Showing posts with label University of Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label University of Texas. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

UT scientist drops research that he says pollutes

From statesman, November 30, 2008...

Going with his conscience, an astronomy professor at the University of Texas has decided to back out of a NASA project that he spent about a decade working on because he thinks it excessively harms the environment.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

UT Endowment down nearly $1 billion

From KEYE, October 31, 2008...

The University of Texas at Austin endowment has declined by nearly $1 billion this year as a result of the turmoil in worldwide financial markets.

The university's share of the Permanent University Fund, plus its other endowment holdings, stood at $7 billion at the start of the year. By the end of September, the value had declined by nearly 13 percent to $6.1 billion.

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