Monthly Archives: April 2009
Top Army ROTC Cadet Will Participate in National Security Seminar, April 15-17
April 8, 2009
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.
Recent Rains a Boon for Wildflowers, Especially Hardier, Late Bloomers
April 7, 2009
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.
Undergraduate biologist’s tuberculosis research could help Afghanistan combat a crippling disease
April 6, 2009
Resistance Fighter: When Grace Eckhoff went to Afghanistan last summer to study multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) infection rates, it was a kind of return to her childhood. Eckhoff, who's now a third-year biology major, grew up in Haiti, where her parents were doctors at a small hospital. While her parents were working, she'd often pass the time playing with the kids in the chronic illness ward, most of whom had tuberculosis. They were being treated there, rather than at home, precisely to preempt the development of drug resistant strains of tuberculosis.
Outstanding High School Students from Weslaco and Edinburg, Texas Named Migrant Students of the Year at The University of Texas at Austin
April 6, 2009
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.
Libraries Staff Honored by Texas Library Association
April 6, 2009
Staff members of the University of Texas Libraries have been honored for their work in information literacy.
Ransom Center Hosts Marathon Reading of “Shake-speares Sonnets”
April 6, 2009
Event: In a special Poetry on the Plaza event in honor of National Poetry Month and the 400th anniversary of the publication of "Shake-speares Sonnets," Shakespearean scholars, poets, actors and students will read the entirety of the 1609 volume, including all of the sonnets and "A Lover's Complaint." Cake will be served at this free… » Continue Reading
TACC Introduces New System for Data-Intensive Computing and Storage
April 6, 2009
"Corral," a system for data-intensive computing and storage, is the newest resource to be deployed by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin.
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Family Wellness Center Gets $83,220 Grant from Austin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
April 3, 2009
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Family Wellness Center has received a $83,220 grant from the Austin Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Honors Day Recognizes Academic Achievement at The University of Texas at Austin Saturday, April 4
April 3, 2009
The 61st Annual Honors Day celebration at The University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, April 4, will honor the academic accomplishments of 6,590 students during two ceremonies in the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Concert Hall.
Government Professor Sean Theriault Selected by Friar Society for Teaching Excellence Award, University’s Largest Undergraduate Teaching Honor
April 3, 2009
Associate Professor of Government Sean Theriault was awarded the 2009-10 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship by The University of Texas at Austin Friar Society on Wednesday, April 1.
