Media Advisories
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April 29 School of Journalism Offers Course for Journalists "Covering the Latino Community"
The School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin is offering an online course for working journalists on how to incorporate the voices and views of their communities' Latinos into their reporting.April 28 New Center Helps Alleviate Critical Shortage of Children's Mental Health Services
The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Educational Psychology is partnering with Dell Children's Medical Center to create the Texas Child Study Center. The center will consist of an outpatient clinic that offers children's mental health services, training for mental health professionals and graduate students, intervention services for families and research opportunities for faculty [...]Feb. 27 Center for American History Develops Curriculum Guides for UT System's "State of Tomorrow"
The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has created curriculum guides to accompany the "State of Tomorrow" PBS television series that will soon be distributed to public middle schools and high schools across Texas.Feb. 19 $2.4 Million Program Aims to Revive Earth and Space Science Teaching in Texas Public Schools
The University of Texas at Austin is starting a $2.38 million initiative to train eighth through 12th grade earth science teachers working predominantly in minority or underserved public schools in Texas.Feb. 7 McDonald Observatory Receives $190,000 NASA Grant; Will Train Texas Elementary, Middle School Teachers in Science Education
The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory has been awarded a grant of about $190,000 from NASA to train teachers across the state in science education. The project will develop, test and implement professional development workshops for 500 Texas teachers of grades 3-8 that will be delivered via videoconference.Jan. 16 Nation’s Largest Geoscience K-12 Program Expands to Houston, Largest Market for Geologists
Houston public school students have a new opportunity to explore science through GeoFORCE Texas, a summer college prep program that inspires students to pursue studies in the earth sciences.Dec. 5 The Regional Foundation Library Joins the Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement
The Regional Foundation Library has left the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health's sponsorship to join the Office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.Dec. 3 University of Texas at Austin Unites Project in East Austin with Virtual Reality World
A real-life community project in East Austin will premiere in Second Life, the popular virtual environment, on Dec. 6, allowing organizations and individuals the opportunity to learn from and reproduce designs created by University of Texas at Austin architects in collaboration with community partners.Oct. 22 Humanities Institute Announces 2007-08 Community Sabbatical Recipients; Program Provides Flexible Leave Time for Staff at Central Texas Non-Profits
The Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has announced the 2007-08 recipients of the Community Sabbatical program, which provides paid flexible leave time for staff members of non-profit organizations in central Texas.
