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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vanderbilt Names Anders Hall Vice Chancellor for Investments and Chief Investment Officer
Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TENNESSEE Tags: Fort Bend County, full tuition scholarship, George Foundation, Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation, Hilmar Moore, University of Texas
After a national search, Anders W. Hall has been named Vanderbilt University’s new vice chancellor for investments and chief investment officer, effective Sept. 3 and pending Board of Trust approval.
Hall will join Vanderbilt from Duke University, where he currently serves as head of public securities. At Vanderbilt, Hall will oversee ...
University of Texas at Austin President Responds to Supreme Court Ruling
Posted On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: determining college admissions, Supreme Court, University of Texas, University of Texas at Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Following is a statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding today’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of Fisher versus University of Texas at Austin. The ruling relates to the use of ethnicity as one factor in determining college admissions.
“We’re encouraged by the ...
UT Austin Psychologist Helps to Map Countries’ Entrepreneurial Spirit
Posted On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Martin Obschonka, Samuel Gosling, social psychology, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Founders of successful companies tend to exhibit personality traits that make them more socially engaging, creative and able to handle stress than nonentrepreneurs, according to new research from the University of Jena in Germany and The University of Texas at Austin.
Jena researchers Martin Obschonka, Eva Schmitt-Rodermund and ...
Virtual Gallery Reconstructs Art Exhibit Attended by Novelist Jane Austen
Posted On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: Department of English, Janine Barchas, Mrs. Darcy, novelist Jane Austen, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — The Department of English at The University of Texas at Austin has launched an online reconstruction of a famous art exhibit visited by novelist Jane Austen on May 24, 1813 – exactly 200 years ago to the day.
In a letter to her sister, Austen joked that she ...
John Buckwalter Named Dean of College of Human Ecology
Posted On Friday, May 3, 2013 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: Arlington, College of Human Ecology, Human Ecology, John Buckwalter, Kansas State University, University of Texas
MANHATTAN -- John Buckwalter will become the next dean of the College of Human Ecology on July 1. He will succeed Virginia Moxley, who is going on phased retirement after having served as dean since 2006. Currently Buckwalter is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College ...
Four Faculty Members Named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Posted On Monday, April 22, 2013 By USA Education News. Under TEXAS Tags: College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology, School of Human Ecology, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, University of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Four faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been named to the university's respected Academy of Distinguished Teachers for 2013, said Steven Leslie, executive vice president and provost.
They are:
• Sheldon Ekland-Olson, professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts; director, School of Human Ecology, ...
LSU’s James Honeycutt Honored with Outstanding Scholar in Communication Theory Award
Posted On Thursday, April 18, 2013 By USA Education News. Under LOUISIANA Tags: department of communication studies, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES, James Honeycutt, Ky. Honeycutt, University of Texas
BATON ROUGE – James Honeycutt, LSU Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was recently honored at the Southern States Communication Association annual convention, held April 10-14 in Louisville, Ky. Honeycutt received the Outstanding Scholar in Communication Theory award for his contributions to the knowledge and understanding of communication ...
