Yearly Archives: 2008

The College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin has received more than $1.5 million from the Cain Foundation to endow the Wofford Denius Chair in Entertainment Studies and establish a Creativity Fund to support graduate and undergraduate student work in filmmaking, digital narrative, music videos, photojournalism and visual advertising.

Check out new blogs about University of Texas at Austin research and books: the research blog, Further Findings, and the blog about university-related books, ShelfLife@Texas. WE'RE TAKING A SURVEY ABOUT THE RESEARCH ALERT The Office of the Vice President for Research would like to know if the Research Alert is meeting the needs of those…   » Continue Reading

A university provost, a national magazine editor, the Texas director of nursing, corporate executives and several outstanding faculty members and administrators will be among the keynote speakers for convocation ceremonies Dec. 6 and 7 at The University of Texas at Austin.

Event: The University of Texas at Austin will hold a news conference to announce the naming of one of its research units. President William Powers Jr. will make the announcement. When: 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1. Where: Main Building, Room 212. (Members of the news media should stop at the guard booth at the 24th…   » Continue Reading

With the festive holiday season comes an abundance of parties and family gatherings filled with feasts and tempting treats. Although a few extra pounds gained during the holidays may seem harmless, the extra weight gain may lead to obesity later in life. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are available to share insights…   » Continue Reading

On Dec. 7, radio stations across the United States, Mexico, and Central America will broadcast the 5,000th episode of Universo to its 2.22 million listeners nationally and internationally.

Event: The Harry Ransom Center hosts free public programs. When: Various dates throughout December. Where: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets. Background: The Harry Ransom Center presents public programs related to its exhibitions "The Mystique of the Archive" and "A Cabinet of Drawings" and the Center's holdings.…   » Continue Reading

A sociologist in the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $365,000 grant by the National Science Foundation to examine the educational experiences of kindergarten through 12th-grade students with learning disabilities.

Six Texas-based organizations that are working to address timely, meaningful mental health policy issues in the state have received $456,565 in grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health in November to support their projects.

Don't Even Think About It: Former baseball player Ray Knight said, 'Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary' and very succinctly summed up about half of the tenets of sport psychology. Much-loved Longhorn and coaching legend Darrell Royal summed up the other half when he stated, 'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.'