Research
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Collaborative Institute between Engineering and Natural Sciences Names New Director
Mechanical Engineering Professor Arumugam “Ram” Manthiram, of the Cockrell School of Engineering, has been named director of the Texas Materials Institute (TMI) at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Astronomer and Psychologist Awarded Sloan Fellowships
Two faculty members of The University of Texas at Austin have been named recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships for 2011.
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Scientist Discusses “Put It Back” Process of Carbon Capture
Event: Dr. Tip Meckel will discuss one of the promising but little known options to reduce atmospheric emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2).
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Panel to Discuss Emergence of the Tea Party
Event: University of Texas at Austin professors will be joined by a journalist and political consultant to discuss the emergence of the Tea Party in American politics and the future of the powerful but controversial movement in Texas and the United States.
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Opinion: Research vital to economic growth
Raymond Orbach, director of the Energy Institute watched “with a mixture of astonishment and dismay” when the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1, which he said includes massive research cuts.
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Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Hosts “Civil Rights on the Border” Symposium
The University of Texas School of Law’s Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and the Immigration and Nationality Section of the State Bar of Texas will co-sponsor a symposium about the controversial immigration issues on the United States-Mexico border on Tuesday, March 1.
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Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics is Subject of Lessig’s Feb. 28 Lecture at The University of Texas at Austin
Renowned attorney, author and professor Lawrence Lessig will give the keynote address “The ‘Corruption’ of Our System of Money and Politics” at an event hosted at The University of Texas at Austin on Monday, Feb. 28.
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Texans Oppose Tax Hikes, Spending Cuts, Poll Finds
Texans continue to oppose raising taxes to close the state’s budget shortfall but also strongly reject cutting spending on education, health care, criminal justice or environmental regulation to balance the budget, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll released this week.
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Computing Classroom in Flawn Academic Center Brings Advanced Scientific Computation and Statistics to Students
A new computing classroom and learning laboratory in The University of Texas at Austin’s Flawn Academic Center is changing the way that statistics and scientific computing are taught at the university.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus Dr. Elmer Hixson Dies at 86
University of Texas at Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus Dr. Elmer Laverne Hixson died on Feb. 10. He was 86.
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FASTRAC satellites survive orbit
View an animation of the two satellites constructed by engineering students, and read about the satellites’ progress since they were launched into space.
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Texas Leafcutter Ants Aided, But Also Limited, By Cold Tolerant Fungus Crops, Research Shows
Texas leafcutter ants farm crops of fungus that evolved cold tolerance to Texas winters, just as northern farmers cultivate cold weather crops, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin show in a new paper published in the journal PNAS Early Edition.
