Research
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Texas Astronomer Wins Japanese Physics Prize
Astronomer Eiichiro Komatsu of The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 25th annual Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize for physics. Eiichiro Komatsu is director of the Texas Cosmology Center.
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UT and Collaborators to Open Commercial Laboratory Facility
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and the city of Austin have announced the creation of the UTech Dorm Room, a cooperative research laboratory designed to provide laboratory space for entrepreneurs to develop life-sciences technologies and evaluate their commercialization potential.
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Computer Science Department Celebrates DigCS, a Groundbreaking Event With ArcAttack
Event: DigCS: the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall groundbreaking celebration with a street fair, Rock Band 3 competition, free food and performance by ArcAttack,
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University of Texas at Austin Researcher Named Chief Scientist of the U.S. Army
Scott Fish, director of the Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the Army’s chief scientist within the Office of the Assistant Secretary o
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Are African Americans having voters’ remorse, and what will that mean on election day?
What African Americans do in the 2010 mid-term elections will likely determine what happens during the remaining two years of President Barack Obama’s first term. And whether African Americans show up at mid-term may depend on what he has done for them.
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Does wanting to vote for a candidate affect whether you think they’ll win?
In this age of polling, how can supporters of both major candidates in an election each think they are likely to win the election?
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Zombie institutions
From “dead time” to “creeping inflation,” terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre School of Business.
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Ghost people
From “dead time” to “creeping inflation,” terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre School of Business.
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Skeleton crew
From “dead time” to “creeping inflation,” terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre School of Business.
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Perry Leads White by 10 in Statewide Poll
Republican Gov. Rick Perry has the backing of 50 percent of registered voters and maintains a 10-point lead over Democratic challenger Bill White in the closing stretch of the 2010 campaign, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll released today.
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The last men standing
Incumbents Chet Edwards and Ciro Rodriguez face a difficult battle during the upcoming election in the U.S. House. Find out how redistricting could make or break the political careers of these two Texas Democrats.
