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UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope

UT astronomers find new distant galaxy with James Webb Telescope

Madeline Duncan, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2022

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space, UT astronomers along with researchers from other institutions have discovered a galaxy formed roughly 300 million years after...

McCombs and TransUnion partnership offers students new opportunities in data science

McCombs and TransUnion partnership offers students new opportunities in data science

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter August 23, 2022

The McCombs Center for Analytics and Transformative Technologies and credit reporting agency TransUnion announced a three-year collaboration this month that aims to provide research and mentorship opportunities...

‘I'm here for my community’: Students protest increased fees at Riverside complexes under new management

‘I’m here for my community’: Students protest increased fees at Riverside complexes under new management

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter August 22, 2022

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article said that the protest was about increased rent prices, but it has been updated to reflect that students protested fees, not increased rent prices. The...

Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies receives $2 million in grants

Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies receives $2 million in grants

Katy Nelson, News desk editor August 22, 2022

The United States Department of Education awarded UT’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies $2 million in Title VI grants on Aug. 3.   The Center for Russian, East European and...

Coffee lovers, you’re in luck! Lucky Lab opens two new branches on UT campus

Coffee lovers, you’re in luck! Lucky Lab opens two new branches on UT campus

Leena Alali, Senior news reporter August 22, 2022

Lucky Lab Coffee Co., the beloved puppy-themed coffee shop of West Campus, opened two new locations on UT campus in the Gates Dell Complex and the Jackson Geological Sciences Building on Monday. Last...

University Health Services addresses monkeypox concerns

University Health Services addresses monkeypox concerns

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter August 22, 2022

The City of Austin declared monkeypox a public health emergency Aug. 9, but students who attend in-person classes are at low risk for contracting the illness, University health officials say.  UT officials...

UT alumni selected as grand marshals for Austin Pride Parade

UT alumni selected as grand marshals for Austin Pride Parade

Ali Juell, Senior news reporter August 21, 2022

After a two-year hiatus of Austin Pride due to pandemic-related cancellations, UT alumni Celia Israel and Steven Tamayo served as grand marshals for the 2022 celebration this Saturday. Together, Israel...

College of Education students and faculty grapple with Texas teacher shortage

College of Education students and faculty grapple with Texas teacher shortage

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior News Reporter August 21, 2022

When Gigs Hodges came to Austin, she felt a pull to be a teacher. However, her student teaching experience left her apprehensive about the profession she felt passionate about, as she faced verbal assaults...

Blanton Museum opens exhibition on Spanish American textiles

Blanton Museum opens exhibition on Spanish American textiles

Katy Nelson, News Desk Editor August 21, 2022

The Blanton Museum of Art opened its newest exhibition on Aug. 14, a display that focuses on the fashion and racial identities of colonial Latin America. The exhibition, entitled “Painted Cloth: Fashion...

UT researchers find how autonomous car features can offset road safety

UT researchers find how autonomous car features can offset road safety

Rylie Lillibridge, News Reporter August 19, 2022

The growing prevalence of autonomous features in cars has the potential to reduce the number of risk factors associated with driving, but a study from UT researchers found that an increase in time spent...

As UT discontinues PCT, some students worry about COVID-19 testing resources

As UT discontinues PCT, some students worry about COVID-19 testing resources

Hope Unger, News desk editor August 13, 2022

As students return to campus for the beginning of the fall semester, UT posted signs in the Student Services Building stating the proactive community testing program would no longer be operational starting...

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Putting a wrench in the school-to-prison pipeline: Alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline in public schools

Leila Saidane, News Reporter August 9, 2022

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the August 9, 2022 flip book.  Growing up in her predominantly low-income Hispanic community near San Antonio, Kollette Zamora saw friends she knew as...

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