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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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The UT Tower on June 10, 2024.

Deceased person found on campus with no ongoing threat to community

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter April 10, 2025

A deceased person was found on campus overnight in the vicinity of Dean Keeton Street and University Avenue, a University spokesperson confirmed Thursday. The person’s UT affiliation is not known...

The UT Tower, seen from the reflection in a window in the CMB, on Feb. 3, 2025.

Visa statuses changed for multiple international students, University confirms

Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter April 9, 2025

Editor's note: On April 4, The Associated Press reported that two UT Austin graduates, who remained in the U.S. to work as permitted by their student visas, had their student visas revoked. The Texan has...

Interim President Jim Davis speaks out about his goals for UT developmental scene, affordability

Interim President Jim Davis speaks out about his goals for UT developmental scene, affordability

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter April 8, 2025

Interim President Jim Davis intends for the University to evolve in the city’s developmental scene, he said at a breakfast event with the Urban Land Institute March 26. Davis said one of the biggest...

Boxes of flowers line the sidewalk near Littlefield Fountain on Apr. 2.

Drought impacts on UT campus

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 6, 2025

The United States Drought Monitor released a drought map on April 3 showing Travis County in an extreme drought, impacting everything from creeks and aquifers to the plant life on campus. A version...

‘The most someone wants is to be heard’: Students foster connection, create memoirs for hospice patients

Mazzy Warren, General Projects Reporter April 3, 2025

Jazmin Campbell has an untreatable autoimmune disorder called stiff person syndrome, also known as SPS. The syndrome causes symptoms such as muscle stiffness, painful contractions and spasms and is most...

Students in the Palestine Solidarity committee chant in protest of the Israel Block Party on April 2, 2025.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest annual Texas Hillel Israel Block Party

Diego Hernandez and Catharine Li April 3, 2025

At least 40 people, including students, faculty and community members, gathered at the intersection of Speedway and 21st Street on Wednesday to protest against the 25th Annual Israel Block Party, which...

Engineering students spend spring break volunteering, teaching in Mexico

Engineering students spend spring break volunteering, teaching in Mexico

Lizzie Bassett, General News Reporter March 30, 2025

Eight engineering undergraduate students traveled to Mexico during spring break to teach middle school students about engineering and clean water. Students from UT’s Women in Engineering Program...

UT alumnus donates $5 million to robotics undergraduate program

UT alumnus donates $5 million to robotics undergraduate program

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter March 30, 2025

A UT alumnus is investing $5 million in UT Austin’s robotics undergraduate program, the College of Natural Sciences announced on March 6. Venture capitalist Bill Gurley donated the funds to the Texas...

The University of Texas Police Department is pictured on the corner of 24 and Nueces St. on Sept. 16, 2024.

Researchers affirm role of transparent communication to improve police, community relationships

Catharine Li, Senior News Reporter  March 24, 2025

When a police officer approaches a civilian, the first few words determine the number of ways the interaction can proceed, said Kyle S.H. Dobson, assistant professor of public policy and psychology at...

School of Engineering announces new graduate pharmacoengineering program

School of Engineering announces new graduate pharmacoengineering program

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter March 23, 2025

The Cockrell School of Engineering announced on March 10 a new graduate program aimed to give students multidisciplinary experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery and formulation. The pharmacoengineering...

Lorena Moscardelli explains research being conducted by the Bureau of Economic Geology on March 10, 2025. Moscardelli was recently appointed as the bureau director and is the first woman to hold the position.

UT researcher named new leader of Bureau of Economic Geology

Jonathan Fredricks, General News Reporter March 14, 2025

Lorena Moscardelli could not help but smile as she walked through aisles of high shelves at UT’s Core Research Center, each holding hundreds of boxes filled with earth core specimens. “This is...

Industrial leader partners with UT to enhance AI, semiconductor research

Industrial leader partners with UT to enhance AI, semiconductor research

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter March 13, 2025

Industrial leader Emerson is expanding its partnership with UT through a three-year, $8.5 million investment aimed to support advanced artificial intelligence and semiconductor research, according to a...

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