Media Advisories
| Sept. 23 | Conference covers graduate research on unity, discord |
Sept. 29 Visual Arts Center in Department of Art and Art History Scheduled for Completion Spring 2010 at The University of Texas at Austin
The former site of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art in the Art Building is undergoing major renovation to house a new contemporary art hub, the Visual Arts Center (VAC) in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 29 New Digital Security Program Doesn't Protect as Promised
University of Texas at Austin scientists have shown that they can break "Vanish," a program that promised to self-destruct computer data, such as emails and photographs, and thereby protect a person's privacy.Sept. 29 Electric Fish Plug In to Communicate
Just as people plug in to computers, smart phones and electric outlets to communicate, electric fish communicate by quickly plugging special channels into their cells to generate electrical impulses, University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered.Sept. 28 National Science Foundation Awards $7 Million to TACC for Remote Visualization and Data Analysis
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $7 million grant to the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin for a three-year project that will provide a new computing resource and the largest, most comprehensive suite of visualization and data analysis (VDA) services to the open science community.Sept. 24 Hogg Foundation's Frost Promoted, Appointed to Academic Position
Attorney, educator and executive Dr. Lynda Frost has been named director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and appointed as a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin.Sept. 24 Nine State Agencies to Sign Memorandum of Understanding with African American Chambers of Commerce Friday, Sept. 25
A memorandum of understanding about purchasing opportunities will be signed at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, among The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC) and eight other Texas state agencies.Sept. 24 University Receives $6 Million to Assess Carbon Storage Sites in Gulf of Mexico
The University of Texas at Austin will use $6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Texas General Land Office to identify state-owned areas underlying the Gulf of Mexico where carbon dioxide (CO2) can be stored safely and economically.Sept. 24 Harry Ransom Center Encourages Community to Read Edgar Allan Poe As Part of The Big Read
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, is encouraging the Austin community to read "The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe" as part of The Big Read campaign, which kicks off today.Sept. 23 Law Professor Henry Hu Named First Director of SEC's New Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation
School of Law Professor Henry T. C. Hu has been named director of the newly established Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary L. Schapiro, chairwoman of the SEC, announced on Sept. 16.Sept. 23 Shuttle Service Reinstated for University of Texas at Austin Home Football Games
Football fans attending home games can catch a ride on the Capital Metro Longhorns Express Bus beginning Saturday, Sept. 26.Sept. 22 Author Jayne Anne Phillips's Papers Acquired by Harry Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the papers of American novelist Jayne Anne Phillips.
