Media Advisories
| April 25 | LBJ School to host conference on Medicare |
April 30 University of Texas at Austin Pharmacy Researcher Receives $2.6 Million to Develop Vaccine Against Ebola Virus
Dr. Maria Croyle, associate professor of pharmaceutics at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, has received $2.6 million to develop a vaccine against Ebola virus infection.April 30 Two University of Texas at Austin Professors Elected Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Two faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.April 30 UT Remembers Begins with Flag Ceremony
The University of Texas at Austin will observe UT Remembers on Friday, May 2, as a day of remembrance honoring 165 members of the university community—students and current and retired faculty and staff—who died during the previous year.April 30 Diversity and Leadership are Focus of Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association’s 2008 Leadership Symposium
The passion that stirs people to become better leaders will be discussed during the 2008 Leadership Symposium presented by the university's Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association May 6 at The University of Texas at Austin.April 29 International Office Director Retires at The University of Texas at Austin
Jerry Wilcox, director of the International Office at The University of Texas at Austin since 1998, has retired.April 29 School of Journalism Offers Course for Journalists “Covering the Latino Community”
The School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin is offering an online course for working journalists on how to incorporate the voices and views of their communities' Latinos into their reporting.April 29 Harry Ransom Center Acquires Rare Plantin Polyglot Bible
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired a rare Plantin Polyglot Bible, containing parallel texts in Hebrew, Greek, Syriac and Aramaic with translations and commentary in Latin.April 28 Thirty-Eight Teams Compete for 25th Global Moot Corp Title
The Global Moot Corp Competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin will celebrate its 25th year when it unfolds Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.April 28 Insulin Pill Possibilities Starting to Gel; Engineer Reports Significant Progress
Insulin pills to replace the injections necessary for those suffering from diabetes appear closer to reality through new research by chemical and biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.April 28 New Center Helps Alleviate Critical Shortage of Children’s Mental Health Services
The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Educational Psychology is partnering with Dell Children's Medical Center to create the Texas Child Study Center. The center will consist of an outpatient clinic that offers children's mental health services, training for mental health professionals and graduate students, intervention services for families and research opportunities for faculty [...]April 28 Resilience Improves Diabetes Self-Management, According to Preliminary Study Results
Resilience expert Dr. Mary Steinhardt has completed the first stage of a diabetes study, the results of which show that coaching classes and resilience-building can help African American adults with type 2 diabetes more successfully self-manage the disease.
