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Oct. 14

Art exhibition opening at Creative Research Lab

Oct. 16

University of Texas Child Care Center Earns Accreditation
The University of Texas Child Development Center's San Jacinto location has earned accreditation from the National Accreditation Commission (NAC).

Oct. 15

Law Professor Ernest Smith Receives Massey Teaching Excellence Award
Ernest E. Smith, the Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law, is the recipient of the 2008-2010 Massey Teaching Excellence Award, Larry Sager, dean of The University of Texas Law School, has announced.

Oct. 14

Six Are Named Distinguished Alumni at The University of Texas at Austin
The Texas Exes have announced the 2008 University of Texas at Austin Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. The six alumni who will be given the Distinguished Alumnus Award are being recognized for distinguishing themselves professionally and through service to the university.

Oct. 13

New Fossil Reveals Primates Lingered in Texas; Climate Provided Refuge for Diminishing Population
More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk, physical anthropologist at The University of Texas at Austin.

Oct. 13

School of Information Selected by Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Partnership Foundation to Host Inaugural Virtual World Competition
The Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Partnership Foundation has selected the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin to host the inaugural Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur (CASE) grant program for an online virtual world project that serves the community and contributes to student learning.

Oct. 13

Pioneering Engineer Elected into Prestigious Institute of Medicine
Nicholas A. Peppas was elected today to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, becoming the first faculty member from The University of Texas at Austin to receive this honor—the highest recognition a scientist or engineer in the medical sciences can receive in the United States.

Oct. 13

World's Largest Physical Culture Collection Gets $1 Million and 25 New Artifacts
The world's largest physical culture collection, located in the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $1 million gift from physical fitness icons Joe and Betty Weider, along with their pledge to donate around 25 unique paintings and sculptures from their personal collection.

Oct. 13

Newly Transformed Visualization Lab Will Aid Researchers on University Campus
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has unveiled one of the most powerful visualization environments in the world in a newly transformed laboratory space on The University of Texas at Austin's main campus.

Oct. 13

Harrington Fellows Program Names 14 Faculty and Graduate Fellows
The Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, one of the most well-endowed visiting scholar and graduate fellow programs in the nation, and the most prestigious fellowship program at The University of Texas at Austin, begins its eighth year with a new group of 14 outstanding scholars.

Oct. 10

Journalism Students Contribute to Political Web Site, Analyze Campaign Coverage on the Web
Journalism students at The University of Texas at Austin are producing content for a non-partisan political Web site that provides an unbiased look at the presidential candidates and their campaigns.

Oct. 9

ExxonMobil Gives $190,000 in Departmental Grants to The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin has received $190,000 from the Exxon Mobil Corporation to support the McCombs School of Business, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, School of Law, College of Natural Sciences and LBJ School of Public Affairs. Including this gift, ExxonMobil has contributed more than $39 million in total philanthropic [...]

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