The incumbent will be responsible for performing tasks to further the Center s intramural and extramural research agenda in the areas of minority, child, women s and rural health. This is a temporary position with an initial appointment not to exceed 13 months. The National Endowment for the Humanities invites proposals to plan for the creation of Regional Humanities Centers that will emphasize interdisciplinary learning in the humanities and new kinds of collaboration among humanities scholars, scholars in other disciplines, and the public. Texas is in the Southwest region along with Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Recipients of planning grants will then be eligible to apply for implementation grants in the subsequent phase of the competition.
Participation is by competitive application.
We've received positive feedback and are continuing this week to feature a brief abstract of a UT project in progress. For this week's issue, we are highlighting the work of Dr. Robert J. Spina in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. Dr. Spina joined the UT faculty in fall 1998, coming from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. It is our hypothesis that this is due to a deficiency of sex hormones. The exercise program will consist of a 2 month flexibility program followed by 9 months of endurance exercise training.