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System Chancellor Sharp discusses designation of the Texas A&M as a national biosecurity center

Desiree Lopez June 27, 2012

Editor’s note: This interview was edited for brevity and clarity. Texas A&M University System has been designated as one of three national biosecurity centers joining Maryland and North Carolina. The...

Austin experiences peak energy usage due to sweltering heat

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis June 27, 2012

With triple digit temperatures and subsequent record-high energy use throughout the Austin area, energy officials are advising residents to take extra precautions to make it through the summer safely and...

Hacker who targeted Texas DPS pleads guilty

The Associated Press June 26, 2012

A hacker who targeted the Texas Department of Public Safety and other law enforcement computers then bragged about it has pleaded guilty. No sentencing date was immediately set for 30-year-old Higinio...

Austin doctor gets nearly 6 years in drug case

The Associated Press June 26, 2012

A Central Texas doctor whose son died of an accidental overdose has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in a drug case. A federal judge in Austin on Monday sentenced Dr. David James Jacoby. The...

Weather spawns cricket infestation

Joan Vinson June 25, 2012

If Austinites don’t watch their steps this summer, they may end up crushing a cricket. However, chances are another one will quickly take its place. High rainfall earlier this year and hot temperatures...

UT study links alcohol to isolation and lower grades

Alex Niver Raisch June 25, 2012

While some students use drinking as a form of socialization, a UT study has found that alcohol use in teens may hinder rather than fuel a fun night out. In a study funded in part by the UT Population...

Suspect identified in dorm attempted sexual assault [UPDATE]

Bobby Blanchard June 25, 2012

Update at 12:30 p.m. - UT spokeswoman Cynthia Posey released a statement saying the suspect in Sunday morning's attempted sexual assault, Ji Hun Choi,  was arrested Monday at the UTPD station....

The Department of Computer Science tweaks curriculum to be more flexible

Bobby Blanchard June 25, 2012

The Department of Computer Science will decrease the number of required classes needed to obtain a degree from the department, a move some faculty hope will allow students to specialize in their interests...

State budget cuts asks Texas agencies to reduce finances

Hannah Jane DeCiutiis June 25, 2012

Governor Rick Perry’s call for Texas agencies to cut spending over the next two years has prompted a statewide search for fiscal inefficiencies, a search UT will undertake in the next few months....

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Alan Turing’s birthday celebrated with symposium, question-fielding robot

Max Bridges June 25, 2012

Alan Turing would have been 100 years-old on June 23. Although he died in 1954, his work in computer science and artificial intelligence lives on today. Three university scholars discussed Turing’s...

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Co-op turns UTexas Memes Facebook page into profitable T-shirts, original creators feel jilted

Bobby Blanchard June 25, 2012

With 18,000 likes and counting, the UTexas Memes Facebook page has not left the spotlight yet. Page creator Daniel Monroy said he thought his Facebook page would have died out by now — but it hasn’t....

Weekend brings two assaults on UT students

Bobby Blanchard June 24, 2012

A security camera caught footage of a suspect in an attempted sexual assault that happened at the entrance of Roberts Hall Dormitory Sunday morning at 1:25 am, UTPD Capt. Julie Gillespie said. The...

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