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Alienware partners with Texas Union for UT's first esports lounge

Alienware partners with Texas Union for UT’s first esports lounge

Morgan Severson, Senior News Reporter September 1, 2022

The Texas Union is home to the new Alienware esports gaming lounge, which is currently in a soft opening stage after its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. Alienware, the gaming line of Dell Technologies,...

Guide to finding menstrual care products on UT campus

Guide to finding menstrual care products on UT campus

Leena Alali, Senior News Reporter September 1, 2022

For those who menstruate, there are various UT resources where the community can obtain pads, tampons and other personal care products. The Daily Texan has compiled a list of locations to access these...

UT studies show LGBTQ+ youth experience more discrimination, distress

UT studies show LGBTQ+ youth experience more discrimination, distress

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior News Reporter September 1, 2022

Content warning: This article mentions suicide.  Forty-nine years ago, homosexuality was unclassified as a mental illness in the U.S. Seven years ago, same-sex marriage was legalized. Despite U.S....

UT-Austin study provides more insight into how aging affects episodic memory

UT-Austin study provides more insight into how aging affects episodic memory

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior News Reporter August 29, 2022

A study published by UT researchers in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience used brain imaging techniques to find that memory fidelity in older adults is lower, despite both younger and older adults being...

Miakan-Garza Band continues push for return of Indigenous remains in UT-Austin possession

Miakan-Garza Band continues push for return of Indigenous remains in UT-Austin possession

Leena Alali, Senior news reporter August 29, 2022

Sept. 25 will mark two years since UT President Jay Hartzell made a statement expressing UT’s acknowledgement of the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people and their claim to  Indigenous remains...

“People can do a little more good, a little more often”: Recent study finds that random acts of kindness significantly impact well-being

“People can do a little more good, a little more often”: Recent study finds that random acts of kindness significantly impact well-being

Katy Nelson, News Desk Editor August 29, 2022

Researchers found that random acts of kindness can affect people’s well-being significantly more than expected, according to a study published Aug. 19. Based on experiments ranging from giving someone...

ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School

ACC Eastview to offer free clinical mental health services in partnership with Dell Medical School

Madeline Duncan, Senior news reporter August 25, 2022

Dell Medical School is partnering with Austin Community College this semester to create the Amplify Center — a mental health office located at ACC’s Eastview Campus where students can access licensed...

UT researchers develop brain-like transistors

UT researchers develop brain-like transistors

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter August 25, 2022

UT researchers have developed new biocompatible transistors that mimic brain synapses, an advancement that could potentially help scientists to rebuild neural pathways or create brain implants. While...

Insulin costs capped for some diabetics, UT community calls for further reform

Insulin costs capped for some diabetics, UT community calls for further reform

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter August 25, 2022

Karley Singleton dreamed of being a filmmaker, but she said she had to push her dream to the side so she could afford insulin.  “What I want to do for my passion would be to get gigs … or work...

Services for Students with Disabilities renamed Disability & Access to increase student representation

Services for Students with Disabilities renamed Disability & Access to increase student representation

Morgan Severson, News Desk Editor August 25, 2022

Starting this semester, Services for Students with Disabilities is changing its name to Disability & Access to better reflect the scope of its work and represent those who do not identify with the...

UT community members create strategies to improve inclusivity for students with disabilities

UT community members create strategies to improve inclusivity for students with disabilities

Hope Unger, News Desk Editor August 25, 2022

University students and faculty worked with the Collaborative for Access and Equity this summer to publish advice for students with disabilities on how to benefit more from their classes. The team used...

UT-Austin researchers find the answer to how stars form

UT-Austin researchers find the answer to how stars form

Rylie Lillibridge, Research Senior Reporter August 24, 2022

UT researchers uncovered that stars form through a self-regulatory process, an answer to the mystery scientists have been studying for decades. The STARFORGE project is a multi-institutional collaborative...

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