Media Advisories
| Oct. 9 | Researchers examine environmental, climate change |
| Oct. 3 | Hook the Vote aims to register voters on campus |
Oct. 9 Blanton Museum of Art Poised to Become Largest University Museum in the United States
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin will become the largest university museum in the United States when it opens its Edgar A. Smith Building in November.Oct. 8 RNA Molecules, Delivery System Improve Vaccine Responses, Effectiveness
A novel delivery system that could lead to more efficient and more disease-specific vaccines against infectious diseases has been developed by biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.Oct. 7 New School of Human Ecology Established, Will Enable Growth of Education and Research Programs
The new School of Human Ecology has been established at The University of Texas at Austin, a change in status for a long-standing department at the university.Oct. 6 Experts Available for Stories Related to Halloween, Dia de los Muertos
University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to discuss a range of topics related to Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), including ghosts, folklore, the occult, phobias, vampires and witchcraft.Oct. 6 Pre-Kindergarten Students' Science Savvy to be Studied With NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded almost $2 million, its first grant focusing specifically on what four-year-olds know about science, to The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Science and Mathematics Education.Oct. 6 Children Aware of White Male Monopoly on White House; Youngest Citizens Say Exclusion Due to Voter Prejudice
Challenging the idea that children live in a color or gender blind world, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals most elementary-school-age children are aware there has been no female, African-American or Hispanic President of the United States. And, many of the children attribute the lack of representation to discrimination.Oct. 2 Loss of Control Leads People to Seek Order Through Superstition, Ritual
Individuals who lack control seek to find and impose order in the world through superstition, rituals and conspiratorial explanations, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin and published in Science.Oct. 2 Health Notes: Depression and Prevention During the Holidays
October is National Depression Education and Awareness Month and researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss topics ranging from preventing suicidal behavior to diagnosing and treating clinical depression.Oct. 1 Hogg Foundation Awards 27 Bilingual Scholarships to Increase Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in Texas
In what is believed to be the first statewide program of its kind, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has awarded 27 bilingual scholarships to narrow the gap between the need for Spanish-language mental health services in Texas and the availability of trained professionals to meet those needs.Oct. 1 New $5 Million Grant to Fund Research Advances in Solar and Other Renewable Energy Technologies
The Center for Electrochemistry (CEC) at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $5 million grant from the Houston-based Welch Foundation to start the Renewable Energy Initiative (REI), a multi-disciplinary, collaborative effort to promote advances in renewable energy technologies.
