Research
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Up, up and away
After seven years of hard work, two satellites made by aerospace students will finally launch into space.
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General Counsel of International Monetary Fund Gives Law School’s Akard Lecture
Sean Hagan, the general counsel of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., will deliver the University of Texas School of Law’s Akard Lecture at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin today (Nov. 18) at 5 p.m.
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Humans now steer climate bus
Which came first, rising temperatures or higher CO2 levels? The eighth and final myth in the Jackson School of Geosciences climate myths series wraps up the debate.
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Engineering Students to Launch Hand-Built Satellite
Two satellites designed and constructed by students at The University of Texas at Austin will be launched on Nov. 19 on the first student-developed mission in which satellites will orbit and communicate with each other in real-time.
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Rep. John Lewis Honored as Civil Rights Champion with First LBJ Liberty and Justice for All Award
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the Civil Rights movement who for decades has been an advocate for peace, freedom and justice, has been awarded the inaugural LBJ Liberty and Justice for All Award by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.
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UT software improves vibration analysis in cars
Dr. Jeffrey Bennighof is an aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics professor. This article first appeared on the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Web site. You may have noticed that noise levels in cars have been decreasing over the years. One reason is that car manufacturers around the world have been using vibration analysis…
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Ocean temps hint at warming trend
In the seventh installment of this climate change series, the researchers at the Jackson School of Geosciences consider the impact of ocean cycles on global warming.
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Sculpture of Civil Rights Champion DeAnda Unveiled at University of Texas School of Law
A bronze bust of the late Hon. James DeAnda was unveiled Friday, Nov.
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Scientists Reveal Criminal Virus Spreaders Using Evolutionary Forensics
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine using evolutionary forensics.
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Rural weather stations detect warming, too
In the sixth installment of this climate change series, the urban heat island effect argument is raised. Read myth six and join the discussion.
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Noticing patterns in residency and naturalization
In this tenth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Martha Menchaca, professor in the Department of Anthropology, discusses her research into the trends and historical context behind naturalization and the birthright movement and her thoughts on curbing undocumented migration from Mexico to the United States.
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History repeats itself with birthright movement
In this tenth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Martha Menchaca, professor in the Department of Anthropology, discusses her research into the trends and historical context behind naturalization and the birthright movement and her thoughts on curbing undocumented migration from Mexico to the United States.




