Nov. 15 Engineers, chemist report fuel cell option using cheaper, more durable material
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a material to make cheaper, longer-lasting fuel cells without compromising their energy production.Nov. 15 Nursing researcher receives $1.6 million grant for multiple sclerosis quality of life study
Dr. Alexa Stuifbergen, associate dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, has received a $1.6 million National Institutes of Health grant to continue her studies on improving the quality of life for persons coping with multiple sclerosis.Nov. 11 Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program wins national minority affairs award
The Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program at The University of Texas at Austin has received the 2005 Minority Affairs program award from the national Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). Peggy Wimberley, program coordinator for the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, accepted the award on Nov. 1 in Madison, Wis., at the 67th annual ACHE conference.Nov. 10 Carter named associate VP for human resources at The University of Texas at Austin
Julien Carter, former associate vice president for human resources at the University of Louisville, has been appointed associate vice president for human resources at The University of Texas at Austin, Patricia L. Clubb, the university's vice president for employee and campus services, has announced.Nov. 10 Texas trial attorney George Fleming, '71, pledges $1 million to Law School
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law has received $500,000 of a $1 million pledge from Texas trial attorney and UT Law alumnus George Fleming. The $500,000 gift will allow the Law School to fund a major renovation of its ground-floor dining commons, which will be named 'George's Cafe' in Fleming's honor.Nov. 10 Discovery and restoration of "Beyond the Rocks," a lost Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino silent film
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin contributed to the restoration project of the 1922 movie 'Beyond the Rocks,' long considered one of the great lost films.Nov. 8 Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program names 15 outstanding scholars at 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 fifth year at The University of Texas at Austin with a new group of 15 outstanding scholars.Nov. 8 Computational engineering team receives $1.2 million to model phenomena occurring at multiple scales
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted $1.2 million to University of Texas at Austin engineers to improve the accuracy of computer simulations of processes that occur in different lengths of time, different scales of size or in other multi-layered circumstances.Nov. 3 Tuition Policy Advisory Committee recommends tuition increases of 5.5 and 3.9 percent in next two years
The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC) at The University of Texas at Austin has recommended to President Larry R. Faulkner average tuition increases of 5.5 percent and 3.9 percent for resident undergraduate students for the next two academic years. Graduate and non-resident students would see similar increases.Nov. 2 TRIPS project awarded $4.3 million DARPA contract
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract for $4,303,874 to the TRIPS project (Tera-op, Reliable, Intelligently adaptive Processing System) housed in The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Computer Sciences (UTCS).Nov. 1 Report of the Task Force on Curricular Reform recommends changes in core curriculum
Major changes in the core curriculum of The University of Texas at Austin, including the creation of a 'University College' to serve as the guardian of core undergraduate education, have been proposed in a newly released report by the university's Task Force on Curricular Reform.Nov. 1 New discoveries about neuron plasticity linked to learning and memory
Major changes in the core curriculum of The University of Texas at Austin, including the creation of a 'University College' to serve as the guardian of core undergraduate education, have been proposed in a newly released report by the university's Task Force on Curricular Reform.
