Daniel Hamermesh, professor of economics at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the Jacob Mincer Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Labor Economics. The award was presented at the Society of Labor Economists’ annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts on May 3, 2013. The Mincer award was established in 2004 and is […]
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UT Austin Psychologist Helps to Map Countries’ Entrepreneurial Spirit
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 Rainer K. Silbereisen, along with UT Austin […]
Physician, Humanitarian Paul Farmer Addresses Human Healthcare Rights
Dr. Paul Farmer, a world-renowned medical anthropologist and physician, spoke about social medicine, global health and healthcare as a human right at an April 22 campus event hosted by the Humanities Institute. Farmer, who holds the Humanities Institute’s sixth C. L. and Henriette Cline Centennial Visiting Professorship in the Humanities, addressed a packed ballroom in […]
Media Highlights: Spring/Summer 2013
July Hans Boas’ (Germanic Studies) research on Texas German was featured in the July issue of Texas Monthly. David Buss’ (Psychology) research was cited in a July 31 PBS Newshour story titled “Gaming Mr. Darcy: What Jane Austen Teaches Us about Economics.” Jennifer Ebbeler (Classics) shared insight into the benefits of a flipped classroom in […]
Spring/Summer 2013 Student Awards
July English Doctoral Student Named 2013 ACLS Public Fellow Molly Hardy, an English doctoral student, has been named as a 2013 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellow. Hardy joins a cohort of 20 ACLS Public Fellows who will take up two-year assignments at one of a diverse set of partnering host organizations in […]
English Professor Dean Young Named 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate
Dean Young, professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Recognized nationally as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, Young holds the William Livingston Chair of Poetry. He has published 12 books of poetry […]
Liberal Arts Honors Student Awarded Truman Scholarship
Jordan Metoyer, a Liberal Arts Honors junior majoring in urban studies and economics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Metoyer was one of 62 scholars from among 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Recipients must have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be […]
High School and Beyond
University of Texas at Austin sociologist and Population Research Center affiliate Chandra Muller and economist Sandra Black have received a $3.2 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the effects of cognition on health, mortality, education and employment from high school and beyond. The three-year grant will support a Muller-led study that […]
Clements Center Will Promote Diplomatic History and National Security
Clements Center Will Promote Diplomatic History and National Security The William P. Clements Jr. Center on History, Strategy and Statecraft is being established at The University of Texas at Austin to train leaders in the history of national security and diplomacy and to honor the legacy of one of the most influential statesmen in Texas […]
Liberal Arts Introduces 10-Month Master of Economics
A new 10-month master’s degree program offered by the Department of Economics will provide a rigorous curriculum and quantitative training to those seeking more economic expertise in a variety of fields. The first cohort will be admitted for the 2013-14 academic year, with classes beginning in July 2013. An undergraduate degree in economics is not […]
Teaching Teens That Bullies Can Change Reduces Aggression
Teaching teens that people have the potential to change can reduce aggressive reactions in peer conflicts, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study, published in the February 2013 issue of Child Development, has important implications for bullying interventions in public schools. “When adolescents believe the world is […]
Restore Rundberg
Sociologist Works to Reduce Crime in Austin Neighborhood Struggles in the Rundberg neighborhood of Austin are evident at deteriorating apartments and trash-strewn vacant lots. But pride and hope are plentiful too, as many residents spruce up their homes, pitch in at community parks and enjoy new recreation centers. Alarming police statistics reveal another layer of […]
Help Wanted
Policy report shows minimum wage lifts women out of poverty, boosts consumer spending In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made a bold claim: “Tonight, let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to […]
Middle Eastern Studies Announces Fall 2013 Scholar in Residence
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies has appointed Hoda Barakat, an internationally acclaimed author, as the inaugural Fall 2013 Arabic Scholar in Residence. “The Arabic Scholar in Residence program will provide students with the opportunity to work closely with prominent Arab intellectuals,” says Tarek El-Ariss, assistant professor of Modern Arabic Literature in the Department of […]
Picture Perfect
Breakthrough research in image enhancement technology leads to free online tool What began as an effort to better understand how animal and human visual systems work has led to a revolutionary method for enlarging and enhancing photos that is being made available, free of charge, from the Center for Perceptual Systems. Wilson Geisler, center director […]
Longer Days for Telecommuters
New study shows boundary blurring between work and home With fluctuating gas prices and the increasing call for work-life balance, telecommuting has become a benefit touted by some companies. Yet according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin, for most telecommuters it may be adding extra work hours to their day. […]
The Fate of the Book, Up Close
A high-resolution image of a louse captivates team members of a project that brought together the Department of English, the Texas Advanced Computing Center, and the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology in a collaborative effort to draw attention to the Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies’ “The Fate of the Book” symposia by […]
Trouble in Paradise or Domestic Bliss?
Shared spaces may reveal a surprising amount of information about a couple’s relationship, according to a forthcoming study led by Lindsay Graham, a psychology graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Sam Gosling, professor of psychology and author of “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You,” and a team of […]
Gardner Marston’s $6.6 Million Gift to Support History Graduate Students
A $6.6 million gift from the estate of Gardner Marston will boost graduate student recruitment and support in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin. A native of La Jolla, Calif., Marston was a 1953 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. He died in 2011. “This is a tremendous […]
Retiring Faculty 2013
Henry Dietz Government Dietz, the Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Government, taught at the university for 41 years. A specialist in Latin American politics, he studied urban poverty and politics, civil-military relations, and parties and party systems. Among his many teaching awards, he was inducted into the university’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers in […]
Psychologist Discusses Long-Term Impact of Preschool Education at United Way
Eliot Tucker-Drob, assistant professor of psychology, joined a panel of experts and public policy leaders for a discussion about the long-term effects of high-quality early education at a public event hosted by the United Way for Greater Austin on March 19. The panelists – including two Human Development and Family Sciences professors from The University […]
Ancient DNA Opens Aztec Cold Case
For centuries, the fate of the original Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated with the Aztecs or abandoned the town altogether. According to new anthropological research from The University of Texas at Austin, Wichita State University and Washington State University, […]
Dedman Distinguished Scholars Endowment Increases to $20 Million to Support Scholarships
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin now has a unique recruiting advantage — full scholarships covering tuition, books, room and board, study abroad and internship opportunities. “The Dedman Distinguished Scholarship is the premier scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts and one of the most generous in the nation,” […]
English Professor Marjorie Woods Wins Humanities Research Award
Growing up in a large military family, Marjorie Curry Woods moved from state to state almost every year. “Everything in my life constantly changed, but I always took comfort in knowing that I would feel at home in school,” says Woods, professor in the Department of English and the Program in Comparative Literature. “How I […]
Spring/Summer 2013 Faculty & Staff Awards
August Sociology Professor Wins 2013 Feminist Mentor Award Sociologists for Women in Society has awarded Christine Williams, professor and chair of sociology, the 2013 Feminist Mentoring Award. Go to the Department of Sociology website for more about the award. French and Italian Professor Wins ISSNAF Award for Research in Italian Culture Paola Bonifazio, assistant professor […]