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LBJ School Hosts Panels on Changing Demographics and Infrastructure Challenges as Part of Legislative Orientation

UT Austin and its LBJ School of Public Affairs will collaborate with the offices of Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to host the Pre-Session Legislative Conference.
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University of Texas Team Claims ‘Student Cluster Challenge’ Victory at SC12

A team of University of Texas at Austin undergraduates, mentored by staffers of the Texas Advanced Computing Center, won the seventh annual Student Cluster Competition this year at the Supercomputing ’12 (SC12) conference in Salt Lake City. SC12 has been the seminal international conference for high-performance computing (HPC) for the past 24 years.
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Reflect, Explain, Apply: Transforming Chem 301

Jimmy Wadman went from failing to teaching in Chemistry 301, a course transformed from massive lecture to interactive experience. Watch his story.
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New Tools for Teaching Ethics

Teachers and students now have new ways to explore ethical lessons, thanks to a video series created by the McCombs School of Business.
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Popular Autism Treatment Lacks Scientific Evidence

One of the most popular intervention therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders lacks scientific support according to a literature review published by professor Mark O’Reilly.
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iSchool Dean Will Lead National Organization for Information Science & Technology

Andrew Dillon, dean of the School of Information (iSchool) at The University of Texas at Austin, was inducted as president of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASISandT) during the organization’s annual meeting in Baltimore on Oct. 31.
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McCombs School of Business Launches Free ‘Ethics Unwrapped’ Series of Teaching Videos

“Ethics Unwrapped,” a series of free ethics teaching videos, is being launched today by the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. The series is a project of the relatively new Business, Government and Society department at McCombs, formed as part of a renewed commitment to teaching business ethics at the…
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School Exclusion Policies Stigmatize Arrested Teens and Contribute to Educational Failure, New Study Shows

“Zero- tolerance” policies that rely heavily on suspensions and expulsions hinder teens who have been arrested from completing high school or pursuing a college degree, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Changing Hormones and Nerve Activity During Menstrual Cycle Predispose Women to Knee Injuries

Hormone changes during a woman’s menstrual cycle and the resulting fluctuations in nerve activity may be a major reason female athletes have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education.
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The Race is On

As the rubber hits the road at Austin’s Formula One racetrack this week, check out the contributions of Longhorns and read about technology behind really fast cars.
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Computer Memory Could Increase Fivefold From UT Research

The new technology, developed by University of Texas at Austin chemists and engineers, is being given a real-world test run in collaboration with one of the world’s leading innovators in disk drives.
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UT Researchers Receive $25 Million Grant from USAID to Increase Global Aid Transparency

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected The University of Texas at Austin to be a key partner in a five-year, $25 million grant to develop tools to more effectively target, monitor and evaluate foreign aid globally. This grant is the largest investment ever made into research aimed at mapping foreign aid…

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