Research
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Two Professors to Receive National Medal of Science
Allen Bard, in the College of Natural Sciences, and John Goodenough, in the Cockrell School of Engineering, are two of 12 eminent researchers who will receive the National Medal of Science this year, bringing the university’s overall total to five since 1962.
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National Instruments Co-Founder Contributes $10 Million to Cockrell School of Engineering for the Engineering Education and Research Center
James Truchard, co-founder, president and CEO of National Instruments Corp., has contributed $10 million to the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin to help develop the Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC), which will house a new student-focused teaching lab.
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Bumblebees Do Best Where There Is Less Pavement and More Floral Diversity
Landscapes with large amounts of paved roads and impervious construction have lower numbers of ground-nesting bumblebees, which are important native pollinators, a study from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley shows.
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During One of the Earliest Flu Seasons, Researchers Share Subtle Strategy for Promoting Vaccination
With the nation experiencing one of the earliest flu seasons since the winter of 2003, Matthew McGlone an associate professor of communication studies in The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communication has discovered a subtle linguistic strategy for promoting vaccination.
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School of Information Receives $1.2 Million Estate Gift to Expand Offerings
The School of Information (iSchool) at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.2 million gift from the estate of longtime librarian Mary Boyvey. The gift represents half of the estate of Boyvey, who passed away May 12 at the age of 91. The generous gift is the largest single donation in the…
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Raising Minimum Wage Lifts Single Mothers Out of Poverty and Boosts U.S. Economy, Policy Report Shows
Raising the minimum wage to a living wage begins the cycle of lifting single mothers out of poverty, according to a policy report released by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA) at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Law Students to Assist Rio Grande Valley’s Undocumented High School and College Students
University of Texas at Austin law students and faculty members will spend part of their winter break as volunteers in the Rio Grande Valley Jan. 7-10, working on projects including free clinics for undocumented high school and college students who may qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Building a Better Hard Drive
Professors Grant Willson and Chris Ellison worked with students to develop a new technique for creating hard drives to serve the growing “cloud” and users with massive movie collections.
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Developers of Manufacturing Technology Named Inventors of the Year at UT Austin
The University of Texas at Austin honored two researchers whose collaboration led to a company that aims to change how electronics are made. Professors C. Grant Willson and S.V. Sreenivasan received the Inventor of the Year award Thursday for developing a nanolithography process used for manufacturing computer chips, hard drives and other electronic components.
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University of Texas Accepts Findings on Shale Gas Development Report
Statement from The University of Texas System: The University of Texas at Austin recently received and agreed with the findings of an independent panel of national experts that reviewed the preparation and distribution of a 2012 UT Energy Institute report on Shale Gas Development, on which Professor Charles Groat served as principal investigator. The independent…
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Health Information Exchange Laboratory Launches at The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin formally launches its Health Information Exchange (HIE) laboratory this week. This laboratory simulates the national, state and local networks that are being developed to electronically exchange medical data. The laboratory is part of the university’s pioneering Health IT program offering a certificate program designed to “fast track” university graduates…
