Yearly Archives: 2008

Event: The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) will unveil "El Rey," a full-scale stone reproduction of Olmec Colossal Head No. 1. Raúl Arias, president of Universidad Veracruzana, will present the gift to William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, in recognition of the university's commitment to Latin…   » Continue 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.

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.

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.

Please note: This week's Research Alert is devoted to the internal programs offered by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Next week the Research Alert will resume its normal format. Vice President for Research Program News View a complete overview of our internal programs and the Limited Submission Programs. HAMILTON BOOK AUTHOR AWARDS…   » Continue Reading

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.

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.

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…   » Continue Reading

Try a Little Tenderness: This can be a touchy subject, especially for parents, but recent research cautions there's such a thing as too much self-esteem. Many child-rearing books now tentatively suggest it's not necessary for parents to lavish "good job, good job" on their five-year-old when he blows his nose on his sleeve. As it turns out, criminals, bullies and bigots often have high self-esteem.

Event: Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will receive the College of Communication's 2008-09 William Randolph Hearst Fellow Award and will deliver the lecture "Change, Challenge and Opportunity in Today's Telecommunications Marketplace." This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Wade Lee. When: 4:30 p.m., Nov. 7…   » Continue Reading