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New and returning students moving into residence halls at The University of Texas at Austin for the fall semester will be welcomed and assisted by volunteer members of the university community during Mooov-In 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 19, and Saturday, Aug. 20.

William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, will be among those greeting arriving students and their parents during Mooov-In.

He will be at Duren Hall at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19.

After 21 years of service as a vice president for student affairs at five major universities, Dr. Juan C. González has announced he will return to teaching after six years as vice president for student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

González will assume teaching duties in January in the university's College of…   » Continue Reading

After 37 years of service to The University of Texas at Austin, Jeanne D. Carpenter will retire as University Health Services director and associate vice president for student affairs effective Sept. 1.

Carpenter has served in a number of capacities at University Health Services since 1974 and has been director since 1997.

In 2007 she…   » Continue Reading

People who see the “glass as half empty” may be more willing to contribute to a common goal if they already identify with it, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, University of Chicago and Sungkyunkwan University.

According to the studies, individuals who already care a lot (highly identify) with a cause…   » Continue Reading

Current and proposed border fences pose significant threats to wildlife populations, with those animals living in border regions along the Texas Gulf and California coasts showing some of the greatest vulnerability, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin shows.

"Our study is the first comprehensive analysis of threats to species across the…   » Continue Reading

Jennifer Graf Sims, associate ombuds for Bridgepoint Education in San Diego, Calif., has been selected as the first staff ombuds officer for The University of Texas at Austin.

The appointment will be effective July 20. Jennifer Graf SimsPhoto: Marsha Miller William Powers Jr., president of the university, said Sims is “an excellent choice for UT’s…   » Continue Reading

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, celebrates the homecoming of one of its most famous and frequently borrowed art works, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" (1940).

The painting will be on display beginning July 6, which is Kahlo's…   » Continue Reading

Manuel Luis Martinez and Stefan Merrill Block have been awarded the 2011-2012 Dobie Paisano writing fellowships sponsored by the Graduate School at The University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Institute of Letters.

The fellowships allow writers to spend four to six months at the Paisano Ranch, J. Frank Dobie's former retreat west of…   » Continue Reading

Not only does chocolate milk taste good, but two recent studies from The University of Texas at Austin show that it’s also the  ideal post-workout recovery drink.

"Serious and amateur athletes alike enjoyed physical recovery benefits when they drank low-fat chocolate milk after a vigorous workout," said Dr.

John Ivy, lead researcher on the studies and chair…   » Continue Reading

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $450,000 to Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin.

The grant will help Texas Performing Arts expand the depth and breadth of its classical music presentation and participation over three years.

The project, the first Mellon Foundation award in Texas Performing Arts’ 30-year history, will…   » Continue Reading