March 14 Polar Ice Experts Meet to Seek Consensus on Antarctic Contribution to Sea-Level Rise
More than 30 of the world's leading polar ice experts will meet at The University of Texas at Austin March 26-28 to seek greater scientific consensus on one of the world's major uncertainties concerning future sea-level rise, the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.March 12 Portugal and The University of Texas at Austin Collaborate on Education and Research Initiatives
The University of Texas at Austin and the government of Portugal have agreed to a five-year collaboration that will emphasize education and research in digital media, advanced computing, mathematics and commercialization of science and technology.March 9 UTeach Teacher-Preparation Program to Expand Nationally Through $125 Million Commitment by ExxonMobil
The University of Texas at Austin's UTeach mathematics and science teacher-preparation program will be scaled-up nationally through a $125 million commitment to the new National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) by the ExxonMobil Foundation.March 9 Students Campaign for Higher Education on Capitol Hill Spring Break
Student Government leaders from The University of Texas at Austin are forgoing sun, sand and the slopes for Capitol Hill during their spring vacation, March 13-16, for the third annual 'SG in DC' program.March 8 University of Texas at Austin Physicists Slow and Control Supersonic Helium Beam
The speed of a beam of helium atoms can be controlled and slowed using an 'atomic paddle' much as a tennis player uses a racquet to control tennis balls, physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.March 7 Prototype Space Probe Prepares to Explore Earth's Deepest Sinkhole
Scientists return this week to the world's deepest known sinkhole, Cenote Zacaton in Mexico, to resume tests of a NASA-funded robot called DEPTHX, designed to survey and explore for life in one of Earth's most extreme regions and potentially in outer space.March 5 The University of Texas at Austin First Siren System Test Set for March 7
The University of Texas at Austin will conduct the first test of a new outdoor siren warning system at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7.March 5 Parenting and Child Development Experts to Highlight University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Event
Parenting and child development experts T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua Sparrow will deliver a seminar on 'Building Supports for Today's Families' March 22 at The University of Texas at Austin.March 5 School of Architecture Lecturer Awarded $17,500 Gabriel Prize for Study in France
This year's Gabriel Prize, a $17,500 grant for the study of classical architecture and landscape in France, has been awarded to Joyce Rosner, lecturer in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin.March 1 Professor Receives National Gracie Award for Film about Girl Scout Troop
Ellen Spiro, associate professor in the Department of Radio-TV-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, has been recognized with a national Gracie Award for her documentary, 'Troop 1500-Girl Scouts Beyond Bars,' which follows a Texas girl scout troop whose mothers are in prison.March 1 Sediment Wedge Key to Glacial Environmental Stability, Geosciences Team Reports in New Research Paper
A wedge of sediment, pushed up by glacial movement, may be a buffer against moderate sea-level rise, pointing to ocean temperature rise as the key factor in glacial retreat, according to two papers published today (March 1) in Science Express drawing on data gathered by Ginny Catania, a research associate at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences.March 1 Law School Hosts Symposium on 2003 Congressional Redistricting in Texas
The University of Texas School of Law will host a symposium on Friday, March 2, about the 2003 Congressional redistricting in Texas, which is also the focus of a new book by adjunct Law Professor Steve Bickerstaff. The event is free and open to the public.
