Monthly Archives: June 2008

Research Prizes and Honors [Have you or a colleague won a research-related prize or honor? Let the Research Alert know.] TANYA PAULL BECOMES HHMI INVESTIGATOR, FIRST FOR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Biologist Tanya Paull has become the first faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin to be named a Howard Hughes Medical…   » Continue Reading

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, associate professor in the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin, will be inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' (NAHJ) Hall of Fame next month.

As the United States takes another step this week toward determining who will be on the November ballot, members of the faculty, alumni and staff of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin are playing key roles in a project that brings together the nation's brightest emerging…   » Continue Reading

Event: Structural engineers at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin will test the stability of a full-sized bridge in the event of a complete fracture of a steel girder.

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to receive the 2008 Olmsted Medal for contributions to landscape architecture from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has honored six students with a Dedman Distinguished Scholarship, which provides $13,000 per academic year for four years, as well as supplemental funding for study abroad programs.

Dr. Gregory L. Fenves, international expert in structural engineering and former chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, has been appointed dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

After 30 years in nursing, Debbie Volker has learned if there's one thing people want to do on their own terms, it's die. She tells the story of a weakened, dying woman who just wanted to have her Christmas tree decorated. The woman hung a few ornaments each day, succumbing to cancer a few days before Christmas. But the tree was done. Another patient's request was to be transported by air from Houston to West Texas so he could see his cattle one last time.

Event: The Harry Ransom Center hosts free public programs throughout the summer. When: Various evenings throughout June and July. Where: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets and Jessen Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin. Background: The Harry Ransom Center will present public programs related to…   » Continue Reading

Media education scholars from across the U.S. will come together with experts in gaming, simulations, Second Life, journalism and education to explore the potential of new media for learning at the "New Agendas for Media Literacy" conference June 6 and 7 on The University of Texas at Austin campus.