Sept. 13 September Health Notes: Alcohol and Drug Addiction
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to discuss issues, from addiction recovery to Americans' perceptions of drug addicts.Sept. 13 Juvenile Justice Task Force Releases Report Defining New Juvenile Correctional Rehabilitation System
A blue-ribbon task force on juvenile justice, chaired by a University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work professor, recommends community-based programs and specialized treatment for juvenile offenders and families.Sept. 12 Division of Diversity and Community Engagement Celebrates Expansion, Sept. 17 Through Oct. 19
The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement will host a series of special events Sept. 17 through Oct. 19 to celebrate the expansion and reorganization of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 12 Texas Executive Education Opens Energy Finance Program in Houston
The University of Texas at Austin will offer an innovative Energy Finance Certificate (EFC) program at its Federal Reserve Bank campus in Houston, beginning this fall.Sept. 11 Hogg Foundation Director King Davis Will Leave Position Next Year
Dr. King Davis, executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin since 2003, will leave his position at the conclusion of his contract next year.Sept. 10 College of Liberal Arts Appoints Director of Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies
Robert H. Abzug, the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History at The University of Texas at Austin, will lead the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, a center established in 2006 with a $6 million challenge grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.Sept. 10 Langlois Appointed Vice Provost at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Judith H. Langlois, a leading researcher in children's social development who recently served as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts, has been appointed vice provost at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 6 The Belo Foundation, Philanthropists Commit $15 Million to The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication
The Belo Foundation of Dallas, Robert W. and Maureen H. Decherd (BA '73), and the estate of James M. Moroney Jr. (BA '43) and the Jim and Lynn Moroney Family Foundation have pledged $15 million to establish the Belo Center for New Media at The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication.Sept. 6 University of Texas at Austin Study Shows Pharmacies Slow to be Reimbursed by Medicare Part D Plans
While the new Medicare Part D drug program is helping seniors with prescription drug coverage, it is financially hurting many pharmacies because of continued slow reimbursement, a University of Texas at Austin researcher says.Sept. 6 Noted Chemistry Professor Mike White Dies
Dr. John 'Mike' White, a university distinguished teaching professor and the Robert A. Welch Chair in Materials Chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, died on Aug. 31 while visiting his son in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was 68 years old.Sept. 5 New Language Flagship Program Meets Critical Need for Arabic Speakers
Responding to the critical need for advanced Arabic speakers in the United States, The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Middle Eastern Studies has established a National Flagship Language Program in Arabic. The National Security Education Program awarded the university more than $700,000 to establish the program.Sept. 4 University of Texas at Austin Film Student Wins Prestigious Princess Grace Award
Maru Buendia-Senties, a graduate student in the Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named a Princess Grace Award winner in the film category. She is the fourth University of Texas at Austin film student to be recognized by the Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
