Media Advisories
| Nov. 13 | Talk examines U.S.-Venezuela relations |
| Nov. 13 | Attend screening of "The Unforeseen" with filmmaker |
Nov. 16 Sleep Deprivation Negatively Affects Split-Second Decision Making, Study Shows
Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.Nov. 16 National Institutes of Health Awards $1.5 Million for Male Fertility Research at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. John Richburg, associate professor of pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a five-year $1.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the adverse effects of environmental toxicants on male fertility and disease.Nov. 12 Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday, Nov. 17
The Leonid meteor shower best viewing this year will be in the hours before dawn on Nov. 17, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.Nov. 12 The LBJ School's Center for Politics and Governance to Examine 'Money and Politics' at Fall Forum
The Center for Politics and Governance (CPG) at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will examine the implications of money and politics in the 2009 Fall Forum, a one-day conference on Nov. 16 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, that will include members of the media, business and political leaders, and [...]Nov. 12 Broadcast Journalist Morley Safer Donates Papers to Briscoe Center
Morley Safer, the highly acclaimed CBS News broadcast journalist and "60 Minutes" correspondent, will donate his papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 11 TACC's "Ranger" Supercomputer Surpasses 1.1 Million Jobs in Less Than Two Years
The Ranger supercomputer, one of the most powerful systems in the world for open science research, has run about 1.1 million jobs in under two years.Nov. 11 Dedication of LBJ Library and Museum Plaza and Lady Bird Johnson Center Scheduled Friday, Nov. 13
The dedication of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Plaza and the Lady Bird Johnson Center at The University of Texas at Austin will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13, celebrating the final stages of completion for several elements of a $34.25 million project funded by the federal government and the university.Nov. 11 American Marketing Association Foundation Creates Mentorship Award in Honor of Advertising Professor
The trustees of the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) have established a multicultural mentoring award in honor of Jerome D. Williams, the F. J. Heyne Centennial Professor in Communication at The University of Texas at Austin.Nov. 10 Avatars Can Surreptitiously and Negatively Affect User in Video Games, Virtual Worlds, Research Shows
Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University of Texas at Austin communication professor.Nov. 10 Marine Scientists to Investigate Effect of Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone' on Fish Populations
Whether a large area of low oxygen water called the "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico could cause declines in environmentally and economically important fish populations is the subject of a new study by University of Texas at Austin marine scientist Peter Thomas.
