Monthly Archives: Nov. 2006

Global Warming Increases Species Extinctions Worldwide, University of Texas at Austin Researcher Finds

Nov. 14, 2006

Global warming has already caused extinctions in the most sensitive habitats and will continue to cause more species to go extinct over the next 50 to 100 years, confirms the most comprehensive study since 2003 on the effects of climate change on wild species worldwide by a University of Texas at Austin biologist.

University of Texas Los Angeles Center Receives $500,000 To Enable Students to Start Careers in Entertainment Industry

Nov. 13, 2006

The University of Texas Los Angeles Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Cain Foundation to provide scholarships to students participating in the Semester in Los Angeles program.

John and Jane Barnhill Give $1 Million to Texas Exes for Communications

Nov. 7, 2006

John and Jane Barnhill of Brenham, Texas, have given $1 million to help endow future communications between the Texas Exes, the alumni association of The University of Texas at Austin, and its members.

Defense Department’s $1.4 Million Appropriation Funds Texas Nanotechnology Consortium

Nov. 2, 2006

The U.S. Department of Defense will use a $1.4 million appropriation secured by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to fund a consortium of seven leading Texas universities created to develop and commercialize revolutionary nanomaterials for the defense aerospace industry.

University of Texas at Austin Solar Decathlon Team Wins BP Solar Design Competition

Nov. 2, 2006

The University of Texas at Austin 2007 Solar Decathlon Team (UTSolarD) won first place in the BP Solar design contest, part of this year's solar decathlon competition.