Research
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Energy Security for Today’s Military: How Industry and University Can Help
WHAT: DOD Energy Official to Address UT Austin, Central Texas Energy Leaders: Sharon Burke, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, will discuss how the military intends to spend more than $1 billion in the next fiscal year to improve the energy
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Imaging Research Center Opens, Bringing New Level of Neuroscience Research to The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin’s Imaging Research Center (IRC) opened last week, ushering in a new set of research capacities for neuroscience and cancer research at the university.
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Singing the praise of science
Neurobiology student Da’Marcus Baymon’s numerous talents stem not only from the classroom, but also the research lab and the music studio.
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Highlighting economic development in India
During U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to New Delhi, the university’s economic development initiative received high-profile recognition.
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The Texas primary really does matter
In this Elections 2012 analysis, Center for Politics and Governance Director Sherri Greenberg discusses the important races on the Texas primary ballot.
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Concerns About Certified Juveniles in Texas County Jails Raised by LBJ School Report
A new report on conditions facing juveniles being held in adult jails in Texas, released by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, reveals that county jails are being forced to choose between housing juveniles in isolation or commingling them with adult offenders, putting either the youths’…
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Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the size of New Jersey beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) near the Weddell Sea. The location, shape and texture of the mile-deep basin suggest that this region of the…
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ExxonMobil Foundation Directs its Largest Matching Donation to The University of Texas at Austin
The ExxonMobil Foundation has given a record $1.19 million to The University of Texas at Austin as a match of gifts made by the company’s employees and retirees during the past calendar year.
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Faculty Awards Promote Algae Fuel Production, Coastal Security
Two University of Texas at Austin faculty members have won Moncrief Grand Challenge Faculty Awards to develop computer models for algae-based fuel production and improve the security of coastal waters.
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NuMat Technologies Wins Global Venture Labs Investment Competition
NuMat Technologies from Northwestern University beat out 37 teams from top MBA programs around the world to claim the grand prize at the 29th annual Global Venture Labs Investment Competition held at The University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, May 5. NuMat Technologies designs and creates high-performance materials to store clean fuels and produce…
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The pregnancy twofer
Maternal health epidemiologist Michele Forman explains how healthier habits during pregnancy can improve the lives of mother and child.
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Astronomy Student Wins $20,000 Mitchell Student Grand Prize Award for Academic Excellence
George Miller, astronomy senior and Dean’s Scholar in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $20,000 grand prize in the University Co-operative Society’s
