Jan. 31 Volunteers to Focus on North Austin Neighborhood for The University of Texas at Austin’s Project 2007
About 2,000 volunteers from The University of Texas at Austin community plan to join with area residents on Feb. 24 in beautifying and cleaning a neighborhood area, schools and creeks in North Austin and Quail Creek during an annual day of service called Project 2007.Jan. 31 Super Bowl Ads Using Extreme Humor May Alienate Some Customers
As the Super Bowl approaches and advertising executives and brand managers wait for the responses to their expensive new commercials, researchers at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin say that ads using extreme humor may be striking the wrong chord with some consumers.Jan. 25 Team of Theoretical Physicists Develop a Test for String Theory
For decades, many scientists have criticized string theory, pointing out that it does not make predictions by which it can be tested. Now, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of California, San Diego and The University of Texas at Austin have developed a test of string theory.Jan. 25 Mathematics Professor Receives National Prize for Research
Mathematics Professor Karen Uhlenbeck of The University of Texas at Austin received the 2007 Leroy P. Steele Prize for her seminal contribution to mathematics research from the American Mathematical Society.Jan. 24 President Powers Leads Delegation to Mexico, for Meeting with Ambassador Garza, UT Alumni
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza will host a reception to honor William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, Thursday, Jan. 25, at the ambassador's residence in Mexico City. Garza will welcome hundreds of university alumni who live in Mexico, an Austin delegation and the university's partners on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.Jan. 23 Parental Characteristics Among Factors Influencing Family Weekend Activities
Whether a child has an older father or lives with a single father are among important factors affecting how kids spend weekend time, according to a new study conducted by transportation engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.Jan. 19 The University of Texas Libraries Partner with Google to Digitize Books
The University of Texas at Austin has become the newest partner in a broad book digitization project with Google.Jan. 18 University Federal Credit Union’s $500,000 Funds Perry-Castaneda Library Renovation Project
The University Federal Credit Union has given the University of Texas Libraries $500,000 for the renovation of the Perry-Castaneda Library's main floor.Jan. 11 Rally Near Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorates Legacy of Civil Rights Leader
The Martin Luther King Jr. statue on the east mall at The University of Texas at Austin will be the starting point Monday, Jan. 15, for the city-wide march and rally recognizing the legacy of the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.Jan. 11 Dr. M. Lynn Crismon Appointed Interim Dean of University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Dr. M. Lynn Crismon, professor of pharmacy practice and a nationally recognized expert in the area of psychiatric pharmacotherapy, has been appointed interim dean of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, effective Jan. 15.Jan. 10 Memorial Plaque in Tower Garden Commemorates Victims of Aug. 1, 1966 Shooting Tragedy
A bronze plaque memorializing the victims of the Aug. 1, 1966 shooting incident on The University of Texas at Austin campus has been placed in the university's Tower Garden, a grassy, tree-covered site north of the Main Building.Jan. 10 The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts Appoints John Yancey Chair of Art and Art History
John Yancey, interim chairperson of the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin since 2005, has been appointed the new chairperson of the department, effective Jan. 16.
