Jan. 30 Burt appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education as member of Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Dr. Larry Burt, associate vice president and director of student financial services at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to serve on the nation's Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.Jan. 25 The University of Texas at Austin and Central Texas Veterans Health Care System open new Imaging Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System will mark the opening of a new imaging center today, Jan. 25.Jan. 25 The University of Texas at Austin to host Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!
The University of Texas at Austin will host its seventh annual 'Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!' from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to participate in a day of free hands-on activities, performances, demonstrations and lectures.Jan. 23 Student leader at University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy dies in auto accident
Eric James Hultberg, who was president of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy student council, was killed in a car accident Friday (Jan. 20).Jan. 20 Dalton appointed assistant dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin
John Dalton, assistant dean of students and director for student judicial services, has been appointed assistant dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin.Jan. 18 Valentine's Day formal gala to raise scholarship funds for students in Austin area universities
The Sembradores de Austin Valentine's Ball, a formal gala supporting a scholarship program for underprivileged students at The University of Texas at Austin and three other central Texas universities, will be held Feb. 11 at the Omni Hotel South Park in Austin.Jan. 17 Sevin Rosen Funds sponsors grant program for membership in Austin Technology Incubator
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a business accelerator for technology startup companies and a program of the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, has formed a strategic partnership with Sevin Rosen Funds to mentor and provide grant opportunities for new ventures that join ATI.Jan. 17 School of Information receives $483,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $483,000 grant to the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin to support the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record.Jan. 17 Exercise boosts mood in depressed patients; Study notes quick gains in vigor, well-being
Even a single bout of exercise&--30 minutes of walking on a treadmill--can lift the mood of patients suffering major depressive disorder. Researchers say the findings show immediate benefits, compared with the 8-to-10-week lag time for exercise regimens studied previously.Jan. 17 Engineers develop smallest device to control light, advance silicon technology
An electrical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin has made a laser light blink while passing through a miniaturized silicon chip, a major step toward developing commercially viable optical interconnects for high performance computers and other devices.Jan. 16 Half of active children pursue non-traditional physical activities
A transportation engineer at The University of Texas at Austin has performed one of the most comprehensive surveys of physical activity in children and found that about as many kids stay active by pedaling their bikes to a friend's house or walking around a neighborhood as do others by participating in organized athletics.Jan. 13 TACC's ACES Visualization Laboratory gains high-end Dell workstations
Thanks to Dell Inc., the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin has two new high-end visualization workstations at the center's ACES Visualization Laboratory that will help the lab become a multi-user, multi-purpose environment.
