Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building

Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building
Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building
	The building's exterior in 2016
Former names	Robert Lee Moore Hall (1972–2020)
General information
Town or city	Austin, Texas
Country	United States
Coordinates	30°17′20″N 97°44′11″W / 30.288963°N 97.736502°WCoordinates: 30°17′20″N 97°44′11″W / 30.288963°N 97.736502°W

Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building^[1] (abbreviated PMA; formerly known as Robert Lee Moore Hall or RLM) is a high rise building on the University of Texas at Austin campus, in the U.S. state of Texas. The building was completed in 1972,^[2] and houses the astronomy, mathematics, and physics departments.^[3]^[4]

The building was originally named after mathematician Robert Lee Moore. In 2016, students demanded the building be renamed because of Moore's racist treatment of African American students.^[5]^[6] On July 13, 2020, during the George Floyd protests, University Interim President Jay Hartzell announced that the building would be renamed as the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building.^[7]^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ "Astronomy Outreach at UT Austin". University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ Austin, Joshua T Powell, TRECS with UT. "Building Information | Facilities Services". facilitiesservices.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ Gregg, Ernest R. "Robert Lee Moore Hall". cns.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ GmbH, Emporis. "Robert Lee Moore Hall, Austin | 123206 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ "Petition calls for name change of Robert Lee Moore Hall - The Daily Texan". www.dailytexanonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ "Robert Lee Moore Hall needs renaming - The Daily Texan". www.dailytexanonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
^ "A More Diverse and Welcoming Campus". 13 July 2020.
^ "UT Diversity Initiatives Will Redefine Campus Symbolism and Will Recruit, Support and Retain Top Talent". 13 July 2020.
^ "Students, athletes say UT changes are small first step towards inclusion". 13 July 2020.

External links[]

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[1] "Astronomy Outreach at UT Austin". University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[2] Austin, Joshua T Powell, TRECS with UT. "Building Information | Facilities Services". facilitiesservices.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-27.

[3] Gregg, Ernest R. "Robert Lee Moore Hall". cns.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-27.

[4] GmbH, Emporis. "Robert Lee Moore Hall, Austin | 123206 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.

[5] "Petition calls for name change of Robert Lee Moore Hall - The Daily Texan". www.dailytexanonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.

[6] "Robert Lee Moore Hall needs renaming - The Daily Texan". www.dailytexanonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.

[7] "A More Diverse and Welcoming Campus". 13 July 2020.

[8] "UT Diversity Initiatives Will Redefine Campus Symbolism and Will Recruit, Support and Retain Top Talent". 13 July 2020.

[9] "Students, athletes say UT changes are small first step towards inclusion". 13 July 2020.

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