Advertising and health communication experts from The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss strategies for effective public health campaigns, communicating risk, communicating with low health-literate audiences and communicating about health within close, personal relationships.
Researchers at The University of Texas are devising tools to identify bilingual children with true language disorders and developing treatment protocols to address their needs.
Because of impairments in their insulin sensitivity, obese individuals demonstrate different brain responses than their normal-weight peers while completing a challenging cognitive task, according to new research by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
People match each other's language styles more during happier periods of their relationship than at other times, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
New research provides evidence of the vicious cycle created when an obese individual overeats to compensate for reduced pleasure from food.
High levels of the stress hormone cortisol play a critical role in blocking testosterone's influence on competition and domination, according to new psychology research at The University of Texas at Austin.
Men who are looking for short-term companionship are more interested in a woman's body than those looking for a long-term relationship, who focused on a woman's face.
Many women with low sex drives reported greater sexual satisfaction after taking a placebo, according to new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine.
High levels of foreclosures in a community do not independently lead to increased crime rates, as previously believed, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
People with extremely strong ties to their countries or groups are not only willing, but eager, to sacrifice themselves to save their compatriots, according to new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin.
A University of Texas at Austin political scientist joined several other constitutional scholars to advise the Kenyan leaders who recently drafted a new national constitution that voters there will have the chance to ratify this Wednesday (Aug. 4).
As Americans continue to debate immigration reform, border enforcement and Arizona's recent legislation, experts from The University of Texas at Austin are offering their views on these issues through a series of online videos.
Sandra Black, a renowned labor economist whose research examines how family background and early childhood experiences affect people’s lives, has joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin.
As more women wait until their 30s and 40s to have children, they are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years. Such “reproduction expediting” includes one-night stands and adventurous bedroom behavior, the research shows.
A Texas photojournalism professor has introduced an interactive Web site that aims to raise awareness about the impact of war on young people and to provide resources for young people affected by war.
There are biological motivations behind the stereotypically poor decisions and risky behavior associated with adolescence, new research from a University of Texas at Austin psychologist reveals.
University of Texas at Austin researchers have received a $3.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to conduct a five-year study of speech and language development in bilingual children who speak English and Spanish, comparing those whose language skills are delayed with those who have no delays.
Nora Boxer, a graduate of the Creative Writing Program in the English Department at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $50,000 Keene Prize for Literature for her story "It's the song of the nomads, baby; or, Pioneer." The Keene Prize is one of the world's largest student literary prizes. An additional $50,000 will be divided among three finalists.
Experts at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss a host of topics relating to immigration reform and the border – from the rise in U.S.-Mexico border violence, to the consequences of Arizona’s new immigration law.
Faculty and staff experts at The University of Texas at Austin are available to share their insight on job-seeking strategies for new graduates, the role of social media in job seeking, trends in campus recruiting, the link between education and a career, how to be indispensable at work and how new graduates should negotiate their first salary.
Sahotra Sarkar, a philosophy professor at The University of Texas at Austin and leader in the study of environmental ethics, works with the conservationists, companies and governments to develop strategies that balance economic development and biodiversity while respecting the needs of indigenous people.
Earth Day 2010 will be celebrated on Thursday, April 22. Faculty experts from The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss their research on topics ranging from building sustainable communities to plant ecology and environmental policies.
Marcia Gay Harden, a University of Texas at Austin graduate who has received an Oscar, a Best Actress Tony Award and numerous other honors throughout her career, will be the speaker for the 127th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 22, 2010.
Research conducted in the El Paso-Juarez area suggests there is demand in the United States for over-the-counter birth control pills and that many U.S. women would buy such contraception without a doctor’s prescription if given the option.
In a year when the death penalty continues to stir passions from Texas to Connecticut and beyond, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky’s new book will help Americans better understand the history, politics and role of capital punishment in the United States.
Cool spring temperatures have kept many wildflowers in check, but a spectacular display of bluebonnets and other native Texas plants has begun as temperatures climb, said a University of Texas at Austin expert at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
When faced with a choice that could yield either short-term satisfaction or longer-term benefits, people with complete information about the options generally go for the quick reward.
The Center for Sustainable Development at The University of Texas at Austin will prove that green housing and affordability can be successfully merged during the "Alley Flat Initiative” exhibition March 26-April 9 at City Hall in Austin, Texas.
A fossil that was celebrated last year as a possible "missing link" between humans and early primates is actually a forebearer of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according to two papers by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin, Duke University and the University of Chicago.
Two professors in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin have received grants totaling $1.6 million to improve treatment of culturally and linguistically diverse children with communication disorders, such as speech-language-hearing disabilities.
Experts at The University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts are available to discuss a host of earthquake-related topics, from disaster response and relief to social and political conflicts to the causes and effects of large-scale natural disasters.
As the first State of the Union address approaches, University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to offer expertise on U.S. politics, the Obama administration and terrorism.
The less you use your brain’s frontal lobes, the more you see yourself through rose-colored glasses, a University of Texas at Austin researcher says.
Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologist Sam Gosling at The University of Texas at Austin.
University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy researcher looks at the adverse effects of environmental toxins on male fertility and disease.
Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University of Texas at Austin communication professor.
The American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Botanic Garden today released the nation’s first rating system for sustainable landscapes, with or without buildings.
First impressions do matter when it comes to communicating personality through appearance, according to new research by psychologists Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University and Sam Gosling of The University of Texas at Austin.
An international partnership of 54 countries led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and including the Wildflower Center is celebrating a decade of work to set aside seeds for future generations from 10 percent of the world’s wild flowering species.
The more money you earn, the more likely you are to munch on a muffin or down a power bar at your desk. And the more frequently you munch, the better your chance of being healthy. Those are among the findings in a report by University of Texas at Austin economist Daniel Hamermesh.
Using easy access, low-cost videoconferencing tools will give health providers the potential to meet the needs of homebound older adults with moderate to severe depression, says a University of Texas at Austin social work researcher. Dr. Namkee Choi, a gerontologist, is studying the feasibility of a telehealth problem-solving treatment for this underserved population.
University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy scholar has spent years researching drug importation and counterfeit prescription drugs and has testified before Congress several times on the subject.
Dr. Sharon Brown of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a total of $6 million in funding since 1992 for her health promotion and disease prevention program to help Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Sharon Brown of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a total of $6 million in funding since 1992 for her research in the area of health promotion for Mexican Americans with Type 2 diabetes.
Learning how to change in order to have a healthier lifestyle is the bottom line in Dr. Diane Tyler's study on children's health and weight. Her study focuses primarily on Hispanic children who are particularly at risk of obesity.
University of Texas at Austin faculty are available to provide expert perspectives on issues related to the political unrest over Iranian election results, including President Barack Obama's stance on Iran policy, the violent crackdown on protestors in Tehran and the revolutionary impact of social media.
Organizational norms and social cues, not communication overload, are the strongest predictors of whether individuals use their laptops or smart phones to electronically multitask during a meeting, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Relocation lowers the likelihood of re-incarceration for parolees, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin. Using the occurrence of Hurricane Katrina"“"“which ravaged numerous neighborhoods throughout the Louisiana Gulf Coast"”as a natural experiment, sociologist David Kirk examines how consequential a change of residence is to behavioral outcomes such as crime.
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