Media Advisories
Sept. 30 Moncrief Oil International Pledges Gift That Could Total $500 Million for University
Moncrief Oil International, owned and operated by the Richard W. Moncrief family, has pledged a gift to The University of Texas at Austin from the potential proceeds from litigation over the Yuzhno Russkoye gas field in Russia. Depending on the outcome of the litigation, the gift could total as much as $500 million.Sept. 29 University of Texas at Austin Licenses Technology for Nanoparticle Detection to Houston Company
Technology that can determine the concentration of nanomaterials in living tissue has been licensed by The University of Texas at Austin to Houston-based nanoTox Inc.Sept. 29 Hate Crimes Expert to Highlight School of Social Work Lecture Series
Mark Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) Intelligence Project, a hate-crimes watchdog group, will speak at The University of Texas at Austin Oct. 7.Sept. 29 Journalism Student Named Top 10 Scholar by Scripps Howard Foundation
A School of Journalism student at The University of Texas at Austin has been named a 2008 Top 10 Scholar by the Scripps Howard Foundation.Sept. 25 New Graphene-Based Material Clarifies Graphite Oxide Chemistry
A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelectronics, energy storage and production, and transportation such as airplanes and cars, has been created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 23 New Program Equips Inner City Teachers with Unique Skills
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education has introduced an Urban Education Pilot Program, the only one of its kind in Texas, to address the unique challenges and opportunities teachers face in urban schools.Sept. 23 Internship Program Named Example of Excelencia for Strides in Promoting Latino Student Success
The Intellectual Entrepreneurship (IE) Pre-Graduate School Internship Program at The University of Texas at Austin has been named the top Example of Excelencia (example of excellence) at the graduate level by Excelencia in Education, an organization that works to accelerate success in higher education for Latino students.Sept. 23 $12.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant to Fund UTeachEngineering Program for Educators
The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering, College of Natural Sciences and College of Education have been awarded $12.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to prepare educators to teach engineering to Texas high-school students.
