Oct. 27 Center for American History unveils Henry B. Gonzalez Collection and Web site
Family members, friends and colleagues of former U.S. Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez gathered Wednesday, Oct. 25, in San Antonio for the unveiling of the Henry B. Gonzalez Web site and opening of the Henry B. Gonzalez Collection, which will be maintained and archived in the Congressional History Collection of the Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 27 University of Texas at Austin chemist wins Elias J. Corey award for his work in green chemistry
Dr. Michael Krische, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has won the Elias J. Corey Award from the American Chemical Society for an outstanding original contribution to organic synthesis by a young investigator.Oct. 27 Unique Texas dialect succumbs to population changes
As the Texas population ages and becomes more ethnically diverse, Texas German, one of the state's early dialects, may become extinct, according to a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 27 University of Texas at Austin's South Asia Institute introduces flagship Hindi-Urdu Program
The National Security Education Program has awarded The University of Texas at Austin's South Asia Institute more than $700,000 to establish the first National Flagship Language Program in Hindi and Urdu in the United States.Oct. 27 Technology executive named to head University of Texas at Austin master's program in technology commercialization
Dr. Larry Secrest has been appointed director of the Master's of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization program of the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 26 Binge eating often occurs in restaurants in addition to inside the home, according to new University of Texas at Austin nursing study
Contradicting the common perception that binge eating is typically done in private, a University of Texas at Austin nursing researcher says a significant amount of binging occurs in restaurants.Oct. 25 University names associate vice provost and director of new Office of Information Management and Analysis
Kristi Duke Fisher, project coordinator for the Information Quest project, has been appointed associate vice provost and director of The University of Texas at Austin's Office of Information Management and Analysis, previously named the Office of Institutional Research.Oct. 25 Research shows daylight-saving time affects work habits, television viewing
People adjust their daily routines to accommodate different time zones and changes in daylight-saving time, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows.Oct. 25 Blanton Museum curator appointed chief curator at Mercosur Biennial in Brazil
Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, curator of Latin American art at The University of Texas at Austin's Blanton Museum, will be the first non-Brazilian to serve as the chief curator of the Mercosur Biennial, an exhibit in Porto Alegre, Brazil, that attracts more than one million visitors.Oct. 24 Longhorn Halloween 2006 provides safe haunting site for children from The University of Texas at Austin
The children of staff, faculty and students from The University of Texas at Austin will have a safe place to wear costumes and enjoy fun activities during Longhorn Halloween in the Frank Erwin Center from 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 29.Oct. 24 Columnist Molly Ivins named Mary Alice Davis Distinguished Lecturer
Nationally syndicated political columnist Molly Ivins has been named the 2006 Mary Alice Davis Distinguished Lecturer by The University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism.Oct. 19 Undergraduates at McCombs School of Business win national stock pitch competition at NYU
A team of finance students from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin won the stock pitch competition at the Fourth Annual Stern Summit on Global Business at New York University, Oct. 12-14.
