Sept. 29 William Powers Jr. presents State of the University address on campus after inauguration as 28th president of The University of Texas at Austin
William Powers Jr. presented an ambitious vision for the future of The University of Texas at Austin on Friday, Sept. 29, during formal ceremonies on campus installing him as the university's 28th president and a celebration marking the institution's 123rd birthday.Sept. 28 VP for information technology appointed at The University of Texas at Austin
Brian E. Roberts, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin since 1994, has been appointed vice president for information technology.Sept. 28 The University of Texas at Austin awarded $59 million grant for world-class supercomputer
The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center will host and manage one of the world's most powerful computers with a $59 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the largest single NSF grant in the university's history.Sept. 27 Fire ant-attacking fly spreading rapidly in Texas
Parasitic flies introduced to control red imported fire ants have spread over four million acres in central and southeast Texas since the flies' introduction in 1999, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered using new flytraps they developed.Sept. 27 Source of hot flashes subject of new study by University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher
A University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing researcher has received a two-year, $218,000 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health for a new study to explore the triggers of hot flashes during menopause.Sept. 21 Record number of Hispanic and African American students enrolled for 2006 fall semester at The University of Texas at Austin
A record high number of Hispanic and African American students are enrolled and attending classes at The University of Texas at Austin for the 2006 fall semester, according to a preliminary report by the university's Office of Institutional Research.Sept. 21 Government professor named vice provost at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Terri E. Givens, an associate professor in the Government Department and director of the Center for European Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed to the position of vice provost at the university.Sept. 21 Former director of Plan II honors program appointed The University of Texas at Austin's dean of undergraduate studies
Paul Woodruff, former director of the Plan II honors program at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named dean of undergraduate studies at the university.Sept. 21 Scientists find popular acne drug leads to depression-related behavior in mice
A drug commonly used to treat severe acne can lead to depression-related behavior in mice, according to research published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Bath.Sept. 20 Negative gender stereotypes can affect women's test performance in math, study shows
Women's math and spatial reasoning performance significantly improves when they are not worried about confirming negative gender stereotypes, University of Texas at Austin Assistant Professor Matthew McGlone reports in this month's issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.Sept. 20 University of Texas at Austin fire ant lab celebrates 20 years of research
The red imported fire ant laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin's Brackenridge Field Lab is celebrating 20 years of research this month.Sept. 19 Ransom Center acquires Arnold Newman archive
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the archive of photographer Arnold Newman (1918-2006), whose 'environmental portraits' included Lyndon Baines Johnson, Pablo Picasso and Truman Capote.
