Media Advisories
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March 24 Internationally Recognized Leader in Hardware Architecture and Analysis in HPC Joins TACC
John McCalpin, an internationally recognized expert in high performance computing (HPC) hardware architecture and analysis, has joined the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) as a research scientist to work in application performance on microprocessors of diverse architectures, TACC has announced.March 24 Texas Exes Announce New Scholarship Program
The Texas Exes, the alumni association for The University of Texas at Austin, has announced the launch of a new scholarship program, the 40 Acres Scholars. The program will be the largest merit-based scholarship program on the university campus.March 24 University of Texas at Austin Group, Air Force Incorporate Social Networking into Training Course
University and military researchers are proposing new approaches for Air Force leadership and teamwork training at the Squadron Officer School (SOS) at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.March 23 Physical Education Expert Wins Top National Award
Physical education expert Dr. Dolly Lambdin has been awarded the Physical Education Teacher Education Honor Award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), the national authority in physical education and leader in setting the standard for practice in sport and physical activity.March 23 Former "Strongest Woman in the World" Inducted Into National Fitness Hall of Fame
Dr. Jan Todd, who set more than 60 national and world records in women's power lifting and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records for over a decade, has been inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Todd is the Roy. J. McLean Fellow in Sport History at The University of Texas at [...]March 23 Journalists, Scholars from Around the Globe to Discuss State of Online Journalism, April 17-18
Journalists, news industry executives and academics from the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America will be on The University of Texas at Austin campus to discuss the state of online journalism today and debate what the future holds at the 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism April 17-18.March 23 African, African-American and Native-American Literature Collection Acquired By Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired a collection of African, African-American and Native-American literature from Charles R. Larson, a professor at American University who is highly regarded for his work on African and Third World writers.March 23 New Survey Findings Urge Community Colleges to "Imagine Success"
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE), a national assessment of community and technical colleges, released its 2009 survey findings in a report that reveals even though almost 70 percent of students express a strong intent to succeed and high aspirations, around half are dropping out of school before their second year.March 23 Scholarship Offerings in Tough Economic Times From The University of Texas at Austin
To continue attracting students to the master's degree program in technology commercialization (MSTC), a one-year graduate degree offered by The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute, scholarships are now available to all university employees.March 23 Harry Ransom Center's Web Exhibition Explores Work of Novelist Sanora Babb
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has introduced the Web exhibition "Sanora Babb: Stories From the American High Plains," which highlights the work of American novelist Sanora Babb (1907-2005). Babb drew on the natural beauty of the American High Plains and the difficult conditions of [...]March 19 Shepard Fairey Mural Postponed
The Landmarks art project to create a mural by street artist Shepard Fairey has been postponed until further notice. The work was intended for the Art Building (ART) at The University of Texas at Austin and would have been created today (March 19).
