As a federal payment program that provides funding to hospital districts comes to an end, Travis County health care entity Central Health is rearranging its budget this fiscal year to continue providing...
During his State of the University address on Tuesday, President Jay Hartzell updated community members on the University’s upcoming commitments, including improving housing conditions for students,...
Though historically used by fraternities to initiate members, the idea that hazing increases social cohesion may not be true, according to a Sep. 12 study co-authored by a UT researcher.
Over a 10-week...
A new investment through the University Co-op is increasing the affordability of course materials by providing scholarships to high-achieving, low-to-middle income students.
The investment funds $500...
Designed by College of Liberal Arts professor Frederick Luis Aldama, the Latinx Pop Lab is a new space on campus for members of the UT community to access resources for having conversations about Latinx...
After petitioning and voicing community concerns since 2016, SafeHorns, in collaboration with Austin Energy, announced on Twitter Sept. 13 that they improved over 600 light fixtures in West Campus to increase...
An apartment complex has applied to purchase the 24th Street lot, which contains Starbucks and Smoothie King, and replace it with a multifamily development.
The City of Austin notified residents living...
Ikram Mohamed, Projects Reporter
• September 20, 2022
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the population of undergraduate Black students at UT in 2021 was 5.2%, but it was 5.4%. The Texan regrets this error.
This story has...
Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter
• September 20, 2022
UT psychiatrists are working with Travis County to improve mental health services in jails and decrease the incarceration of people with mental health issues.
In May, the Travis County Forensic Mental...
Editor's note: A previous version of this story said Rethink35 is a new student organization, but it is a new chapter of a larger organization. The Texan regrets this error.
UT students and faculty...
A new study written in part by UT researchers found that the green spaces near Waller Creek have a variety of functions that benefit both humans and wildlife.
A watershed is any area of land that drains...
University Health Services is partnering up with the Kind Clinic on Sept. 21 to host the first monkeypox vaccine clinic on campus.
The Kind Clinic is a nonprofit sexual health clinic with locations...
