Feb. 26 Powder in dorm not ricin, FBI says
The FBI has notified officials at The University of Texas at Austin that the powdered substance found in a dormitory on Thursday, Feb. 23 is not ricin.Feb. 24 Students return to Moore-Hill dormitory-following clean-up of substance found there
Students at The University of Texas at Austin have returned to the Moore-Hill Dormitory following their evacuation last night while health officials sanitized an area where a powdered substance was found.Feb. 24 Newsman Walter Cronkite to be honored by NASA Tuesday for his coverage of America's space program
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite will be honored at The University of Texas at Austin Tuesday, Feb. 28, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for his coverage of America's space program with the presentation of the Ambassador of Exploration Award.Feb. 23 Production of 'Vagina Monologues' benefits program co-sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Center at The University of Texas at Austin
The Vagina Monologues returns to The University of Texas at Austin campus for performances Feb. 25 at Burdine Hall and March 3 and 4 at the LBJ Auditorium.Feb. 21 Engineer receives $400,000 CAREER award to develop disease-fighting cells
Developing the technology to stimulate mouse stem cells to become disease sentinels of the immune system is the focus of a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development award received by Krishnendu Roy, a biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin.Feb. 20 Strong relationship with father may delay daughter's sexual activity
Girls who have good relationships with their fathers tend to wait longer to have their first sexual intercourse experience, according to a new study by a University of Texas at Austin sociologist.Feb. 20 Project 2006 in northeast Austin community Saturday, Feb. 25, planned by volunteers from The University of Texas at Austin
Thousands of hours of volunteer work will be performed by students, faculty and staff members from The University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, Feb. 25, when they join residents near the St. John Community Center in northeast Austin in a massive clean-up, painting and planting project in that area.Feb. 17 Mechanism for memory revealed in neurons of electric fish
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin studying electric fish have gained new insight into how memory is stored at the level of neurons.Feb. 17 University of Texas at Austin expected to attract more than 30,000 visitors to campus for Explore UT
One hundred and fifty new activities are among the 400 performances, demonstrations and lectures to be featured at 'Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas' March 4 on The University of Texas at Austin campus.Feb. 16 University of Texas at Austin Social Work professor honored by Council on Social Work Education
Dr. Noel Busch, assistant professor of social work at The University of Texas at Austin, has been honored by the Council on Social Work Education for her efforts toward the understanding of issues related to domestic violence and sexual assault.Feb. 15 Spring 2006 enrollment figures show increased minority student representation
Spring 2006 enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin reflected increases in the percentage of African American, Hispanic and American Indian students compared to spring 2005, according to a preliminary enrollment analysis by the university's Office of Institutional Research.Feb. 15 Cell phone users concerned about lack of etiquette rules, according to University of Texas at Austin global study
A lack of cell phone rules of etiquette such as when to answer ringing phones or turn phones off, and how to conduct a private conversation in public, was a common concern reported among cell phone users from 14 countries examined in a new study by the Science, Technology and Society Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
