The UT System measures efficiency by calculating the number of students who complete a degree exclusively at specific institutions, but this approach does not account for transfer students. State pressure...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says China and Russia are in the wrong after vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its brutal...

JERUSALEM — When Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman claimed to have stumbled upon a new crystalline chemical structure, colleagues mocked him, insulted him and exiled him from his research group. After...

NEW YORK — Unions joined the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members adding protesters in a Manhattan march as smaller demonstrations flourished...

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TRENTON, N.J. — After a surge of new speculation, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared with finality Tuesday that “now is not my time” to run for president, dashing the hopes of Republicans...

As the price of oil took a nosedive in 1983 and 1984, many oil workers lost their jobs and did not return once the market recovered, said director of the Petroleum Extension Service at UT John Hoopingarner. With...

The Central Austin Neighborhoods Planning Area Committee reached an agreement on a plan that could potentially leave some rooms in major West Campus apartment complexes priced for rent at 55 percent of...

Broadcast journalism is a difficult business to get into, but once you’ve gotten the first bite it’s an awesome thing to be a part of, Longhorn Network anchor Lowell Galindo said. As part...

Assistant English instructor Rachel Mazique is the only deaf member in the English department and she utilizes two interpreters who voice for her during her class. As Miss Deaf America, she said she uses...

Research shows the ineffectiveness of single-sex education, in which students are segregated by sex, and its contribution to the increase of gender stereotypes, according to a report released Sept. 23...

Without health insurance, many Austin musicians would be without work or the ability to support their busy schedules, said Nakia Reynoso of Nakia and the Blues Grifters. He said that without the Health...