Monthly Archives: Dec. 2007
With close look at Mexico, government professor explains why powerful parties lose reins of power
Dec. 12, 2007
The bottom-line message of Kenneth Greene's book, "Why Dominant Parties Lose: Mexico's Democratization in Comparative Perspective," is laid out right there on the cover. It shows a poster that looks like a ballot with a box for Mexico's long dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) marked with an "X." Next to it is a man pulling… » Continue Reading
When She’s Turned On, Some of Her Genes Turn Off
Dec. 11, 2007
When a female is attracted to a male, entire suites of genes in her brain turn on and off, show biologists from The University of Texas at Austin studying swordtail fish.
Ransom Center Acquires Tim O’Brien Archive
Dec. 11, 2007
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the archive of writer Tim O'Brien, author of such memorable works as "The Things They Carried" (1980) and "Going After Cacciato" (1978), for which O'Brien received the National Book Award in 1979.
TACC Ramping Up Staff to Deploy Ranger, Increase Support for TeraGrid Resources
Dec. 11, 2007
The "Ranger" supercomputer, funded by the National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure as the first of the new Track2 HPC acquisitions, is scheduled to be in full production at the Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC) in January 2008.
Blanton Museum of Art Announces Departure of Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art at The University of Texas at Austin
Dec. 7, 2007
Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, curator of Latin American Art for the Blanton Museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed director of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) and will leave the Blanton March 31, 2008 to accept this appointment at the CPPC, an extensive and internationally acclaimed collection of art from Latin… » Continue Reading
New Museum Studies Portfolio Program Introduced at The University of Texas at Austin
Dec. 7, 2007
The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin will offer next fall a new graduate program, the Portfolio in Museum Studies, that will allow master’s and doctoral students enrolled in any school or college at the university to develop a concentration related to the practices and cultural significance of museums.
Most Ancient Case of Tuberculosis Found in 500,000-Year-Old Human; Evidence Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency Endangers Migrating Populations
Dec. 7, 2007
Although most scientists believe tuberculosis emerged only several thousand years ago, new research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals the most ancient evidence of the disease has been found in a 500,000-year-old human fossil from Turkey.
National Archives Honors Presidential Timeline, Commends Unique Vision of Creator
Dec. 6, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin's "Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century" was honored on Nov. 28 with an award from the Archivist of the United States.
University of Texas at Austin Graduate Earns One of 37 National Marshall Scholarships
Dec. 6, 2007
The Marshall Scholarship program has awarded University of Texas at Austin alumnus Zain Yoonas a two-year scholarship to study modern Middle Eastern studies at the University of Oxford.
Students Solve Environmental Challenges with Robots During First LEGO League Tournament
Dec. 6, 2007
EVENT: More than 500 elementary and middle school students will compete in engineering challenges in the fourth annual Central Texas FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournament attended by state Sen. Kirk Watson and others.
