UT Receives $5M Grant to Study Dark Energy
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope at The McDonald Observatory.
Image source: Marty Harris / McDonald Observatory
Image source: Marty Harris / McDonald Observatory
Via The Austin Business Journal.
The University of Texas has received a $5 million challenge grant to study dark energy at the school's McDonald Observatory.More here.
Harold Simmons, a Dallas resident and UT graduate, gave the money to help fund the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment. Simmons is chairman of Contran Corp., and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from UT's economics program. Previously, he has donated to UT's athletics program and the McCombs School of Business.
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