The reading assessment scores of 4th and 8th graders decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures and remote learning, according to a study published by UT researchers last month.
Tim...
People are more willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when they know how many people in their community also plan to get vaccinated, according to an international study co-authored by UT assistant professor...
Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter
• January 9, 2023
Travis County closed its drive-thru and mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Dec. 31, an effort originally designed to bring vaccines to the most affected areas of Austin according to a press release from...
Young adults experienced a change in personality traits during the later stages of the pandemic, according to a recent study by researchers at Florida State University.
The study, published Sept....
UT students, faculty and staff can receive the new bivalent COVID-19 booster on campus as of Wednesday, the result of a partnership between University Health Services and the School of Nursing.
The...
The University will discontinue its proactive community testing program, which provides free testing to asymptomatic students, after Aug. 15, and announced in an email Monday it will offer students four...
UT retired its COVID-19 dashboard on July 1 — six months after it reported the University hit daily positive case records — due to a lack of self-reporting and an increase in at-home testing.
The...
Immunity from COVID-19 variants may wane in the coming weeks due to decreasing antibody levels and loss of vaccine protection over time. Local experts said consistent testing and staying up to date with...
The language used by health professionals when addressing opioid use on Twitter became increasingly stigmatized during the pandemic, according to a UT College of Liberal Arts study.
Scott Graham,...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 15, 2022 flipbook.
Immunocompromised individuals and people 50 and over can now get their second COVID-19 booster shot through University Health...
Editor's Note: The article first appeared in the April 8, 2022 flipbook.
UT Landmarks has relaunched the bike tours program after two years of suspension due to the pandemic.
“We take our role...
Essential workers, residents in low-income neighborhoods and those that live in densely populated areas face disproportionately higher risks of contracting COVID-19 during lockdown periods, according to...
