Monthly Archives: Oct. 2009
UT Law’s Actual Innocence Clinic Helps Prove Innocence of Dallas Man Wrongly Convicted
Oct. 26, 2009
The Actual Innocence Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law has proved, in collaboration with The University of Texas-Arlington and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, the innocence of a Dallas man who spent more than 12 years in Texas prisons for a murder he did not commit.
To Ease Nursing Shortage, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $120,000 to University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing for Student Scholarships
Oct. 23, 2009
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received $120,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to award 12 scholarships to students in the accelerated master's nursing program.
Research Alert
Oct. 22, 2009
Read the research blog Further Findings. Research Prizes and Honors [Have you or a colleague won a research-related prize or honor? Let the Research Alert know.] PROFESSOR NAMED 'BRAVE THINKER' Camille Parmesan, associate professor in the Section of Integrative Biology, has been named a Brave Thinker by The Atlantic magazine. The magazine defined its 27… » Continue Reading
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History to Co-host “Transnational Latin American Art: From 1950 to the Present Day,” Nov. 6-8
Oct. 22, 2009
Event: "Transnational Latin American Art: From 1950 to the Present Day" is the first forum of its kind to promote contacts and collaborative work between graduate students and emerging scholars in the field of contemporary Latin American art. The forum is a collaboration between the Permanent Seminar in Latin American Art at The University of… » Continue Reading
Better Drugs to Fight Flu is Goal of $1.5 Million NIH Project at University of Texas at Austin, Rice University
Oct. 22, 2009
University of Texas at Austin and Rice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs.
Six Receive Robert C. Jeffery Award for Contributions to College of Communication
Oct. 22, 2009
Six people will be recognized by the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin with the Robert C. Jeffrey Benefactor Award for their contributions of time, labor and philanthropy.
Texas Language Technology Center Wins Funding from Department of Education to Develop Low-cost Alternative to Textbooks
Oct. 21, 2009
Carl Blyth, director of the Texas Language Technology Center (TLTC) at The University of Texas at Austin, has won a two-year award of $263,0000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) to develop a sustainable publishing model for foreign language instructional materials to combat the rising costs of… » Continue Reading
Public to Design, Build “Wall of Change” to Mark Berlin Wall Anniversary
Oct. 20, 2009
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, students and members of the public are invited to use their conscience, graffiti skills and a cardboard box to build a “wall of change” at The University of Texas at Austin on Monday evening Nov. 9.
National Institutes of Health Awards $1.3 Million for Diabetes Research at The University of Texas at Austin
Oct. 20, 2009
Dr. Sharon Brown, associate dean for research and professor of nursing at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a four-year, $1.3 million National Institutes of Health grant to identify ways to achieve better glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes.
Six Faculty Members Chosen to Receive Prestigious President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Oct. 20, 2009
Six faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin have been selected to receive the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award for 2009-2010 for demonstrating a consistent level of excellence in teaching.
