May 31 School of Information Gets Major Gift Commitment from Former Texas Supreme Court Justice
Former Supreme Court of Texas Justice William Wayne Kilgarlin has made a major planned gift commitment to endow the teaching of conservation and preservation at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information.May 31 University Professors Examine Race and Gender with Teachers Preparing for First Class at Ann Richards School
Professors from The University of Texas at Austin will explore educational issues such as racial stereotypes and gender biases with teachers at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders.May 30 Memorial Service Scheduled for Saturday, June 2 for Linguistics Professor Carlota S. Smith
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 2 at The University of Texas at Austin's alumni center for Professor Carlota S. Smith of the Department of Linguistics who died Thursday, May 24, at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer.May 30 Our "More Fun Equals Less Good" Intuition Affects Buying Decisions, Weigh Loss Goals, Even Happiness
Raj Raghunathan, assistant marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, has been awarded a $442,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant for his ongoing research in consumer behavior.May 25 Performing Arts Center Director Pebbles Wadsworth Named Honorary Texan by 80th Texas State Legislature
The 80th Texas Legislature celebrated the achievements of The University of Texas Performing Arts Center (PAC) Director Pebbles Wadsworth Thursday, May 24 with an official reception at the Texas State Capitol and proclamation from State Representative Edmund Kuempel.May 23 Texas Astronomers Discover Multi-Planet System Around Unexpected Star; May Alter Theories of Planet Formation
University of Texas at Austin astronomers William Cochran and Michael Endl, working with graduate students Robert Wittenmyer and Jacob Bean, have used the 9.2-meter Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory to discover a system of two Jupiter-like planets orbiting a star whose composition might seem to rule out planet formation. This NASA-funded study has implications for theories of planet formation.May 22 New Research Reveals Depressed Individuals Linger Longer on Negative Images
When presented with a series of photographs ranging from neutral to distressing, people who are depressed spend more time focused on negative images, according to research at The University of Texas at Austin.May 22 TACC Summer Supercomputing Institute Registration Is Under Way
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin will host a five-day Summer Supercomputing Institute from Aug. 13-17. The Institute will provide researchers with an intensive introduction to using TACC's computing resources, including high performance computing (HPC) systems, visualization systems and advanced display environments, massive storage systems and grid computing technologies.May 21 Student-programmed Autonomous Car Advances to Next Stage of "Urban Challenge" Race
Marvin, an 'autonomous' Isuzu SUV programmed with the help of computer science undergraduates from The University of Texas at Austin, is one of 53 vehicles selected to advance to the next stage of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) 2007 'Urban Challenge' race, the agency announced on May 11.May 21 Oshinsky Tells Graduates They're Well Equipped to Find Solutions to Problems Facing Society
Wars, disease and genocide are among the problems facing college graduates who will become our nation’s leaders in the years ahead. The problems are ominous, but the good news is that they are no more ominous than those faced by previous generations of Americans, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky told graduating students Saturday, May 19, at The University of Texas at Austin.May 21 Construction of University Co-op Campus Center to Begin This Summer at The University of Texas Elementary School Campus
The University Co-operative Society has donated $150,000 toward the construction of a new University Co-op Campus Center for The University of Texas Elementary School at 2200 East Sixth St. Construction of the 1,800-square-foot facility will begin this summer.May 17 Center for American History Receives $3 Million Endowment
Former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. has established a $3 million endowment at the Center for American History to support programs, projects, collection acquisitions, or publications in Texas history.
