Oct. 18 Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research benefits from $38 million federal grant
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded a $38 million grant to the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism, $6.25 million of which will fund projects at the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 18 Harry Ransom Center announces application process for research fellowships
The application process has begun for 2007-08 research fellowships sponsored by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 17 Army ROTC co-ed team from The University of Texas at Austin wins overall first place trophy in tri-state competition
The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at The University of Texas at Austin won first place overall in the 2006 Co-ed Ranger Challenge Oct. 13-15 at Camp Bullis, a United States Army camp 17 miles northwest of San Antonio.Oct. 17 Theatre of Yugen teaches Japanese theatrical aesthetics to drama students, public in free workshops
The San Francisco-based Theatre of Yugen will begin a one-week residency on Oct. 20 at The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Theatre and Dance.Oct. 17 "Changing Lives: Photographs by Sean Sprague for the Inter-American Foundation" on view at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection through January 2007
A collection of photographs by award-winning British photographer Sean Sprague is being exhibited at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 16 Harrington Fellows Program names 14 faculty and graduate fellows
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, one of the most well-endowed visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the nation, and the most prestigious fellowship program at The University of Texas at Austin, begins its sixth year with a new group of 14 outstanding scholars.Oct. 16 Ashcroft to become dean of Continuing Education at The University of Texas at Austin in 2007
Dr. Judy Copeland Ashcroft, director of the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed dean of the university's Division of Continuing Education, effective Feb. 1, 2007.Oct. 16 University of Texas at Austin film student wins prestigious Princess Grace Award
Ben Steinbauer, a graduate student in the Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named a Princess Grace Award winner in the film category. He is the third University of Texas at Austin RTF student to be recognized by Princess Grace Foundation-USA.Oct. 12 The University of Texas at Austin appoints associate VP for institutional equity and workforce diversity
Linda Millstone, deputy to the vice president and director of Equal Opportunity Services at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed associate vice president for institutional equity and workforce diversity at the university.Oct. 12 University of Texas at Austin social work professor receives national early career achievement award
Dr. Lori Holleran, associate professor of social work at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the first Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research for innovative scholarship and research.Oct. 11 Creative Research Laboratory announces new director
Jade Walker, former administrative manager at the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, has been named director of the Creative Research Laboratory in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 11 Creative Research Laboratory announces fall exhibition schedule
The Creative Research Laboratory, an art exhibition site open to the community to see contemporary art by University of Texas Art and Art History students, faculty, and alumni, has announced its fall exhibition schedule.
