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Dec. 11 TACC Ramping Up Staff to Deploy Ranger, Increase Support for TeraGrid Resources
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.Dec. 7 Blanton Museum of Art Announces Departure of Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art at The University of Texas at Austin
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 [...]Dec. 7 New Museum Studies Portfolio Program Introduced at The University of Texas at Austin
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.Dec. 7 Most Ancient Case of Tuberculosis Found in 500,000-Year-Old Human; Evidence Suggests Vitamin D Deficiency Endangers Migrating Populations
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.Dec. 6 National Archives Honors Presidential Timeline, Commends Unique Vision of Creator
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.Dec. 6 University of Texas at Austin Graduate Earns One of 37 National Marshall Scholarships
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.Dec. 6 UT Libraries Introduce "Widgets" Page to Provide Tools for the Web Savvy
Just in time for end-of-semester projects, the University of Texas Libraries has introduced a page of tools that make finding and using information on the Web a lot easier.Dec. 6 Dempster Named College of Fine Arts Dean at The University of Texas at Austin
Douglas Dempster, acting interim dean of the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin since fall 2006 and senior associate dean of the college since 2001, has been appointed dean of the college.Dec. 5 Texas Astronomer Makes First Ground-Based Detection of Extra-Solar Planet Atmosphere, Using Hobby-Eberly Telescope
University of Texas at Austin astronomer and Hubble Fellow Seth Redfield has used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at McDonald Observatory to make the first ground-based detection of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.Dec. 5 Songs of the Season, Orange Santa to Bring Holiday Festivities to The University of Texas at Austin, Friday, Dec. 7
Songs of the Season, a holiday sing-along at The University of Texas at Austin at noon Friday, Dec. 7, will bring students, faculty and together on the West Mall steps of the Main Building to celebrate the holiday season and the generosity of people who have contributed toward the university's Orange Santa gift program.Dec. 5 The Regional Foundation Library Joins the Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement
The Regional Foundation Library has left the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health's sponsorship to join the Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.
