Media Advisories
| April 13 | University co-sponsors clean energy open house |
| April 10 | Fitness, health and sport celebrated at lecture |
| April 6 | Ransom hosts marathon reading of Shakespeare |
April 13 Admissions Applications Rise 35 Percent at Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin saw a 35 percent jump in applications for fall 2009 entry into its master's degree programs compared with fall 2008, the school announced today. For fall 2009, only 130 slots are available for new students.April 10 American Sign Language Performance of "The Vagina Monologues" Marks V-Day 2009
Two American Sign Language (ASL) performances of "The Vagina Monologues" are part of The University of Texas at Austin's participation in this year's V-Day 2009.April 9 SMU Football Star Jerry LeVias Is Keynote Speaker at 23rd Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights
Former Southern Methodist University (SMU) football star Jerry LeVias will present the keynote address for the 23rd Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin.April 9 University of Texas at Austin Raises $1 Million to Fund Charlie Wilson Chair in Pakistan Studies
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has raised $536,000 in response to a $500,000 challenge grant it received from the TLL Temple Foundation of Lufkin, Texas, to support the first privately funded faculty chair in the study of Pakistan.April 9 School of Information Professor Receives First Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Library Association
Dr. Barbara Immroth, professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Library Association (TLA).April 8 Top Army ROTC Cadet Will Participate in National Security Seminar, April 15-17
Theresa D. Ockrassa, selected as the top cadet in the Army ROTC program at The University of Texas at Austin, will participate in the George C. Marshall ROTC Seminar in Lexington, Va., April 15-17.April 7 Recent Rains a Boon for Wildflowers, Especially Hardier, Late Bloomers
Cooler-than-average temperatures and rain in recent weeks should help bluebonnet blooms last longer while boosting the flowering of late spring bloomers, according to a University of Texas at Austin expert at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.April 6 Outstanding High School Students from Weslaco and Edinburg, Texas Named Migrant Students of the Year at The University of Texas at Austin
High school students Deyanira Castillo of Weslaco, Texas, and Amanda Lira of Edinburg, Texas, were named Students of the Year on Monday, April 6 by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program at The University of Texas at Austin.April 6 Libraries Staff Honored by Texas Library Association
Staff members of the University of Texas Libraries have been honored for their work in information literacy.
