Research
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Paleontologist Paints Vibrant Picture of Dinosaurs
Event: “Dinosaurs in Living Color,” a public outreach lecture, presented with a screening of the National Geographic film “Dinomorphosis.” Both events are free and open to the public.
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Visit McDonald Observatory’s Open House Saturday, April 9
An open house at McDonald Observatory on Saturday, April 9 will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., and includes tours of large research telescopes, science talks, a star party and other telescope viewings.
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Doing Well and Doing Good: Hispanic Leadership Summit Examines Business Ethics
Event:Third Annual Hispanic Leadership Summit, presented by ATandT When: Noon – 6 p.m., April 1 Where: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
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Think Globally, But Act Locally When Studying Plants, Animals, Global Warming, Researchers Advise
Global warming is clearly affecting plants and animals, but we should not try to tease apart the specific contribution of greenhouse gas driven climate change to extinctions or declines of species at local scales, biologists from The University of Texas at Austin advise.
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Energy Experts Meet at The University of Texas at Austin to Debate Economics of Electricity Generation, March 24
The Energy Management and Innovation Center (EMIC) at The University of Texas at Austin hosts a forum for energy practitioners, policy-makers and academics on Thursday, March 24, to examine the relative costs of electricity generation, including solar, nuclear, coal, gas and wind.
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Science and Business Students Win Top Prize at Biotechnology Case Competition
A team of graduate students from the McCombs School of Business and the College of Natural Sciences won top prize last month at the Wake Forest University Biotechnology Conference and Case Competition.
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Experts Available to Discuss Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
University experts are available to talk on today’s earthquake in Japan, the tsunami affecting the Pacific region, and safety issues related to construction and nuclear engineering in Japan.
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Martinez, Breithaupt Receive Associate Vice President Appointments
Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr., executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and clinical professor in the School of Social Work, and Dr. Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League (UIL), have been appointed associate vice presidents for diversity and community engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.
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African Social Conflict Database Introduced by Strauss Center’s CCAPS Program
A database and Web site tool that tracks social conflict in Africa has been created by the Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
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The economics of Prop 8
Professor Daniel Hamermesh, an expert witness for the legal team challenging Prop 8, discusses the connection between economics and same-sex marriage.
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Heman Sweatt Symposium Brings Expert on University’s Integration to Campus
Event: The monthly speaker series of the 25th annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights at The University of Texas at Austin presents Louise Iscoe, author of “Overcoming: A History of Black Integration at the U
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Politics and minority influence
Investigating an area that many political scholars have overlooked, Assistant Professor Jason Casellas examines why Latinos have yet to dramatically alter the landscape of American politics.
