Media Advisories
| March 17 | University to announce major gift |
| March 10 | Creator of "The Wire" to give March 18 talk |
| March 6 | "Menopause: The Musical" hits Hogg Auditorium |
March 18 Chemical Engineers Discover New Way To Control Particle Motion Potentially Aiding Micro- and Nano-fluid Systems for Drug Delivery, Sensors, More
A new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological "lab-on-a-chip" applications has been discovered by chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.March 18 School of Music To Be Named for Ernest and Sarah Butler Following $55 Million Gift, Largest at Public Music School
The School of Music in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin will be named for Dr. Ernest and Sarah Butler following the couple's gift of $55 million, the largest single gift for a music school at a public university.March 14 New Director of Student Financial Services Named at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Thomas Melecki, former vice president for the National Student Loan Program (NSLP), has been appointed director of student financial services at The University of Texas at Austin.March 12 Director of Journalism School Appointed Dean of Newhouse School at Syracuse
Lorraine Branham, director of the School of Journalism and the G.B. Dealey Regents Professor at The University of Texas at Austin since 2002, has been named dean of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, effective July 1. The appointment was announced today by Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina.March 10 Major Quilt History Acquisition Announced by Center for American History
The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, an outstanding collection of historically significant quits and quilt history research materials.March 10 University of Texas at Austin Astronomer Is Member of NASA's WMAP Satellite Team Revealing Neutrinos, End of Cosmic Dark Ages, First Second of Universe
NASA is releasing five years of data collected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) team, including University of Texas at Austin astronomer Eiichiro Komatsu, that refines our understanding of the universe and its development.March 7 The University of Texas at Austin Wins $17 Million Grant from Department of Energy for Computational Research
The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin has been selected by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop new computer modeling techniques that can provide more reliable predictions of complex systems.March 6 Education Notes: Religion and Culture Experts
Members of the Christian faith will celebrate Easter, one of the religion's most important holy days, March 23. Christianity scholars and historians at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss religion and culture from a variety of perspectives, from Jesus in popular culture to the origins of the Bible.March 6 Child and Family Laboratory Among First to Earn Rigorous National Accreditation
The Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the first early childhood programs in the nation to earn accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.
