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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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SURE Walk to add technology-based features to service

Mikaela Cannizzo January 26, 2016

SURE Walk, a service that provides students with a companion for late-night walks home, is finalizing plans to create a more comfortable atmosphere on campus by integrating technology-based efforts into...

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UT students aim to educate, sell fresh vegetables in first farm stand of the year

Jasleen Shokar January 26, 2016

Students from the UT Microfarm will sell produce on a weekly basis for the first time this year. The microfarm, a student-run project focused on producing locally grown food using sustainable farming...

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Faculty council speaks out against campus carry

Wynne Davis January 26, 2016

Faculty members gathered at the Faculty Council meeting Monday to speak out against campus carry and give President Gregory Fenves their thoughts before he submits suggestions to the UT System by mid-February. Campus...

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Research team uses mice to combat cancer

Ali Ahmed and Catherine Marfin January 26, 2016

Ted Mills has been metabolically rearranging the cells of mice since 2003 in an effort to impede the growth of cancer cells. Mills, an associate professor of pharmacy and toxicology at UT, has assembled...

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New STEM commons to open in Perry-Castañeda Library

Rachel Lew January 25, 2016

A new STEM learning commons will open officially today in the Perry-Castañeda Library to provide a space for students to learn about and collaborate in science, technology, engineering and math...

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Geoscience school’s 10th anniversary celebration filled with panels on climate change, energy demands

Forrest Milburn January 25, 2016

In celebration of the Jackson School of Geosciences’ 10th anniversary, panelists and research leaders discussed Friday the ways in which humans can adapt to energy, mineral and water resource demands...

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UT alumna Andree Bober publishes book detailing UT’s art collections

Elizabeth Hlavinka January 25, 2016

Resting on a dusty shelf in the dark recesses of a UT laboratory lie jars of preserved brains, canned frogs and animal skulls. To most, encountering the collection would be disturbing or grotesque,...

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UT Ph.D. candidate explores power of theater in Syrian Refugee Camp

Vedant Peris January 22, 2016

UT Ph.D. candidate Bart Pitchford is raising money to research how Syrians living in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan use theater performance to help rebuild their community and identity. The Zaatari...

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As registration deadline approaches, Fischer campaign makes push for student voters

Forrest Milburn January 22, 2016

Around 20 students gathered on campus Tuesday to support recent UT graduate Huey Rey Fischer in his race for House District 49, eager to begin registering their fellow students at the launch of Students...

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UT science lecture series celebrates its 100th episode

Catherine Marfin January 22, 2016

With stunt men, tornado clouds and a 13–foot long T-Rex puppet named Manny, “Hot Science — Cool Talks,” lecture series held on campus six times a year, will be celebrating its 100th...

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New commons area to feature university’s first silent study space

Forrest Milburn January 21, 2016

The University opened its first completely silent study space on Wednesday in response to students dissatisfied with UT Libraries’ quiet spaces. After receiving input from graduate students and...

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Open carry divides businesses along the Drag

Forrest Milburn January 21, 2016

Businesses along the Drag are posting signs outside their storefronts which ban the open carry of firearms in an effort to appeal to customers dissatisfied with a new Texas gun law. On Jan. 1, House...

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