Dec. 23 LBJ School Dean James B. Steinberg Named President-Elect Obama's Deputy Secretary of State Nominee
The following is the news release from the Office of the President-Elect, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008.Dec. 19 Annette Strauss Institute Names Associate Director
Charles R. Courtney, former president and CEO of the Texas Retailers Association, has been named associate director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin.Dec. 19 Ransom Center's Exhibition Celebrates Bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, is commemorating the 2009 bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe, American poet, critic and inventor of the detective story, with the exhibition "From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe."Dec. 19 "The Persian Sensation: The 'Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám' in the West" Explores Popularity of Poem's Translation
The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "The Persian Sensation: The 'Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám' in the West" explores how a translation of a Persian poem went from obscurity to celebrity in British and American culture.Dec. 18 LBJ Faculty Member Jeanne Lambrew to Serve as Deputy Director of Newly Created White House Office of Health Reform
The following is the news release from the Office of the President-Elect, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008.Dec. 18 National Science Organization Honors Four University of Texas at Austin Professors
Four faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).Dec. 18 New Study on 49 National Oil Companies by the World Bank and UT-CEE
Energy analysts at The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Energy Economics (CEE) and the World Bank have completed the first comprehensive database of 49 National Oil Companies (NOCs), titled "A Citizen's Guide to National Oil Companies." The database is complemented by a technical report containing a preliminary analysis and possible interpretation of the [...]Dec. 18 Professor Elected President of UNESCO International Communication Group
Rosental C. Alves, the Knight Chair in Journalism and UNESCO Chair in Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected president of Orbicom, a UNESCO network that links international communication leaders in an effort to affect social justice, democracy and good governance.Dec. 16 University of Texas at Austin to Help Military Families Who Have Children With Disabilities
A new partnership between the Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and the Exceptional Family Member Program in Fort Hood, Texas, has created the Fort Hood Family Support 360 Project to help military families caring for children with disabilities.Dec. 15 University of Texas at Austin President Receives France's Oldest Rank of Chivalry
William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, the most senior of France's Orders of Chivalry, for his work in establishing the French Judicial Visiting Fellowship program at the university.Dec. 15 State Bicycle Survey Reveals Danger Concerns, Cycling Perceptions
Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.Dec. 11 Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Publishes E-book for Journalists in the Americas
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas at Austin has published an e-book, "How to Write for the Web" (Como Escribir para la Web") by Colombian journalist Guillermo Franco.
