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College & Campus

Conserving "Gone With The Wind" Dresses

Nicole Villarreal is studying the stitching and construction history of the 'Gone WIth The Wind' costumes as the Ransom Center begins the initial stages of conserving the dresses. Photo by Anthony Maddaloni. When the Harry Ransom Center decided to restore Scarlett O'Hara's famous green curtain dress from "Gone With The Wind," they turned to...Nicole Villarreal and the Green Curtain Dress
College & Campus

Insight: December 2010

In this issue of the undergraduate newsletter, we explore how the college is reimagining science education for the 21st century by turning the scientific gaze back on itself.
In the News

UTeach program transforms students

Of the 10 fastest-growing occupations in the United States, eight are science, math or technology-related. Yet, in many states - Texas included - there is a severe shortage of degreed science and math teachers to inspire students to go into the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. UTeach...has transformed the way universit...
In the News

UT professor says profiling not effective against terror

Racial profiling is a “fundamentally flawed” method of catching terrorists, and is no more effective than random sampling techniques, according to a recent study by a UT computer science professor. Read more at the Daily Texan.
College & Campus

Memorial Service for Paul Barbara Dec. 12

A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. Paul F. Barbara to be held at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
In the News

Dr. Unification: Steven Weinberg on Getting the Forces of Nature Together

For years the cosmos and the atom have been at odds with one another. If any physicist can reconcile them, it's Steven Weinberg. Read more at Scientific American.
In the News

Evolutionary trees help to convict men

In 2004, evolution itself served as a witness for the prosecution in the case of the State of Washington versus Anthony Eugene Whitfield. Whitfield contracted HIV in an Oklahoma prison, and first learned about his infection in 1992. After his release in 1995, he had more than a thousand sexual encounters with 17 different women, even fathering c...
College & Campus

Slideshow: Powerful Images from TACC's VisLab

The Texas Advanced Computing Center's (TACC) ACES Visualization Lab, or VisLab, is a premier facility for visualizing complex and enormous data sets. It is used by scientists across the College of Natural Sciences, university and world. In this slideshow, check out some of the various projects for which scientists use the VisLab.
Integrative Biology

University of Texas at Austin Plant Geneticist Receives Fulbright Award

Z. Jeff Chen has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to work at the University of Cambridge beginning January 2011.
In the News

Port A scientists to study the Arctic

It’s 86 degrees Fahrenheit and marine scientist Ken Dunton is kicked back in shorts and a T-shirt discussing how he thinks organic matter such as bark, leaves and twigs is affecting coastal lagoons in the Arctic... Read more at the Corpus Christi Caller Times.