazilian police delegation will make a two-week visit to the Austin area Sept. 5-18 to receive special training in community policing techniques, tour law enforcement facilities and engage in dialogue with academics, community leaders and government officials.

UTPD investigates recent defacement of Martin Luther King statue

Sept. 1, 2004

The University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) is seeking the Austin community’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of vandalizing the Martin Luther King statue on campus

McDonald Observatory astronomers discover Neptune-sized planet with Hobby-Eberly Telescope

Aug. 31, 2004

A team of astronomers led by Barbara McArthur, and including Michael Endl,