July 13 University of Texas at Austin Tower Will Be Orange for Lady Bird Johnson
The University of Texas at Austin Tower will be lighted orange on Friday evening, July 13 in memory of Lady Bird Johnson, who died on Wednesday at the age of 94.July 11 College Renamed Cockrell School of Engineering
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System today (July 11) renamed the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin the Cockrell School of Engineering, honoring the late Ernest Cockrell Jr. of Houston, a 1936 graduate of the university who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in petroleum engineering.July 11 Leslie Named Interim Director of the Performing Arts Center
Charles Leslie, former associate director for the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed interim director of the PAC, effective immediately.July 10 School of Information Awarded $1.3 Million from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded two grants totaling more than $1.3 million from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).July 9 Scholars to Examine Journalism and Citizenship in First of "New Agendas Series," July 13-14
Scholars from around the country will convene at The University of Texas at Austin to examine how technology has changed the role of journalism in society in 'Journalism and Citizenship: New Agendas,' the first in a series of academic conferences featuring up-and-coming scholars studying the most important issues in communication.July 5 Do Women Really Talk More than Men? Research Refutes Popular Beliefs
Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day.July 3 Presidential Citation Award Recipients for 2007 to be Honored at The University of Texas at Austin
Hector De Leon, Earnest F. Gloyna and Mrs. Lyndon Baines 'Lady Bird' Johnson have been selected to receive the prestigious Presidential Citation for 2007 awarded by William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin.
