Feb. 20 Battle Hall at The University of Texas at Austin Selected As One of the Nation's Top 150 Architectural Works
In the company of such notable structures as the Empire State Building, the White House and the Washington National Cathedral, Battle Hall at The University of Texas at Austin has been designated as one of America's Top 150 Favorite Works of Architecture by The American Institute of Architects (AIA).Feb. 20 Winner of First Dylan Thomas Prize to Visit The University of Texas at Austin
Welsh author Rachel Trezise, winner of the first Dylan Thomas Prize for the short story collection 'Fresh Apples,' will be in residence at The University of Texas at Austin March 6-8. During her stay, Trezise will give several workshops, a master class and a public reading.Feb. 20 University Administrators and Children Celebrate Dr. Seuss Birthday at UT Elementary School on March 2
Wearing tall 'Dr Seuss' hats, Mark G. Yudof, chancellor of The University of Texas System, and Dr. Steven W. Leslie, executive vice president and provost of The University of Texas at Austin, will join other high profile friends of UT Elementary School in east Austin on March 2 to read to children during a celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday.Feb. 19 Connection Between Menopause and the Brain Focus of New $1.4 Million College of Pharmacy Study
A University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy researcher has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the brain may play a role in controlling the timing of menopause.Feb. 19 University of Texas at Austin Radio-TV-Film Faculty, Alumni Invited to SXSW Film Festival
A documentary about a community in Houston's Third Ward fighting for its future and a feature film about a security guard seeking to settle an old score--both from professors in the Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) at The University of Texas at Austin--have been invited to screen in the Lone Star States category at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin next month.Feb. 15 New Presidential Timeline Web Site Highlights Pivotal Events in 20th Century American Presidencies
A Web-based Presidential Timeline filled with digitized artifacts and historical archives from all of the U.S. presidential libraries has been created through the efforts of the 12 presidential libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Learning Technology Center of The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education and the UT Library system.Feb. 15 More Than 30,000 Visitors Expected to Attend The University of Texas at Austin's Explore UT
More than 350 unique activities, including performances, demonstrations and lectures, await visitors March 3 at 'Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!' on The University of Texas at Austin campus.Feb. 14 Three Professors Elected Members of National Academy of Engineering
Two computer science professors and a professor of engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), widely considered among the highest honors to be earned in the engineering and technology professions.Feb. 13 Spring 2007 Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin Increases Slightly, According to Preliminary Report
Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin for the spring 2007 semester totaled 46,993, a 1.2 percent increase from spring 2006, according to a preliminary analysis.Feb. 12 Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture Receives Accreditation from LAAB
The graduate program in Landscape Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded accreditation by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).Feb. 12 Texas Researchers Aim to Use Saliva to Diagnose Health and Disease
Innovative saliva-based health diagnostic tools will be developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin through a $6 million, multi-institutional grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Feb. 12 Pharmaceutical Company Wins Texas Moot Corp Competition
MacuCLEAR Corporation, a pharmaceutical company that has developed a treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50, defeated three teams to win the Texas round of the Moot Corp Competition, the new venture competition hosted annually at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.
