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Lai Keji stands in his lab in the Physics, Math, and Astronomy Building on Aug. 28, 2023.

Research grant awarded to UT physics professor

Amirtha Jayakumaran, Senior News Reporter September 6, 2023

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $1.25 million to 21 experimental physicists at the end of August, including associate physics professor Keji Lai. The Experimental Physics Investigators...

Center for Autonomy collaborates with universities to host undergraduate autonomous technology research program

Center for Autonomy collaborates with universities to host undergraduate autonomous technology research program

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter September 3, 2023

The Center for Autonomy at the Oden Institute hosted a new research program for undergraduates over the summer, providing students with the opportunity to gain experience in autonomous technology research.    The...

J. Tinsley Oden, founder of computational mechanics and former director of Oden Institute dies at 86

J. Tinsley Oden, founder of computational mechanics and former director of Oden Institute dies at 86

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter August 31, 2023

J. Tinsley Oden, 86, founder of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering Science, died on Sunday, according to a recent press release. Oden was widely known as the founder of computational mechanics.  “Professor...

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Prolonged hot, dry weather put city at risk of wildfire — here’s how to prepare

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 30, 2023

Mayor Kirk Watson signed a wildfire disaster declaration on Aug. 15 after prolonged hot and dry weather conditions put the city at “critical risk of wildfire,” according to a press release. “A...

West Campus Ambassadors Jason Turner and Israel Cesar Campbell walk down Guadalupe Street on August 24, 2023.

West Campus Ambassadors program seeks to increase safety, cleanliness for residents

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter August 24, 2023

The West Campus Ambassadors program is the newest initiative in an  $8 million investment to increase safety in West Campus, UT President Jay Hartzell and UT System Board of Regents chairman Kevin Eltife...

UT introduces new AI literacy course for students and faculty

UT introduces new AI literacy course for students and faculty

Laurel Pinchback, General News Reporter August 23, 2023

Beginning this week, UT will launch a new AI literacy course to provide students with the skills needed to adapt to the ever-increasing role played by AI in educational and professional spaces.  A...

The Chemical and Petroleum building on Dean Keeton and Speedway.

Engineering Discovery Building begins construction, aims to increase collaborative research

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2023

Ever since its construction in 1985, project manager Keith Westmoreland said the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (CPE) building, while full of interconnected faculty and students, felt disjointed and...

The Rambler on the intersection of 26th and Nueces on Aug. 21, 2023. U-Hual workers unpack lobby furniture.

Rambler delays move-in to days after first day of class

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2023

At 11 p.m. on Aug. 17 — four days before the first day of classes on Aug. 21 — Rambler sent an email informing future residents that their move-in was delayed. It stated that residents would move in...

McCombs to launch new sustainability focused executive education program

McCombs to launch new sustainability focused executive education program

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2023

The McCombs Schools of Business created a new executive education program called the Sustainability Leadership Program to educate business professionals on integrating sustainability into their work.  The...

UT researchers develop modified VR headset to monitor brain activity

UT researchers develop modified VR headset to monitor brain activity

Amirtha Jayakumaran, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2023

A team of researchers at UT modified a virtual reality headset with a noninvasive electroencephalogram to measure brain activity. “VR headsets are widely used as an immersive environment to either...

Tiktoker Adam Powell, who makes videos on Austin history, stands in front of the Littlefield Home, built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, on August 16, 2023. “I think it should be questioned whether this is a guy who's deserving of honor when his whole life's work, in terms of history, was pushing to honor the Confederacy as much as possible,” Powell said.

Local content creator takes on online platform for community advocacy

Kylee Howard, News Desk Editor August 20, 2023

“It's so niche,” said Adam Powell, owner of @adampowellatx on TikTok. “There's no way the algorithm’s ever going to pick this up.” Twenty-nine-year-old Powell grew up in Leander, north of...

UT System Board of Regents announce plans for new UT medical center

UT System Board of Regents announce plans for new UT medical center

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter August 20, 2023

The UT System Board of Regents announced plans to build a new medical center on the site of the Frank Erwin Center during a press conference Aug. 14. The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center will...

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