Oct. 24 Moncrief gift of $3 million to have dramatic impact on future research at The University of Texas at Austin
A $3 million gift by W.A. 'Tex' Moncrief Jr. to help fund three faculty chairs at The University of Texas at Austin will have a dramatic impact on future scientific advances at the university in areas including medicine, national security, transportation, communication and the manufacturing of new materials, Associate Vice President for Research J. Tinsley Oden said.Oct. 20 The University of Texas at Austin announces world’s largest student literary prize
The University of Texas at Austin is the steward of the world's largest literary prize for students, the $90,000 Keene Prize for Literature.Oct. 20 Houston language specialist named College of Communication outstanding alumnus
Dr. Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk, (MA '50), who has improved the lives of thousands of children around the world through her work in understanding and treating language disorders, has been named University of Texas College of Communication Outstanding Alumnus for 2005-06.Oct. 19 Girl Scouts Beyond Bars project honored with Mental Health Association in Texas award
Dr. Darlene Grant, associate professor of social work at The University of Texas of Austin, is among those who will be honored Oct. 21 by the Mental Health Association in Texas for her work with Austin's Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Troop 1500.Oct. 18 Professor’s documentary wins Emmy award
Ellen Spiro, associate professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a Lone Star Emmy for her documentary, 'Are the Kids Alright?' which explores the struggles facing Texas children with mental illness.Oct. 17 Ransom Center announces application process for research fellowships
The application process has begun for 2006-07 research fellowships sponsored by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 12 Children with different types of ADHD have physiological differences, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin find
AUSTIN, Texas—Both the ears and fingers of children diagnosed with one type of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ from those of children diagnosed with another type of ADHD, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. These differences may result from differences in exposure to sex hormones early in life, perhaps during prenatal development, the [...]Oct. 12 UT Department of Mathematics honored for graduating most Latinos in math in the nation
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Mathematics has been named the 2005 Example of Excelencia for its efforts to boost Latino participation, graduation and pursuit of teaching in mathematics.Oct. 12 Ransom Center announces executive curator of photography and visual collections
Ellen Handy, chairperson of the Art Department at the City College of New York since 2002, has been named executive curator of photography and visual collections at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 11 New laser technique measures Brownian motion of a single particle
Using a new technique to trap and measure single particles with lasers, an international group of researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, The University of Texas at Austin and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, have demonstrated that Brownian motion of a single particle behaves differently than Einstein theorized one century ago.Oct. 10 Engineer receives $1.05 million for assessing biomedical promise of electrically active plastic
A biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin has received a four-year, $1.05 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to begin analyzing a modified plastic for use to repair severed nerves in the body or to serve other medical purposes.Oct. 7 University of Texas Film Institute, Burnt Orange Productions announce start of production on third feature film
The University of Texas Film Institute and Burnt Orange Productions will begin principal photography on 'The Adam Rifkin Caveman Comedy' in and around Austin on Nov. 7.
