Media Advisories
| Nov. 3 | FCC chairman to speak Nov. 7 |
| Nov. 3 | Professors examine U.S. economic crisis |
| Nov. 3 | Ransom Center hosts public programs in November |
| Nov. 3 | Theatre and Dance presents "Still Life with Iris" |
Nov. 10 Noted Spanish Author to Provide Lecture, Reading
Spanish novelist, poet, playwright and filmmaker Vicente Molina Foix will visit The University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Wednesday, Nov. 12 to participate in events relating to his work.Nov. 10 Creating Sustainable Landscapes Focus of First Comprehensive Report
The Sustainable Sites Initiative, a partnership that includes The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, invites public comment today on a new report that offers the most comprehensive set of voluntary guidelines yet developed for sustainable landscapes.Nov. 10 University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M Turn Thanksgiving Day Rivalry into Special Fundraising Effort
The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University are engaged in a fundraising competition that will culminate on Thanksgiving when the schools' football teams meet in their annual game.Nov. 6 2008 Flair Symposium Webcast: "Creating a Usable Past: Writers, Archives and Institutions"
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, will webcast the Fleur Cowles Flair Symposium, "Creating a Usable Past: Writers, Archives and Institutions," from Nov. 13 to 15.Nov. 6 Dr. Alba Ortiz Selected to Receive Prestigious 2008 Civitatis Award
Dr. Alba Ortiz, a nationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on the education of bilingual students with special needs, has been selected to receive the 2008 Civitatis Award from The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 4 State Officials to Address Implications of the 2008 Election at Conference at The University of Texas at Austin, Nov. 6
The Center for Politics and Governance (CPG) at the LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a day-long conference of elected officials and political observers to analyze the implications of the 2008 election results, "Who's Right? Who's Left? What's Next? Texas Politics and Policy Beyond 2008," Nov. 6 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference [...]Nov. 3 $500,000 Award to Fight Clandestine Nuclear Activity
As part of a broad international effort to eliminate the testing of nuclear weapons, engineers at The University of Texas at Austin were awarded $511,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to research better methods for monitoring and detecting covert nuclear tests.Nov. 3 Gender Equity Task Force Report Recommends Creation of Plan to Eliminate Faculty Gender Inequity
The Gender Equity Task Force, created by the provost of The University of Texas at Austin in March 2007, has recommended in its report that the university develop and enact a 5-10 year gender equity plan to "reduce or eliminate faculty gender inequity—specifically with respect to hiring, promotion, salaries and governance."
