http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news.html News for The University of Texas at Austin from the Office of Public Affairs. en-us http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/economics13.html Umpires for Major League Baseball are more likely to call strikes in favor of pitchers who share their race or ethnicity, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/economics13.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/comp_sci09.html Marvin, a self-driving Isuzu SUV programmed by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists and members of Austin Robot Technology (ART), passed a recent driving test and will advance to the semifinals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) 2007 Urban Challenge race. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/comp_sci09.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/nano06.html Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/nano06.html Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/information03.html Barbara Immroth, professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected as the 2007 winner of the American Library Association (ALA) Beta Phi Mu Award. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/information03.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/beg02.html The University of Texas Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) has been a leading contributor to Texas' effort to host the $1.5 billion FutureGen project. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/beg02.html Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/engineering02.html University of Texas at Austin structural engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering are available to discuss bridge safety issues related to the collapse yesterday of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/engineering02.html Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/elementary01.html UT Elementary School, a public charter school in East Austin operated by The University of Texas at Austin, has been rated as an "exemplary" school by the Texas Education Agency based on its Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores for spring 2007. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/08/elementary01.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/journalism31.html Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, associate professor in the School of Journalism and founder and director of the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project at The University of Texas at Austin, received the Ruben Salazar Award for Communications from the National Council of La Raza at the organization's 2007 annual conference in Miami last week (July 24). http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/journalism31.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/nat_sci31.html Teachers and their students will convene on The University of Texas at Austin campus August 3-4 to explore and gain hands-on experience in nanoscience. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/nat_sci31.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/utpd31.html The University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) this week received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/utpd31.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:00:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/psychology31.html Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research at The University of Texas at Austin reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/psychology31.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:55:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu> http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/sasse30.html Benjamin Sasse, assistant professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be assistant secretary of health and human services for planning and evaluation, pending U.S. Senate confirmation. http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/sasse30.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:30:00 CST Office of Public Affairs <utopa@www.utexas.edu>