Research
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Six University of Texas at Austin Faculty To Discuss Feminism at Heman Sweatt Symposium
Event: The Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights April speaker series will feature a panel of six University of Texas at Austin faculty members for a discussion titled “Shades of Diversity: Bringing the Civil Righ
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Unseen Economic Progress Among Mexican Americans, University of Texas at Austin Study Reveals
Later-generation Mexican Americans are making more economic progress than previous studies show, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Colorado, Denver.
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McCombs School Maintains AACSB Accreditation
The McCombs School of Business has maintained its accreditation in business and accounting by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.
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Biology Student Awarded Truman Scholarship to Support Graduate Study in Public Health
Genevieve Allen, a Dean’s Scholars Honors Biology major at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected as a 2011 Truman Scholar.
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Energy Financier T. Boone Pickens to Enliven Debate at The University of Texas at Austin, April 18
Dallas-based investor and energy advocate T. Boone Pickens is coming to The University of Texas at Austin for what promises to be a lively discussion on leadership, his investment philosophy and viable energy solutions in the McCombs School of Business VIP Distinguished Speaker Series, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., April 18 at Hogg Auditorium. The…
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“Lonestar 4” Supercomputer Deployed for Science Community
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today will dedicate Lonestar 4, its newest supercomputer, as part of the advanced computing arsenal for the state of Texas and the nation.
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Study Will Assess Potential for Developing Country’s Fastest Growing Energy Resource
With a $1.5 million grant from the Sloan Foundation, a team of energy scientists, engineers and economists at The University of Texas at Austin will conduct the first detailed, comprehensive assessment of the country’s fastest growing major source of energy, natural gas from shale formations, or shale gas, likely to be one of the country’s…
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Soldiers Who Avoid Distressing Images More at Risk for PTSD, Research Shows
When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the images longer, a finding of particular concern for U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
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Six Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Six assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards totaling nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation.
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University of Texas at Austin Dedicates Lonestar 4 Supercomputer for Open Science Community
Event: University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr., Michael Dell, Dr. Jay Boisseau and Dr. Karl Schulz will dedicate Lonestar 4, the newest supercomputer at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Conference to Explore How Americans Should Interpret their Constitution in the Future, April 1-2
The University of Texas School of Law, in association with the American Constitutional Society and the Open Society Institute, will host a conference on “The Future of Equality” in the School of Law’s Jeffers Courtroom on April 1-2.
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Engineering Professor Provides Senate Committee with Seven Policy Recommendations on the Water-Energy Nexus
Water and energy are directly related and policies that promote energy conservation also achieve water conservation and vice versa, Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Michael Webber told a U.S. Senate Committee March 31.
