Yearly Archives: 2006

Divorced middle-aged women are 60 percent more likely to get cardiovascular disease--even when they remarry--than women who remain married, according to a study from The University of Texas at Austin published in this month's Journal of Marriage and Family.

Timothy Parker, doctoral student in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2006 Carter Manny Award by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.

The University of Texas at Austin has introduced 'Texas Fans Make Us Proud,' a campaign aimed at promoting a higher level of sportsmanship among sports fans.

A developmental biologist at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $450,000 grant from the Sandler Program for Asthma Research given to innovative scientists willing to step away from their area of research and tackle the riddle of asthma.

Krishnendu Roy, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has received $1.6 million through two National Institutes of Health grants to improve the body's ability to attack foreign invaders.

The Princeton Review, a New York-based company known for its test preparation courses, education services and books, cited the university as “academically superb” and one of America’s Best Value Colleges in a list of 150 colleges designated as one of the best overall bargains—based on cost and financial aid. A total of 646 colleges and universities were evaluated in the survey.

Writing about one's romantic relationship may help it last longer, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin report in this month's issue of Psychological Science.

The University of Texas at Austin signed an agreement with the Fennessey Ranch on Aug. 10 authorizing a conservation easement that will protect the 3,256-acre ranch from development and fragmentation.

A new analysis of data from twin satellites has revealed that the melting of Greenland's ice sheet has increased dramatically in the past few years, with much of the loss occurring primarily along one shoreline potentially affecting weather in Western Europe.

Winners of the 2006 Global Moot Corp Competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin will open the NASDAQ stock market Friday, Aug. 11 in New York City at 9:30 a.m. EDT.