Aug. 14 TACC Launches Global Academic Supercomputing Consortium to Work toward Solving Global Science Problems
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced it has launched an international collaboration created to support the use of advanced computational technologies in solving the world's most challenging science and engineering problems.Aug. 14 Payne and Granof to Receive Prestigious Civitatis Award
Professors Shelley Payne and Michael Granof of The University of Texas at Austin have been selected to receive the 2006-07 Civitatis Award, one of the highest honors bestowed upon members of the university. William Powers Jr., president of the university, will present the awards at a recognition ceremony on campus during the 2007-08 academic year.Aug. 14 University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Ph.D. Student Gets$93,000 Fellowship to Improve Health of Caregivers for People With Dementia
A clinical nurse specialist and Ph.D. student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a three-year, $93,000 fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health for research on improving health of caregivers for people with dementia.Aug. 14 Bubble-based Technology to Test, Treat Eyes Being Developed with $1.6 Million
By bouncing sound waves off tiny bubbles generated inside eye tissue, a biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin is developing a new tool that could improve the outcome of laser eye surgery and address common eye conditions.Aug. 13 Batter Out: Umpires Likely to Favor Pitchers of the Same Race or Ethnicity; Game Attendance and Electronic Monitoring Mitigate Behavior
Umpires for Major League Baseball are more likely to call strikes in favor of pitchers who share their race or ethnicity, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.Aug. 9 Self-Driving SUV Advances to DARPA Urban Challenge Semifinals
Marvin, a self-driving Isuzu SUV programmed by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists and members of Austin Robot Technology (ART), passed a recent driving test and will advance to the semifinals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) 2007 Urban Challenge race.Aug. 9 Global Moot Corp® Winners to Open NASDAQ Stock Market
Winners of the 2007 Global Moot Corp Competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin will open the NASDAQ stock market Friday, Aug. 10 in New York City at 9:30 a.m. EDT.Aug. 9 School of Journalism Publications Win Honors in National College Publication Contest
Two student-produced publications from the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin have earned top prizes in a national competition.Aug. 6 Nanoparticle Technique Could Lead to Improved Semiconductors Show Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin
Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin.Aug. 3 Professor Receives National Award for Service in Librarianship
Barbara Immroth, professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected as the 2007 winner of the American Library Association (ALA) Beta Phi Mu Award.Aug. 2 Bridge Safety Expert Available for Comment on Minneapolis Steel Bridge Collapse
University of Texas at Austin structural engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering are available to discuss bridge safety issues related to the collapse yesterday of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis.Aug. 2 Bureau of Economic Geology Plays Leading Role in Texas' Quest for FutureGen
The University of Texas Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) has been a leading contributor to Texas' effort to host the $1.5 billion FutureGen project.
