Nov. 29 Toy buying can expose children to racial, gender stereotypes, research shows
Holiday shopping in toy stores can expose young children to harmful racial and gender stereotypes, says a University of Texas at Austin sociologist who has completed a study of the retail toy industry.Nov. 29 New antibody shows promise as cure for anthrax
A new anthrax antibody engineered by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin protects and defends against inhalation anthrax without the use of antibiotics and other more expensive antibodies.Nov. 23 Student scientists create living bacterial photographs
Using Petri dishes full of genetically engineered E. coli instead of photo paper, students at The University of Texas at Austin and UCSF successfully created the first-ever bacterial photographs.Nov. 23 'Campus Conversations' session Nov. 29 in Texas Union to discuss inclusiveness
The second of three 'campus conversations' sessions at The University of Texas at Austin focusing on issues of inclusiveness and diversity will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 29 in Sinclair Suite, 3.129 of the Texas Union.Nov. 22 Missing university employee found unharmed
The University of Texas Police Department (UTPD) has located Parking and Transportation employee Kristin Peterson. University police received a tip late this morning from a concerned citizen who saw local media coverage and reported that Peterson was at a 7-Eleven near the intersection of Highway 290 and Manchaca Road. Peterson was found unharmed but appeared to be disoriented.Nov. 22 Joe C. Thompson family to be honored at 35th anniversary of Thompson Conference Center
Three generations of the Joe C. 'Jodie' Thompson family will attend a ceremony on Nov. 29 marking the 35th anniversary of the Joe C. Thompson Conference Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus.Nov. 21 University police seek help in locating missing person
The University of Texas Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating Kristin Peterson. She is an employee of Parking and Transportation and was last seen leaving the Brazos Parking Garage at 3:43 a.m., Nov. 20.Nov. 21 $1.1 million prostate cancer grant focuses on computer simulation to optimize laser treatment
The National Science Foundation has granted $1.1 million to a collaboration of medical and engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin to use computer modeling for controlling a heat-based treatment for prostate cancer.Nov. 18 University of Texas at Austin team awarded $2.2 million to study oral contraceptive use among Latino population
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has awarded a team of University of Texas at Austin researchers a $2.2 million grant for a five-year study of oral contraceptive (OC) use among Latino women.Nov. 16 Community college students' educational experiences captured in influential University of Texas at Austin survey
'High-risk' community college students who come to college more motivated and engaged than their peers are reporting less successful educational outcomes, according to a national survey out of The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 16 Dean Frederick R. Steiner named 2006 chairman of Envision Central Texas
The Envision Central Texas (ECT) Board of Directors today announced the election of Frederick R. Steiner as its 2006 Chairman. Frederick (Fritz) Steiner is the dean of the School of Architecture and Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. Steiner served as ECT treasurer in 2005 and has served on the board of directors since its inception.Nov. 15 Texas science teachers benefit from $5 million given to University of Texas at Austin
Texas science teachers will be getting intensive, hands-on, region-specific professional development training thanks to a $5.9 million grant awarded to The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching (TRC).
