Nov. 18 Strauss Center to Become New Home for the Next Generation Project
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law has announced it will become the new base of operations for the Next Generation Project: U. S. Global Policy and the Future of International Institutions, an ambitious, nonpartisan, multiyear initiative started by The American Assembly at Columbia University.Nov. 18 Online Courses, Services and Social Networking Tools Foster Opportunities for Community College Students, Study Shows
Community colleges are using online courses, online support services and Web 2.0 social networking tools to increase learning opportunities for non-traditional students, a recently released national report on community college student engagement shows.Nov. 18 The University of Texas at Austin Receives $56 Million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
University of Texas at Austin researchers have received 123 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants for nearly $56 million.Nov. 16 Americans Believe Nation Headed Down Wrong Track, According to New Poll
Fifty-one percent of people believe the country is on the wrong track, according to a poll conducted by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.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 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. 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.Nov. 6 Center for Energy Economics to Assess Ghana's Oil & Gas Sector
UT Austin’s Center for Energy Economics is conducting a “needs assessment” for the oil and gas sector in the west African country of Ghana. The goal is to provide a roadmap for developing the infrastructure and expertise to most effectively manage Ghana’s emerging oil and gas industry.Nov. 5 Scientists Find a Population of Butterflies That Appears to Be Splitting Into Two Species
Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.
