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Academics

Michener Center Graduate Named 2011 Outstanding Graduate Alumnus

Abhijat Joshi, an alumnus of the Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin and Bollywood’s hottest screenwriter, has been named the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Alumnus for 2011.
Campus

Libraries Host Exhibit Honoring Human Rights Activist Helen Suzman

The University of Texas Libraries have partnered with the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin to host an exhibition honoring the life and work of iconic human rights activist Helen Suzman, the South African leader who devoted her life to the fight against apartheid.
Research

Turning over a new leaf

Wildflower Center ecologists help spur land use transformation through national green landscaping initiative.
Research

Growing Economy Sparks Change in Chinese Mating Preferences, Research Shows

As China’s economy continues to grow, more young adults desire potential mates with good financial prospects, according to new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Research

Engineering, Chemistry Students Showcase Research at “Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol”

Two students have been selected to represent The University of Texas at Austin during an event at the Texas Capitol today that showcases ground-breaking undergraduate research and its impact on Texans.
Campus

Living landscape

In this Q-and-A, School of Architecture Dean Fritz Steiner chimes in on the role landscape architecture plays in the sustainability movement.
Research

What It Takes to Make a Sustainable Landscape

Back to Turning Over a New Leaf feature story
Research

Three cheers for Watson

University of Texas at Austin computer scientists pull for the computer and the people who built it in the Feb. 14, 15 and 16 Jeopardy! Challenge games.
Health & Medicine

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing To Provide Cholesterol Screening at Texas State Capitol Health Fair

Students, faculty and alumni from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing will perform cholesterol screening for Texas legislators, Legislative Council members and staff at a Feb. 16 State Capitol health fair.
Student Experience

Explore UT at The University of Texas at Austin, March 5 The Biggest Open House in Texas

Event: Explore UT is held on the first Saturday in March when The University of Texas at Austin opens its doors and welcomes the state of Texas to explore, learn and have fun with its faculty, staff and students on the main ca
Student Experience

50,000 Visitors Expected on Campus for Explore UT, March 5

The University of Texas at Austin opens its doors on Saturday, March 5 and welcomes the state of Texas to a day of exploration, fun and learning with faculty, staff and students at one of the leading research universities in the nation.
Research

Providing Unique Fossil Dinosaur Tracks A New Home A Priority for University Natural Sciences Center

The University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Natural Science Center aims to move a set of unique fossilized dinosaur tracks into new exhibit space in the Texas Memorial Museum, saving them from degradation.