Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

News

Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot

Petition imitating the Austin Police Oversight Act may appear on the May ballot

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter January 12, 2023

Austin voters may face two nearly identical propositions concerning police oversight in May. Despite having the same name, one of these propositions would increase oversight while the other intends to...

UT researchers receive grant to create technology for cellular bonding studies

UT researchers receive grant to create technology for cellular bonding studies

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter January 11, 2023

UT researchers received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create technology to study how cells interact with each other to aid in creating therapies for viruses. Hongru...

UT System teams up with Google for increased educational degree opportunities

UT System teams up with Google for increased educational degree opportunities

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter January 10, 2023

The UT System announced a partnership with Grow with Google to provide free technology-oriented online career certificates on Dec. 9. “UT Systems’ degree-granting programs are preparing students...

UT Senate passes legislation to implement consent education in FIG classes

UT Senate passes legislation to implement consent education in FIG classes

Ireland Blouin and Maddie Duncan January 9, 2023

Content warning: This story contains discussions of sexual harassment and abuse. On Dec. 1, the Senate of College Councils passed legislation that pushes the implementation of consent education in First-Year...

Travis County closes county-run COVID-19 vaccine clinics, new subvariant detected

Travis County closes county-run COVID-19 vaccine clinics, new subvariant detected

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...

First director of Disability Cultural Center to start this month

First director of Disability Cultural Center to start this month

Joelle DiPaolo, News Desk Editor January 9, 2023

In 2021, UT formally began discussing the creation of a Disability Cultural Center.  On Jan. 31, the center will kick off its first event, a cultural hangout at 6:30 p.m.  Emily Shryock is currently...

2023 legislative session anticipated to address budget surplus, border security, more

2023 legislative session anticipated to address budget surplus, border security, more

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter January 9, 2023

Today marks the first day of the 88th Texas legislative session, following a successful midterm election for state Republicans through gains in both the Texas Senate and House of Representatives and wins...

You’re not alone: Suicidal ideation affects many in college and that’s OK. Resources are available

You’re not alone: Suicidal ideation affects many in college and that’s OK. Resources are available

Ikram Mohamed, Projects Reporter December 19, 2022

Content warning: This article mentions suicide   For many people, college brings independence, self-discovery and new opportunities. But this transition is not seamless for everyone — as many...

New Chrome extension aims to ease UT registration process, replace old extension

New Chrome extension aims to ease UT registration process, replace old extension

Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter December 19, 2022

UT students have created a new Google Chrome extension to make registering for classes easier.  UT Registration Planner is currently free to download on the Chrome Web Store and allows students to...

Texas French Bread is back to baking baguettes

Texas French Bread is back to baking baguettes

Leena Alali, Senior news reporter December 19, 2022

North Campus bakery Texas French Bread  reopened on Nov. 15 as an outdoor patio and trailer following a fire last Spring. Although customers can no longer take a peek at the crew slinging baguettes...

The Society of Women Engineers pose for a team photo after a game of soccer.

Leadership of ‘Women in…’ student organizations at UT speak on why their spaces matter

Sophia Kurz, General News Reporter December 19, 2022

UT has over 1,000 student organizations to choose from, guaranteeing a place for almost every niche interest. When scrolling through HornsLink, students find that many of these “orgs” are by women,...

UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing

UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter December 19, 2022

Researchers from UT, the University of Utah and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create a way to more quickly and efficiently...

Activate Search
News