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Sustainability at UT: Building a greener future through academics, extracurriculars

Sustainability at UT: Building a greener future through academics, extracurriculars

Sumner Hill, General Projects Reporter December 5, 2024

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...

UT graduate students develop new model for the production of dark matter

UT graduate students develop new model for the production of dark matter

Samantha Reimers, General News Reporter December 4, 2024

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...

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Austin Chief of Police unveils ‘100-day plan’ to tackle city public safety issues

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter  December 4, 2024

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...

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Resident artists with Mexican American, Latina/o Studies Department to paint mural commemorating decade of scholarship

Clara Carrabba, General News Reporter December 3, 2024

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...

‘Change never comes out of inaction’: Campus orgs advocate for more accessible Forty Acres

‘Change never comes out of inaction’: Campus orgs advocate for more accessible Forty Acres

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter December 3, 2024

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...

A turtle sits at the UT Turtle Pond on August 5, 2024.

Turtles relocated from their pond until mid-December

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter December 3, 2024

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...

Arthur P. Watson House is pictured on Dec. 2, 2024. Built in 1853, the house was home to Arthur P. Watson and Robert Garrett, an openly gay couple who threw social gatherings for the Austin community and created a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

UT commits to restoring historic Watson Chateau with three-part preservation plan

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter December 2, 2024

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...

University introduces employee SB 17 training, continues web scans for potentially noncompliant activity

University introduces employee SB 17 training, continues web scans for potentially noncompliant activity

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter December 2, 2024

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...

University surpasses $1 billion in research funding, according to federal survey 

University surpasses $1 billion in research funding, according to federal survey 

Matthew Gomez , Senior News Reporter  December 2, 2024

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...

2025-26 FAFSA opened Nov. 21 following last year’s complications, delays

2025-26 FAFSA opened Nov. 21 following last year’s complications, delays

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter December 1, 2024

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...

UT professor to help lead NASA-funded water quality research in Puerto Rico

UT professor to help lead NASA-funded water quality research in Puerto Rico

Diego Hernandez, General News Reporter December 1, 2024

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,...

US Department of Agriculture, Department of Education partner to combat food insecurity for college-aged students through improved SNAP program outreach

US Department of Agriculture, Department of Education partner to combat food insecurity for college-aged students through improved SNAP program outreach

Catharine Li, General News Reporter November 22, 2024

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...

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