If people had a window of opportunity for more time off work, they would spend it on leisure activities rather than efficient actions such as studying or cleaning, according to a new economics study.
Economics...
Fumes from the University’s tobacco policy have ignited conversation over the future of the substance on UT grounds.
Because of a new provision from one of the University’s top research funders,...
The UT System Board of Regents voted to alter the post-tenure review process for faculty members, despite strong opposition from some faculty.
The Regents approved the provisions at their Thursday meeting,...
Renovations are set to begin on Jester West Residence Hall in 2013 after the UT System Board of Regents approved the $36 million project at the Regents meeting on Thursday.
The plan is to renovate two...
With preleasing pressures becoming more prominent in the spring semester, students transitioning from dorm life to off-campus living must consider new responsibilities before signing a lease.
Legal and...
While advocates from both the scientific and religious communities are debating whether or not the State Board of Education should decide if Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution will be taught in...
BEIRUT — Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could...
MADRID — The superstar Spanish judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases was convicted Thursday of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption...
LUBBOCK — The smallest cattle herd since the 1950s likely will mean higher beef prices at the supermarket for the next two years.
Experts said beef prices could climb as much as 10 percent a year...
WASHINGTON — A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation’s top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But...
HOUSTON — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday an accused killer’s MySpace pages were properly used as evidence by prosecutors to help convince a jury to convict the Dallas-area...
