Press Releases

July 1, 2005: Nationally known educators to speak July 13–15 at Dana Center's "Teaching the Hard Stuff" Conference

October 18, 2002: New TXShop at The University of Texas at Austin makes campus department

January 8, 2002: Dana Center receives $40,000 Ventures in Leadership Grant

November 28, 2001: Dana Center helps science, math educators prepare for new TAKS exam

October 26, 2001: Charles A. Dana Center receives $515,185 grant to support mathematics teacher preparation

April 30, 2001: Dr. Uri Treisman named to national committe on K-12 education

April 20, 2001: Austin high school students in live national debate on homelessness

March 23, 2001: National Education Commission holds public hearing in Texas to examine ways to improve high schools

February 16, 2001: UT Dana Center launches statewide laboratory safety training initiative

February 13, 2001: UT Austin's Dana Center publishes algebra report to help Texas school districts prepare students for new state assessments in 2003–2004

May 15, 2000: SHELTRS Project at Charles A. Dana Center named finalist for Computerworld Smithsonian Award

January 14, 2000: UT Austin mathematics professor named by Black Issues in Higher Education magazine as one of outstanding 20th century leaders in higher education

January 5, 2000: Expert on youth violence to speak at conference hosted by Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office at UT Austin's Charles A. Dana Center

October 11, 1999: The Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) at UT Austin's Charles A. Dana Center will host its Fifth Annual October Preservice Conference

October 7, 1999: The Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin will host a conference on the Ninth-Grade Success Initiative: Focus on Mathematics and Science