The University required students studying abroad in Japan to return and also restricted Japanese international students from visiting Japan in the aftermath of a March earthquake and tsunami. Although...

People remember certain odors and sights from settings where they do drugs, including alcohol, and will remember the experience if they come into contact with similar settings, according to a new study...

As the Texas House and Senate consider legislation that would legalize concealed carry of handguns on campus by licensed individuals, four members of the UT community met Wednesday to debate the issue...

Therapy dogs, massage tables and stress balls filled the porch of the Flawn Academic Center on Wednesday to help stressed-out students relax as part of the 14th-annual Stressfest. The Counseling...

Students dug in their pockets to help support the Student Emergency Fund at the first-ever Spring into Giving campaign. Students Hooked on Texas, a group devoted to community service and fundraising...

The Gender and Sexuality Center sponsored an Ally-training session where 12 staff and students learned about GLBT terminology, misconceptions and ways to support the community. The program was one...

Total student loan debt may top $1 trillion this year, having previously exceeded total credit card debt for the first time last year, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Mark Kantrowitz, who publishes...

A disproportionate rise in the number of low-income families in Travis county could mean less support for food and housing services and less tax revenue for future residents of the city of Austin, according...

Student Government’s new executive board has begun filling the more than 100 policy and agency director positions and external appointments. Last week, SG President Natalie Butler and Vice...

Editor’s Note: Portions of the interview have been translated from Spanish. Although some Mexican attorneys, policymakers and citizens criticized the 2008 reforms to the Mexican justice system,...

After a drunken driver killed one of his constituents in 2006, Rep. Bill Callegari, R-Katy, now wants all those convicted of driving while intoxicated to undergo a Breathalyzer test before they get...

Gamers can count former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as one of their own after she spoke at a conference Tuesday on behalf of a new interactive video game that teaches young...