MET LOANS LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURES TO UNIVERSITY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is lending 28 mid-to-late 20th-century sculptures to the University to be installed across campus as part of the University's Landmarks public art program. The first group will be installed in September 2008, the second in January 2009. The sculptures are on long-term loan from the Met. The loan includes the works of such internationally renowned artists as Magdalena Abakanowicz, Louise Bourgeois, Deborah Butterfield, Anthony Caro, Jim Dine, Donald Lipski, Beverly Pepper, Antoine Pevsner, Tony Smith and Ursula von Rydingsvard.
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KINESIOLOGIST'S DRINK FUELS OLYMPIANS
This summer's Olympics has a Longhorn flavor, with members of the U.S. Olympic swim team using workout and recovery sports performance drinks created by Dr. John Ivy, chair of the College of Education's Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. Ivy developed the performance drink PureSport last year with the goal to create a beverage that had the optimal carbohydrate-to-protein ratio and would comply with the world's major governing bodies in sports.
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A LIFE-CHANGING INVESTMENT IN GRADUATE STUDIES
"You know, you are an incredible teacher and you have enormous potential for a career in education, but you need a master's degree." Hearing those words, a seed was planted for first-grade teacher Lori Schneider. Not only did she earn a master's degree, she is now a school principal and a doctoral candidate at the University. Schneider's inspiration was longtime educator Linda Classen, who, along with her husband, fellow UT alumnus Nick Classen, has since become a friend, mentor and benefactor.
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NOMINATIONS FOR TEXAS EXES ALUMNI AWARDS BEING TAKEN
The Texas Exes are accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumnus Award and a special award for alumni under the age of 40 called the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award. Both awards recognize graduates who have distinguished themselves professionally and through service to the University. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest alumni award of The University of Texas at Austin.
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LATINO USA TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
The Marguerite Casey Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Latino USA, the premier English-language public radio newsmagazine covering Latino news and culture, to enable the program to expand its coverage of the experiences of immigrant families in America. Through sound-rich reporter pieces, family focused audio diaries and interviews the program will document the experience of newcomers as they encounter and negotiate the American experience. Latino USA is produced by a partnership between KUT Radio and the Center for Mexican American Studies.
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MATERIAL MAY BOOST ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER
A chemical engineering professor is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases. "If we make the desalination process more efficient with better membranes, it will be less expensive to desalinate a gallon of water, which will expand the availability of clean water around the world," Professor Benny Freeman says.
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HISPANIC ALUMNI SPONSOR FIESTA TO RAISE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The seventh annual Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Fiesta will be held Aug. 29, the night before the University’s first home football game against Florida Atlantic University. The Fiesta, organized by the Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Steering Committee, reconnects Hispanic alumni to each other and to the University. The event also is a fundraiser to raise scholarship funds for Hispanic students attending the University.
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