March 30 The University of Texas at Austin's Graduate Programs Rank Among Nation's Best in U.S. News & World Report Survey
The University of Texas at Austin's schools of Business and Law and its colleges of Education and Engineering each rank among the nation's top graduate programs in this year's U.S. News & World Report magazine survey.March 28 Pulitzer Prize Winner David M. Oshinsky Will be Speaker for 124th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. David M. Oshinsky, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in the history category, will be the speaker at the 124th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin, May 19 on the Main Mall.March 27 Common Fungicide Causes Long-term Changes in Mating Behavior
Female rats avoid males whose great-grandmothers were exposed to a common fruit crop fungicide, preferring instead males whose ancestors were uncontaminated, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.March 27 UT Performing Arts Center Announces Retirement of Director Pebbles Wadsworth
The University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin today (March 27) announced that Pebbles Wadsworth, director of the PAC since 1992, is retiring on Jan. 1, 2008.March 27 Truman Scholar Earns National Recognition for Leadership and Volunteer Activities in Texas and Latin America
Lauren Koehler, a senior Plan II honors program student, has earned a 2007 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. During the past 10 years, at least one university student has received the national honor.March 27 Women in Executive Administration at The University of Texas at Austin to Discuss Hurdles Their Paths to Leadership Roles in Higher Education
Some high-level women administrators at The University of Texas at Austin will talk about their paths toward appointment to leadership roles as part of a panel discussion in a campus public forum Thursday, March 29, on strategies to overcome gender bias, stereotyping and profiling.March 27 Gallery of Great Texas Women to be Unveiled in April at The University of Texas at Austin
The Gallery of Great Texas Women, a new exhibit honoring the accomplishments, sacrifices and contributions of women in Texas from the rugged 17th century frontier to the 21st century will be unveiled April 12 during a private opening at The University of Texas at Austin.March 26 Keep UT Hate Free Week at The University of Texas at Austin Encourages Appreciation of Differences Among People in the University Community
Students at The University of Texas at Austin this week are observing 'Keep UT Hate Free Week' with a fair, rally, panel discussions and other activities throughout the week supporting a safe environment for dialogue and encouraging awareness and appreciation of the many different people who compose the university community.March 26 AP Students "Significantly Outperform" Peers According to Two Landmark Studies by University of Texas at Austin Researchers
The benefits of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams have been confirmed in the largest-ever study of the effects of AP on college success. The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board conducted the study of 222,289 students at several Texas universities.March 23 Deep Throat Materials from Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate Papers Open for Research at Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center has opened materials from Watergate journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's on Mark Felt, the source known as Deep Throat, to researchers, scholars and the public.March 21 University of Texas at Austin Faculty Receive Sloan Research Fellowships
Two faculty members of The University of Texas at Austin have been named recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships for 2007.March 19 Publication Celebrates History of Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has published a lavishly illustrated history, 'Collecting the Imagination: The First Fifty Years of the Ransom Center.'
