April 18 Ransom Center Acquires David Mamet Papers
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the papers of playwright, writer and film director David Mamet, author of more than 50 plays and 25 screenplays that have earned him a Pulitzer Prize, Oscar nominations and a Tony Award.April 18 University of Texas at Austin Speech Team Earns Third Consecutive National Title at Tournament
TThe University of Texas at Austin Speech Team earned a fifth national title in Impromptu Speaking at the 2007 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament. The team placed second in the Team Sweepstakes category.April 18 Cheaper, Potentially Better Disease Treatments Expected from Faster Approach to Developing Therapeutic Antibodies
A method of mass-producing disease-fighting antibodies entirely within bacteria has been developed by a research group at The University of Texas at Austin.April 18 Center for American History Co-sponsored Documentary Wins International 2007 Silver Hugo Television Award
AUSTIN, Texas—"Last Best Hope: A True Story of Escape, Evasion and Remembrance," a PBS documentary film made possible in part by the Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, recently received a Silver Award in the documentary/history category at the 43rd annual Hugo Awards for Excellence in Television ceremony in Chicago. The [...]April 17 The University of Texas at Austin Darkens Tower in Remembrance of Virginia Tech Shooting Victims
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will be darkened this evening (April 17) and will remain dark through Thursday night (April 19) in remembrance of the victims of the shooting incident yesterday at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.April 17 High-performance Computing Sites Unite to Form the Dell XL HPC Consortium
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) and the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) last week hosted the inaugural meeting of the Dell XL HPC Consortium (Dell XL), the first user group of its kind to focus on the large-scale use of Dell HPC solutions. The meeting took place on April 10 and 11 in TACC's new building in Austin.April 16 CarMax Founder and Wife Bolster Plan II Study Abroad Program with $1 Million Gift
Carmax founder Austin Ligon and his wife, Samornmitr 'Pan' Lamsam, have donated $1 million to the Plan II Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin.April 16 University of Texas at Austin Faculty Recognized by Texas Legislature
Two University of Texas at Austin faculty members will be recognized by the Texas Legislature April 18 for their involvement with Girl Scout Troop 1500, a program for women in prison and their daughters.April 16 Farm Worker Advocate Dolores Huerta Will Speak at Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony April 23
Dr. Dolores Huerta, a national advocate for farm worker rights, will speak to high school children of migrant families from throughout Texas at 11:30 a.m. on April 23 during the 20th Migrant Student Recognition Ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin.April 13 Four Liberal Arts Professors Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
The Guggenheim Foundation has awarded 2007 fellowships to four College of Liberal Arts professors at The University of Texas at Austin. The professors are among 189 artists, scholars and scientists selected from 2,800 applicants for awards totaling $7.6 million.April 12 "State of African Americans in Texas" is Focus of Legislative Summit During 21st Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium in Austin April 26-27
The University of Texas at Austin's 21st Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights April 26-27 will include state legislators and senators participating in an African American Legislative Summit focusing on the 'State of African Americans in Texas.'April 11 Complex Flows of Turbulence Visualized by University of Texas at Austin Researchers
The convoluted tangle describing turbulence has been visualized for the first time by a group of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
