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UT-Austin professor Toyin Falola receives Nigerian national honor for contribution to Nigerian and African history

UT-Austin professor Toyin Falola receives Nigerian national honor for contribution to Nigerian and African history

Sophia Kurz, General News Reporter October 31, 2022

The Federal Republic of Nigeria named history professor Toyin Falola Member of the Order of the Niger this Oct. The title is one of the highest national honors given by the country. Falola, a Nigerian...

A protestor holds up a sign on Speedway in front of the Perry-Castañeda Library on Oct. 27, 2022.

Students for a Democratic Society call for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights

Joseph Sweeney, General News Reporter October 30, 2022

Around 10 students with the organization Austin Students for a Democratic Society protested outside of the Perry-Castañeda Library on Oct. 27 for increased support of reproductive justice and trans students’...

Student Government presents six ways UT can be more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students

Student Government presents six ways UT can be more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter October 27, 2022

Student leaders presented six immediate recommendations for UT to improve inclusivity for LGBTQ+ staff and students on Wednesday, eight months after releasing a report addressing the LGBTQ+ state of affairs. The...

Study finds bilingual babies' brains work differently; bilingual students speak about experiences

Study finds bilingual babies’ brains work differently; bilingual students speak about experiences

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior News Reporter October 27, 2022

Infants raised to be bilingual use different parts of their brains when shifting attention to better adapt to hearing two languages, according to a study conducted by a UT researcher.  In the study...

‘You need to keep voting’: Austin community discusses reproductive justice’s impact on student political involvement

‘You need to keep voting’: Austin community discusses reproductive justice’s impact on student political involvement

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter October 27, 2022

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the abortion ban in Texas being enacted, 13% of likely voters considered abortion to be the most important voting issue to them ahead of this year’s midterm...

Moody College reveals major transformations to the Walter Cronkite Plaza

Moody College reveals major transformations to the Walter Cronkite Plaza

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter October 27, 2022

The Moody College of Communication unveiled renovations to the Walter Cronkite Plaza and updates to the plaza’s digital art installation Oct. 14. The plaza connects the William Randolph Hearst building...

UT researchers create Smart Plastic, a new way to improve soft robotics and electronics

UT researchers create Smart Plastic, a new way to improve soft robotics and electronics

Sydney Boo, General News Reporter October 27, 2022

Researchers at UT created “Smart Plastic,” a material that is rigid in some areas and soft in others, that could potentially spearhead the future of soft robotics and wearable electronics. The team...

Polling data finds inadequate AAPI voter accessibility, representation

Polling data finds inadequate AAPI voter accessibility, representation

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter October 27, 2022

With early voting underway and a continuously growing population of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Texas, conversations around voter inclusion are expanding to include the interests of the AAPI...

Study finds stress in relationships can affect people’s perceptions of their partners

Study finds stress in relationships can affect people’s perceptions of their partners

Meera Hatangadi, General News Reporter October 26, 2022

A recent research article posted in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal by Lisa Neff, UT associate professor of human development and family sciences, found that during stressful times,...

Robot dogs to roam campus as part of a UT research project

Robot dogs to roam campus as part of a UT research project

Meera Hatangadi, General News Reporter October 26, 2022

While some students have seen the albino squirrels around campus, all students will have the opportunity to see robot dogs on the Forty Acres in upcoming years. Scheduled to begin early next year, the...

The Texas Longhorn Band reveals their new bass drum Big Bertha ll during the UT vs. Iowa State game on Oct. 15, 2022.

Longhorn Band retires Big Bertha after 100 years, unveils Big Bertha II

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter October 25, 2022

The Longhorn Band unveiled Big Bertha II, a replacement for the band's iconic 8-foot diameter drum, on her predecessor's 100th birthday at UT’s football game against Iowa State on Oct. 15. A University...

A student walks past Rambler Apartments on Oct. 5, 2022. The complex is currently under construction in west campus and is set to open before the fall 2023 semester.

New student apartment The Rambler to open for fall 2023

Corinne Piorkowski, General News Reporter October 25, 2022

The Rambler, a student apartment complex that features a cycling fitness center, sun-shelf pool and hot tub, private yoga studio and more amenities will open for the 2023-24 leasing year. The 215-unit...

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