Yearly Archives: 2007

University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to discuss a range of topics related to Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), including, ghosts, folklore, the occult, phobias, vampires and witchcraft.

The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Language Technology Center (TLTC) is employing the latest multimedia technology and social networking software to create 21st century language-learning tools. Podcasts, blogs and interactive online materials are quickly replacing traditional textbooks and audiotapes.

As Texas' electric grid operator prepares to add power lines for carrying future wind-generated energy, an electrical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin is developing improved methods for determining the extent to which power from a wind farm can displace a conventional power plant, and how best to regulate varying wind power.

Teaching the children of Texas languages in addition to English will be imperative for the state's workforce of the near future to compete for the best jobs, according to a new report by The University of Texas at Austin's 2007 Texas Language Summit Project.

The application process has begun for the 2008-09 research fellowships sponsored by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 2007 Gold Leaf Award for Landscape Beautification by the Texas Community Forestry Awards Program for the preservation of the 16 live oaks transplanted in the renovation of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

A modified plastic material greatly improves the ability to separate global warming-linked carbon dioxide from natural gas as the gas is prepared for use, according to engineers at The University of Texas at Austin who have analyzed the new plastic's performance.

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin holds the archive of Doris Lessing, the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.1 million Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program grant by the U.S. Department of Education to increase enrollment of underrepresented groups in graduate programs.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss the illness, from women's body perceptions to the connection between emotions and physical healing.