UT Austin Researchers Grow Large Graphene Crystals That Have Exceptional Electrical Properties
Posted On Saturday, November 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: crystal seeds, Department of Mechanical Engineering, electrical properties, Luigi Colombo, Materials Science, University of Texas, Yufeng Hao
AUSTIN, Texas — When it comes to the growth of graphene — an ultrathin, ultrastrong, all-carbon material — it is survival of the fittest, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
The team used surface oxygen to grow centimeter-size single graphene crystals on copper. The crystals were about ...
Unique McCombs MBA Scholarship Offered to Entrepreneurs
Posted On Friday, November 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: College of Natural Sciences, College of Pharmacy, entrepreneur, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, MBA, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas School of Law
AUSTIN, Texas — Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will provide two scholarships to entrepreneurs to develop startup ventures while pursuing their MBA degrees. The scholarships will be awarded to the winners of a shark-tank-style pitch competition at The University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 15, 2014.
The scholarships, each worth ...
High School Graduation Requirements Show Promise for African American, Latino Students
Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis, IUPRA Policy Coordinator, University of Texas, Victor O. Obaseki
AUSTIN, Texas — New high school graduation requirements in Texas will significantly affect academic achievement in the state, particularly for low-income students of color, according to a policy report released by the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis (IUPRA) at The University of Texas at Austin.
The report, led by ...
UT President Powers Elected to Chair Association of American Universities
Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Amy Gutmann, Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, Higher education, Hunter Rawlings, President Bill Powers, University of Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has been elected as chair of the Association of American Universities, adding to his role as a national leader in addressing the key challenges facing higher education.
The AAU is a nonprofit association of leading North American public and private ...
TACC Receives NSF Grant to Deploy Innovative New Data Resource
Posted On Thursday, October 17, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: advance science, Bob Chadduck, Dan Stanzione, deploy Wrangler, Engineering, Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin and a group of partners have received a $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to design, build and deploy Wrangler, a groundbreaking data analysis and management system for the national open science community.
TACC is ...
3-D Printed Microscopic Cages Confine Bacteria in Tiny Zoos for the Study of Infections
Posted On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Department of Molecular Biosciences, Jason Shear, Jodi Connell, Marvin Whiteley, microbiology, Molecular Biosciences
AUSTIN, Texas — By caging bacteria in microscopic houses, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are studying how communities of bacteria, such as those found in the human gut and lungs, interact and develop infections.
In a recent experiment they demonstrated that a community of Staphylococcus aureus, which can ...
UT Austin Anthropologists Confirm Link Between Cranial Anatomy and Two-Legged Walking
Posted On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Department of Anthropology, foramen magnum, Gabrielle Russo, hominin, human evolution, Raymond Dart, Sahelanthropus
AUSTIN, Texas — Anthropology researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have confirmed a direct link between upright two-legged (bipedal) walking and the position of the foramen magnum, a hole in the base of the skull that transmits the spinal cord.
The study, published in a forthcoming issue of the ...
Health Behavior and Health Education Professors Receive Grant for Tobacco Use and Marketing Research
Posted On Monday, September 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Alexandra Loukas, Keryn Pasch, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Two University of Texas at Austin College of Education professors are among several scholars nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study trends in young people’s tobacco use and the extent to which targeted marketing ...
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World
Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA Tags: cardiology, health care facility, joint replacement, low cost, Medical tourism, medical tourists, medical treatments, orthopedic surgery
Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...
Engineering Education and Research Center Moves Closer to Reality
Posted On Sunday, September 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Cockrell School of Engineering, eerc, Engineering Education and Research Center, Greg Fenves, President Powers, UT Austin, ut system board of regents
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to build the new Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC), with the UT System Board of Regents today approving a $310 million funding plan for the building.
The new center will provide Cockrell School ...
President Powers to Deliver State of the University Address on Sept. 11
Posted On Sunday, September 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: F. Loren Winship Drama Building, Longhorn Network, President Bill Powers, State of the University Address
VENT: Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, will deliver his eighth State of the University Address, presenting a public assessment on the progress of the institution. It will include a report on ongoing and new initiatives of the university's administration. The event is open to the ...
UT Austin Statement Regarding Reported Bleach Balloon Incident
Posted On Saturday, August 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Community, Dean of Students, Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, statement
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department and The University of Texas at Austin are cooperating to investigate a report that a balloon filled with bleach was dropped on an individual in the area that is west of campus. Indications are that the balloon dropped last week was filled with ...
In the Face of Trauma, Distance Helps People Find Clarity, Study Shows
Posted On Saturday, August 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: College of Liberal Arts, Jae-Eun Namkoong, Marlone Henderson, psychological trauma, Research, trauma, UT Athletics
AUSTIN, Texas — In the wake of tragedies such as the Sandy Hook school shooting, the Boston Marathon bombing and the devastating explosion in the Texas town of West, people are often left asking, “Why did this happen?”
According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, the best ...
Study Shows Jim Crow-Era Segregation Persists in Texas Schools
Posted On Friday, August 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under FEATURED, TEXAS Tags: English Language Learner, Jennifer Jellison Holme, Julian Vasquez Heilig, Texas Education Agency, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — A first-of-its-kind study from researchers in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin shows that, in addition to being isolated by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status, English language learners in Texas schools also are separated by language, suffering what has been termed “triple segregation.”
Education ...
Hogg Foundation Awards $1.1 Million to Expand the East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
Posted On Friday, August 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: East Texas Coalition, ETCMHR activities, Hogg Foundation Awards, Mental Health Recovery, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded grant funds totaling $1.1 million to expand the East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (ETCMHR). The grant funds will be used to add six mental health services providers as members of ...
School of Nursing to Enhance Interprofessional Health Care Education with $1 Million Federal Grant
Posted On Thursday, August 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Alexa Stuifbergen, Dr. Gayle Timmerman, Health Resources, interprofessional education, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — With almost half of Americans living with chronic health conditions, an interprofessional team approach is needed to provide coordinated, high-quality patient care that improves patient outcomes. The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing’s efforts to achieve this goal was recently advanced by a $1 million ...
New UT Austin Scholarship Honors Mayor of 63 Years from Fort Bend County
Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Alumni, Fort Bend County, houston, SCHOLARSHIP, Support, University of Texas
RICHMOND, Texas — New and current University of Texas at Austin students who live in Fort Bend County will have the opportunity to receive a full tuition scholarship in memory of Hilmar Moore, a passionate alumnus who had served as mayor of Richmond for 63 years.
The endowed scholarship comes from ...
Experts Available to Discuss Dell Shareholder Meeting
Posted On Thursday, July 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Dell Shareholder Meeting, Jim Nolen, John Doggett, Kevin Bacon, Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin, UT Austin dorm room
AUSTIN, Texas — A few months ago, Michael Dell made headlines with his announcement to turn his 29-year-old company created in his UT Austin dorm room, Dell Inc., private. This week, shareholders will meet to vote on his plan.
The University of Texas at Austin has experts available to discuss this ...