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Battle Hall on Dec. 3, 2024.

UT’s historic Battle Hall to reopen in 2025

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter December 5, 2024

Battle Hall, UT's architecture library, stands as a hidden gem with signature blue doors — a popular backdrop for Instagram and graduation photoshoots. While its exterior draws students with cameras...

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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...

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...

UT Environmental Science Institute hosts birth control misconceptions lecture 

UT Environmental Science Institute hosts birth control misconceptions lecture 

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter November 20, 2024

  Hormonal birth control revolutionized fertility control, but also has significant effects on women’s physical and psychological processes, said a Texas Christian University psychologist and...

Student organizer Hadi demonstrates outside of the LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024.

Hundreds of students protest presence of former Israeli prime minister on campus

Maryam Ahmed, Matthew Gomez, and Ethan Housewright November 20, 2024

Over 200 students gathered outside the LBJ School of Public Affairs Tuesday for a “noise demonstration” to protest an event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Students and...

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, gives a presentation on "How AI Will Save Education" at UT's AI Live on Nov. 15, 2024.

UT AI Live event celebrates artificial intelligence innovation, Year of AI

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter November 17, 2024

The University hosted a three-day event starting Nov. 13 called AI Live, which highlighted UT’s  advancements in artificial intelligence and celebrated the end of UT’s Year of AI. The program...

UT program’s research webinar highlights unique experience of Latinx community college transfer students

UT program’s research webinar highlights unique experience of Latinx community college transfer students

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter November 13, 2024

Latinx community college transfer students add unique perspectives to the community, speakers at a UT program’s research webinar said on Tuesday, discussing Latinx student success and diversity,...

Engineering student establishes first UT organization for Azerbaijani cultural awareness, community building

Engineering student establishes first UT organization for Azerbaijani cultural awareness, community building

Catharine Li, General News Reporter November 11, 2024

When engineering junior Jovdat Rahimli left his home country to attend UT, he realized he was one of only 10 other students on campus from Azerbaijan, a small country near Turkey. To bring the small community...

Moody College launches Center for Global Change and Media

Moody College launches Center for Global Change and Media

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter November 10, 2024

The Moody College of Communication launched a new center on Oct. 30 to research how media influences global change and to develop strategies to improve global communication. The initiative, named...

University of Tennesee Professor of Law Wendy Bach presents research of a national study tracking the criminalization of pregnancy at the UT School of Law on Nov. 4, 2024.

UT Law School hosts Reproductive Justice Colloquium, discusses pregnancy criminalization after Roe v. Wade overturn

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter November 6, 2024

A law professor from the University of Tennessee discussed pregnancy criminalization at the School of Law as part of her ongoing research on Monday. Professor Wendy Bach spoke about “Pregnancy As...

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