2025 will be UT’s “Year of Energy,” President Jay Hartzell declared in his 2024 State of the University address. Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet and a global energy crisis, Hartzell’s...

Dark matter could have been created much earlier than previously thought, UT Department of Physics researchers revealed in a new model published in Physical Review Letters on Nov. 18. The model, named...

Austin’s Chief of Police outlined a “100-day plan” on Nov. 14 centered around addressing Austin Police Department's staffing recruitment and retention, community trust and crime prevention.  “Every...

Two local artists will paint a mural in the Gordon-White Building in January to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Department.  The married artists Ernesto...

The University of Texas follows three federal laws relating to accessibility among institutions of higher learning: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of...

The University temporarily relocated the turtles from the turtle pond to the J.J. Pickle Research Campus until mid-December to repair a leak in the pond.  University contractors prepped the pond for...

The University will preserve the Watson Chateau, an LGBTQ+ landmark, with a three-part preservation plan, according to a Nov. 13 meeting between UT and preservation activists.  The Arthur P. Watson...

The University notified all staff Nov. 14, including student employees, that they must complete a mandatory Senate Bill 17 compliance training by February 2025.  All UT employees must complete...

The University announced in April that it surpassed $1 billion in research funding during the 2023-24 fiscal year. The National Science Foundation released its annual survey on Nov. 25, analyzing funding...

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid officially opened Nov. 21 — ten days before its initial release date — following four phases of testing. The day of the release, the U.S. Senate...

A UT associate professor is helping lead part of a NASA-funded research project in Puerto Rico aimed at studying water quality and its impacts on local communities and marine life.  The project,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education are collaborating to send annual emails to low-income college students to inform them of potential eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition...