Daily Archives: Dec. 18, 2007

Law School Clinic Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Major Juvenile Justice Case

Dec. 18, 2007

The Supreme Court Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law filed Monday (Dec. 17) a certiorari petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the sentence of a South Carolina prisoner, Chris Pittman, who is serving a 30-year term without parole for an offense he committed when he was 12 years…   » Continue Reading

Global Satellite Mission Recognized for Improving Understanding of Earth’s Water Changes

Dec. 18, 2007

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission operated by the Center for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin has received the prestigious William T. Pecora Award for outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth through remote sensing.

Norman Mailer Papers Open to Researchers, Students and Public on Jan. 3

Dec. 18, 2007

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin opens the “Norman Mailer Papers,” more than 1,000 boxes of materials, to researchers, students and the public on Thursday, Jan. 3.