Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• September 14, 2023
A federal judge said he will provide an injunction to stop a law censoring books containing “sexually explicit material” in school libraries last month, resulting from a lawsuit filed by book freedom...
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• September 11, 2023
A study published in July involving UT researchers found that rapid switches from droughts to floods are occurring more frequently worldwide.
The researchers found that increased evaporation and precipitation...
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• September 7, 2023
Patients faced difficulties accessing reproductive care after Planned Parenthood services were terminated from Medicaid coverage in Texas in 2021, according to a study published in August by UT researchers.
Medicaid...
Sarah Brager, Senior News Reporter
• September 7, 2023
For sustainability studies senior Rae Datt, thinking about schoolwork often prompts a different type of stress than the average student experiences. On top of the typical homework and exams, Datt says...
Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter
• September 7, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, which uses breakthrough research by a UT professor.
Molecular bioscience professor Jason McLellan worked...
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...
Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• August 28, 2023
The abortion-inducing medication mifepristone can remain on the market with regulations after the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided earlier this month that the FDA neglected safety concerns...
The United States Congress pushed bipartisan legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips in an effort to reduce high overdose rates.
The Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Prevention Act,...
Twitter recently introduced limits to the number of posts users can view per day. University experts say the move is more than just an issue for young adults who wish to infinitely scroll the app.
On...
On June 30, the United States Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s program to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt, citing an overreach of authority by the President and Secretary...
The United States Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that a Colorado web designer could refuse service to same-sex couples based on personal religious objections. University experts say the decision may...
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 29 banning the consideration of race in both public and private higher education admissions, also known as affirmative action.
The 6-3 ruling...
