Caroline Cummings

Recent Contributions

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Students choose food based on taste, convenience, price

May 6, 2019

University students make decisions about what to eat based on three factors: taste, convenience and price, nutritional sciences professor Marissa Epstein said.
University athletes register earlier than nonathletes to fit classes with practice schedules

May 2, 2019

This semester, student athletes registered for classes on April 22, on the first day of the official registration period.
Former foster care youth graduation rates are low

April 30, 2019

The National Factsheet on the Educational Outcomes of Children in Foster Care indicated 70 to 84% of foster youth in 2014 wanted to go to college and 31.8 to 45.35% attended.
UT students prepare for arctic expedition

April 24, 2019

Government freshman Zoe Lansbury and studio art freshman Oluwaseyi Odufuye will be going on the 12-day expedition, led by explorers Robert and Barney Swan. Lansbury said she wants to get a better understanding of what is happening to the environment through firsthand experiences.
Texas Athletics hosts sustainable game day events

April 12, 2019

Texas Athletics is recruiting students to volunteer at Texas Baseball and Softball Gameday Sustainability Events over the next three weeks.
UT study finds energy drink consumption can have immediate negative health effects

March 29, 2019

Reaching for an extra energy drink after a late night studying can have immediate negative effects, according to new UT research.
Studies show UT has no wage gap but has inconsistencies in time-to-promotion

March 14, 2019

The latest findings on UT’s gender salary equality showed tenured and tenure-track female faculty salaries were actually 0.3 percent higher than their male counterparts.
Students plant prairie, make campus more sustainable

March 8, 2019

The project was funded through Green Fund, a UT grant supporting sustainability-related projects proposed by University students, faculty or staff. Jill Parish, Green Fund program coordinator said the prairie is both beautiful and educational.
Students, environmentalists move away from plastic straws toward metal, reusable ones

February 21, 2019

Environmentalists across the country, including University students, will participate in National Skip the Straw Day on Feb. 22 to bring attention to how single-use plastic straws affect the environment.

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