Media Advisories
| May 28 | Ransom presents "Orientalist Silents" film series |
May 27 More than 50 Research Fellowships Awarded by the Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has awarded more than 50 research fellowships for 2009-10. These fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial use of the Center's collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art and performing arts materials.May 27 Schmidt to Receive Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award for 2009
Dr. Philip S. Schmidt, the Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professor in Engineering, has been selected to receive the Chancellor's Council Outstanding Teaching Award for 2009.May 27 Raytheon and The University of Texas at Austin Partner to Provide Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions
The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with Raytheon Company on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions.May 24 Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez Speaks to Graduating Students at The University of Texas at Austin Spring Commencement
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Robert Rodriguez was the speaker for The University of Texas at Austin's 126th Spring Commencement Saturday, May 23.May 21 Cockrell School Receives $220,000-plus to Recruit, Retain Engineering Students
In a state-wide effort to support job-growth opportunities in technology areas, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $221,841 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to recruit and graduate students in engineering.May 21 Library of Congress Official Joins LBJ School as Clinical Professor in Public Policy Practice
Angela M. Evans, deputy director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress for the past 13 years, has been appointed a clinical professor in public policy practice in The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.May 20 Longs Give $1 Million to Support Education Students and Faculty
Austin community leaders and philanthropists Teresa Lozano Long and Joe R. Long have given $1 million to The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education, endowing a fellowship fund for kinesiology, health education and educational administration graduate students and a fellowship fund for faculty.May 19 University of Texas at Austin Awards Five Dedman Scholarships to Incoming Freshmen
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has honored five students with a Dedman Distinguished Scholarship, which provides $13,000 per academic year for four years, as well as supplemental funding for study abroad programs. The award is based on class rank, Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, exemplary extracurricular activities, community service [...]May 18 Alumna Film Named Best Student Short in Cannes
"Danzak," a film written and directed by Radio-TV-Film alumna Gabriela Yepes, (M.F.A. '08), won the best student short film category at the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival May 17. "Danzak" was selected among 400 other shorts from around the world.May 15 Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Doctoral Student Wins $10,000 Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Christian Rabeling, a doctoral student in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $10,000 Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the University Co-op/Graduate School Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education.May 15 New Director of Sustainability Appointed by The University of Texas at Austin
Jim Walker, executive director of the Central Texas Sustainability Project for the past nine years, has been appointed to the new position of director of sustainability at The University of Texas at Austin.
