NOTABLE RESEARCH GRANTS

James Tunnell

Engineer Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Nanoparticle Cancer Research
James Tunnell, a biomedical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute grant to conduct nanoparticle cancer research.

Gift for Chair in International Affairs Will Fund Economic Development Research
A gift from Mrs. Eleanor Crook to the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin will create an endowed chair dedicated to promoting global economic development and fighting poverty.

McDonald Observatory Gets NASA Grant To Train Texas 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.

Tanya Paull

Tanya Paull Becomes HHMI Investigator, First for University of Texas at Austin Professor
Biologist Tanya Paull has become the first faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin to be named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, joining 55 of the nation's most creative biomedical scientists in this year's group.

The University of Texas at Austin Gets $17 Million Grant for Computational Research
The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin has been selected by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop new computer modeling techniques that can provide more reliable predictions of complex systems.

BB&T Donates $2 Million for Ayn Rand Research at The University of Texas at Austin
BB&T Corporation, one of the nationís largest banks, has awarded $2 million to the Department of Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin to establish the BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism.

University of Texas at Austin Team Wins $250,000 Award from Austin Energy
An interdisciplinary team at The University of Texas at Austin won first place and a $250,000 award in Austin Energy's "National Research Ideas" competition, a contest soliciting proposals for cost-effective ways to integrate utility lines into urban areas while protecting mature trees and promoting future plantings.

Daron Shaw

Political Scientists Get $490,000 Grant to Study African-American Issues in Election
The National Science Foundation has awarded Professors Daron Shaw and Tasha Philpot a $490,000 grant to study African-American political opinions and behavior in the 2008 presidential election.

Research Unit Gets Navy Contract That Could Reach $928 Million
Applied Research Laboratories, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin (ARL:UT), has received a contract that could reach as much as $928 million by the end of its 10-year term to conduct research and development for the U.S. Navy.

Tasha Philpot

Center for American History Awarded Grant for Preservation of Austin Papers
The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a "Save America's Treasures" federal grant to support the conservation and general preservation of the Stephen F. Austin Papers.

Improving Detection of Nuclear Smuggling Goal of Computer Model
A team of mechanical engineering professors at The University of Texas at Austin has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts.

Houston Attorney's $15 Million Gift Will Support Law, Nursing, Undergraduate Studies
Prominent Houston attorney, philanthropist and University of Texas at Austin alumnus Joseph D. Jamail has given the university $15 million to create endowments in the schools of Law and Nursing and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

School of Music To Be Named for Ernest and Sarah Butler Following $55 Million Gift
The School of Music in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin will be named for Dr. Ernest and Sarah Butler following the coupleís gift of $55 million, the largest single gift for a music school at a public university.

Maria Croyle

Pharmacy Researcher Receives $2.6 Million to Develop Vaccine Against Ebola Virus
Dr. Maria Croyle, associate professor of pharmaceutics at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, has received $2.6 million to develop a vaccine against Ebola virus infection.

Economic Geology Gets $38 Million To Test Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground
The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin has received a 10-year, $38 million subcontract to conduct the first intensively monitored, long-term project in the United States studying the feasibility of injecting a large volume of carbon dioxide (CO2) for underground storage.

Meadows Foundation Grant of $1.5 Million Creates New Center to Help At-Risk Students
The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.5 million grant from the Meadows Foundation of Dallas to establish the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk in the College of Education.

Worthingtons Give $500,000 to Promote Education in Biodiversity and Applied Ecology
University of Texas at Austin alums Roger and Ann Worthington have donated $500,000 to establish the Lawrence E. Gilbert, Jr. Excellence Endowment, an endowment for the benefit of Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL) and research and education in ecology and biodiversity.

Tracie Harrison

Nursing Researcher Gets $1.3 Million to Study Disability Influences Among Women
Dr. Tracie Harrison, assistant professor of nursing at The University of Texas at Austin, has received $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health for a study comparing experiences of women with disabilities.

School of Architecture Promotes Sustainable Design with Meadows Foundation Grant
Faculty in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin will soon have the opportunity to incorporate principles of sustainable design into core curriculum due to a $240,000 grant from the Meadows Foundation.

Information School Gets $1.2 Million to Study Digital Librarianship, Video Game Industry
The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin has received $1.2 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) to prepare students for librarianship in a digital world and to research the collection and preservation of complex, community-built digital creations in the video game industry.

Harold Zaman

Engineer Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Nanoparticle Cancer Research
A biomedical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute grant to conduct nanoparticle cancer research.

Libraries Get $1.2 Million to Preserve Record of Human Rights Violations, Genocide
The University of Texas Libraries have received a $1.2 million grant from The Bridgeway Foundation to collect and preserve in digital form the fragile record of genocide and human rights conflicts worldwide.

Marine Science Institute Gets $7.7 Million for New Building at Port Aransas Campus
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) will receive $3.5 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for construction of a new headquarters building for its Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Ruben Olivarez

Texas Public Education to Benefit from $1 Million Coordinating Board Grant
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education has received a $1 million grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to establish a research center, headed by Professor Ruben Olivarez, that will report findings on critical education issues in Texas.

Hearst $1.5 Million Gift to Help Retain Faculty and Renovate Student Media Center
A $1.5 million grant from the Hearst Foundations will establish a faculty fellowship endowment to help support faculty members in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin and begin renovating the Texas Student Media (TSM) building, which houses The Daily Texan.

Technology to Be Taught to Construction Workers with $1 Million Grant
A collaborative research team from The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering and School of Information has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to teach construction professionals to incorporate cutting-edge technology into everyday tasks.

Dell Pediatric Research Institute Gets $1 Million from Bank of America Foundation
The University of Texas at Austin today received a $1 million gift from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation for capital support of the Dell Pediatric Research Institute, a cutting-edge center for children's health research in Central Texas.

School of Information Receives $504,000 Grant from National Endowment for Humanities
A grant for $504,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will provide support to The University of Texas at Austin's School of Information's Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record.

Texas Public Education to Benefit from $1 Million Coordinating Board Grant
The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education has received a $1 million grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to establish a research center that will report findings on critical education issues in Texas.