Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Center welcomes Mack Brown chair

Allison Harris June 9, 2011

After a three-year search, UT’s Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law announced Tuesday that an international history professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will...

Faculty performance disputed, Powers defends UT values

Huma Munir June 9, 2011

President William Powers Jr. came out against what he called “flawed” productivity analyses of the University that have been cropping up since the system released data on faculty performance...

Student entrepreneur juggles two businesses, schoolwork

Victoria Pagan June 9, 2011

Public relations senior Tristan Mace has always had an eye for design and a head for numbers. Mace created his first website development company at 14. At 16, he sold that company to media firm...

Chancellor named to Obama’s education initiative for Hispanics

Huma Munir June 9, 2011

President Barack Obama appointed UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and UT San Antonio President Ricardo Romo to serve on a 16-member team of educational and civic leaders called the advisory commission...

Lecturer stresses need for broader research, discovery

Elizabeth Hinojos June 8, 2011

Microsoft Vice President Dan Reed regaled a full audience with stories of close friendships and portable cassette players at the AT&T Conference Center Tuesday night. Reed, vice president of...

New labs, program built to train students in health information technology

Liz Farmer June 8, 2011

A working business office, patient rooms and equipment for remote diagnosis fill the new Health Information Technology Learning Center in the Norman Hackerman building. The center opened Monday...

Scientists to attend air quality conference to explore indoor factors

Syeda Hasan June 8, 2011

Scientists from around the world are meeting this week in Austin to explain the surprising factors that can lead to an unhealthy home. Austin is hosting the International Society of Indoor Air Quality...

Seven professors join Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Harold Fisch June 8, 2011

Seven UT teachers received recognition for their contributions this week when they joined the ranks of University Distinguished Teaching Professors. The Office of the Provost announced seven professors...

Texas schools offering inadequate financial aid, list says

Jillian Bliss June 8, 2011

The University of Texas did not make a recent list of five schools offering adequate financial aid to low-income students, and neither did any other university in Texas. According to a study conducted...

New Texas Exes CEO to make organization more representative

Syeda Hasan June 7, 2011

The Texas Exes appointed its first female CEO and executive director. Leslie Cedar will begin working to expand the organization’s alumni outreach July 1. Cedar said having a woman serve as...

Professor of Roe v. Wade fame reinstated after campus outcry

Victoria Pagan June 6, 2011

When students and faculty learned last semester that famed lawyer Sarah Weddington had been laid off from the University’s faculty, they rushed to support her, incredulous at the possibility of...

Professor named interim dean of College of Natural Sciences

Huma Munir June 3, 2011

David Laude will take over as the interim dean for the College of Natural Sciences in August. Laude, a distinguished professor and senior associate dean for academic affairs, received the appointment...

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