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  • Feb. 16Spring 2009 Total Enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin Increases for Hispanic, African American and Foreign Students
    Total enrollment in spring 2009 increased slightly for Hispanic, African American and foreign students compared to the 2008 spring semester at The University of Texas at Austin, a preliminary report shows.
  • Feb. 16Professor Karl Galinsky Receives $965,000 Max Planck Award for Humanities Research
    Karl Galinsky, the Floyd A. Cailloux Centennial Professor of Classics and Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a 2009 Max Planck Research Award for International Cooperation for his study of history and memory.
  • Feb. 11Activist Scholarship Conference to be Held Feb. 20-21
    The sixth annual Abriendo Brecha Activist Scholarship Conference, an annual event at The University of Texas at Austin that focuses on research and creative intellectual work in alignment with communities, organizations, movements and networks working for social justice, will be held Feb. 20-21. It is organized by the Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement (TICE) [...]
  • Feb. 10Charles Breithaupt Named UIL Executive Director
    Dr. Charles Breithaupt has been named executive director of the University Interscholastic League (UIL) after a nationwide search conducted by The University of Texas at Austin. Breithaupt is the seventh executive director in the 100-year history of UIL, following Dr. Bill Farney's retirement Jan. 30. Breithaupt served as associate director and director of athletics for the [...]
  • Feb. 10Incoming ALA President Talks Libraries at Benson Collection
    President-Elect of the American Library Association (ALA) Camila Alire will present a talk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. This event is free and open to the public. The presentation, "Library Advocacy from the Front Line," is sponsored by [...]
  • Feb. 10New Happiness Research Demonstrates When Material Items Are the Best Option
    It matters whether you give your loved one a material gift or an experience for Valentine's Day, say researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis. Past research has shown that opting for shared experiences such as vacations and theatre tickets will lead to more long-term happiness [...]
  • Feb. 10Center Gets Almost $1 Million to Study Community College Students
    The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Community College Student Engagement has received almost $1 million in grants to expand its efforts to use student feedback and data to promote community college students' academic success. MetLife Foundation and Houston Endowment, Inc. awarded the two grants. The $350,000 grant from MetLife Foundation will allow the Center to [...]
  • Feb. 10University of Texas Students Compete for $12,000 in Prizes in Business School's "Next Top Major" Video Competition
    Students from across The University of Texas at Austin will be vying for more than $12,000 in prize money in the McCombs' Next Top Major competition, an online video competition where voters from across cyberspace will help decide the outcome. Thirty-six teams composed of 108 undergraduate students have entered the competition. Their mission is to create [...]



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