Academics

One group of students spent spring break learning about invasive species and getting back to nature on a service trip with RecSports. Read more.

AUSTIN, Texas A University of Texas at Austin consortium is showcasing new teacher training and executive education programs at the 2013 International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders has chosen 80 high school students for its annual summer program. Learn more about this year’s class.

Three undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships.

Whether working in a scientific lab or sifting through data for social science studies, UT undergraduates have lots of research opportunities. Read about their projects.

Congratulations to members of the class of 2013 being recognized Saturday, April 13, at Honors Day. The Tower will shine orange as part of the celebration.

The University of Texas at Austin will hold its annual dinner on Thursday, April 4, 2013, in recognition of newly established Endowed Presidential Scholarships and Fellowships. The university welcomes 42 new endowments this year benefiting students in a range of disciplines.

A $6.6 million gift from the estate of Gardner Marston will boost graduate student recruitment and support in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin.

TACC’s newest supercomputer, Stampede, enables scientists to tackle amazing new research. The Tower glows orange March 27 to celebrate! Read more about current projects.

The Tower will shine orange tonight to honor the renaming of ACES for Peter and Edith O’Donnell and the 10th anniversary of the institute they have championed.

In this installment of Science Study Break Drs. Jan and Terry Todd, co-founders and co-directors of the Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports, look at the strength of superheroes like Batman and the Avengers, and discuss the realities of human strength.

The National Math and Science Initiative announced that a $22.5 million, five-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), one of America’s premier medical research organizations, will support the expansion of The University of Texas at Austin’s highly successful UTeach program to 10 research universities.