Research
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Alumnus builds eclectic business off the grid
Industrial Country Market, the business venture of Andrew Bretch, is a solar-power education center, an art gallery and a wacky playground.
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College of Natural Sciences Builds Entrepreneurship Programs Under Direction of New Associate Dean Skip Porter
The College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin is building new entrepreneurship programs to better connect students and faculty to industry under the direction of W. Arthur “Skip” Porter, the college’s new associate dean for innovation and science enterprise.
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Computer Science Student Wins Prestigious Astronaut Foundation Award
Space Shuttle astronaut and University of Texas at Austin graduate Robert Crippen today presented a $10,000 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) scholarship to Ben Braun, a junior majoring in computer science.
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Researchers Develop Optimal Algorithm for Determining Focus Error in Eyes and Cameras
University of Texas at Austin researchers have discovered how to extract and use information in an individual image to determine how far objects are from the focus distance, a feat only accomplished by human and animal visual systems until now.
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“Free Speech Dialogues” Examines Inflammatory Speech
Event: “Free Speech Dialogues,” featuring former American Civil Liberties Union director, National Public Radio correspondent and civil rights expert. Free and open to the public. When: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7-9 p.m.
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Trappings of Parenthood Lead to Long-Term Weight Gain, New Study Shows
Parenthood accelerates weight gain over the life course according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center to Build Supercomputer with Federal Grant
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin will build and support a world-class supercomputer with comprehensive computing and visualization capabilities as part of a National Science Foundation grant.
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Carolyn J. Heinrich Joins LBJ School Faculty
Renowned scholar and researcher Carolyn J. Heinrich has joined the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs faculty as the Sid Richardson Professor in Public Affairs. Heinrich, whose research focuses on social welfare policy, labor force development, public management, performance management and econometric methods for program evaluation, has also assumed leadership of the LBJ School’s…
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The big question in sustainable development
Architecture Professor Steven Moore says affordable housing not only provides places for people to live, but can also contribute to climate protection.
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New Leadership Greets 2011-12 at McCombs School of Business
Three of the six academic departments at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business welcomed new chairs this year, effective Sept. 1. Combined they have published dozens of scholarly papers, served in numerous professional and academic groups and won top teaching awards.
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The University of Texas at Austin Hosts Campus Sustainability Symposium
The President’s Sustainability Steering Committee at The University of Texas at Austin will host the 2nd Annual UT Campus Sustainability Symposium on Friday, Sept. 23 in the Legislative Assembly Room of the Student Activity Center (SAC).
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Photographing a hidden world
Geologist Peter Flaig went to Antarctica in search of fossils. Surrounded by snow and ice, he and his colleagues discovered signs of a much warmer time.
