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UT-Austin to create Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities with 19 other schools

UT-Austin to create Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities with 19 other schools

Hope Unger, News Reporter June 20, 2022

UT is joining 19 other leading research universities to form the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities and foster a greater representation of Hispanic students in doctoral studies.  The...

UT-Austin researchers explain evolution of electric fish

UT-Austin researchers explain evolution of electric fish

Claire Stevens, News Reporter June 20, 2022

New research on electric fish by a team of researchers at UT and Michigan State University revealed information about how these fish evolved their electric organs and could help future researchers better...

Civitas Institute, formerly Liberty Institute, hires executive director Justin Dyer

Civitas Institute, formerly Liberty Institute, hires executive director Justin Dyer

Leila Saidane, News Reporter June 16, 2022

UT’s Civitas Institute, formerly known as the Liberty Institute, named alumnus Justin Dyer as its executive director Monday. The conservative-backed institute aims to teach the American values of...

Court rules UT law professor can continue with suit claiming law school paid male colleagues more than her

Court rules UT law professor can continue with suit claiming law school paid male colleagues more than her

Claire Stevens, News Reporter June 16, 2022

Law professor Linda Mullenix will continue her case against the University with claims that they paid her less than male colleagues, after a district judge ruled that the case could move forward on Friday.  David...

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Vehicle traffic to be eliminated from Guadalupe Street under new Project Connect plan

Leila Saidane, News Reporter June 16, 2022

An updated plan calls for The Drag to lose all vehicle traffic as a part of Project Connect, the city’s multibillion-dollar transit initiative.  The plan is part of Project Connect’s Orange Line...

City partners with UT-Austin to offer classes for small business owners, entrepreneurs

City partners with UT-Austin to offer classes for small business owners, entrepreneurs

Morgan Severson, News Reporter June 16, 2022

The Austin City Council authorized an $82,500 initiative with UT on June 9 to launch 11 online classes for small business owners.  The agreement allows the city to offer the courses for 36 months....

Amanda Garcia, Marwa Sultani, and Quincy Martin stand outside of the Starbucks on 24th and Nueces in West Campus on Friday, June 10 moments after the location voted in favor of unionizing. Garcia, Sultani, and Martin are part of the largely student employee backed campaign that has been pushing for a labor union over the past several months.

West Campus Starbucks becomes second store in Texas to unionize, prepares to bargain with company

Morgan Severson, News Reporter June 16, 2022

A West Campus Starbucks became the second store in the state and city to officially unionize with a vote of 10-2 on Friday — exactly one week after another Austin store won its union election.  “(I’m)...

UT-Austin supercomputer simulates first-ever image of black hole at center of our galaxy

UT-Austin supercomputer simulates first-ever image of black hole at center of our galaxy

Madeline Duncan, News Reporter June 16, 2022

Researchers used UT’s supercomputer to generate simulated images of Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole that potentially lays at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a finding that provides stronger...

UT to increase current faculty, staff Google accounts to 20GB instead of 5GB this fall

UT to increase current faculty, staff Google accounts to 20GB instead of 5GB this fall

Hope Unger, News Reporter June 13, 2022

UT will increase UTmail Google storage for current faculty and staff to 20 gigabytes, but student accounts will be limited to 5GB starting Nov. 1. Information Technology Services sent an email June...

Protesters hold up a sign at the March for Our Lives protest on June 11, 2022. The protest was held in reaction to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May.

‘Unbelievably angry’: Hundreds protest at Capitol for March for Our Lives, demand gun reform

Claire Stevens, News Reporter June 12, 2022

Hundreds of people rallied at the Capitol on Saturday to demand politicians take action to prevent gun violence following numerous mass shootings across the country, including in Uvalde, Texas, where 19...

Ketamine-based medical clinic opens in West Campus

Ketamine-based medical clinic opens in West Campus

Hope Unger, News Reporter June 9, 2022

A new psychedelic medical clinic opened last month in West Campus to offer a patient-guided healing journey through treatments using ketamine, an FDA-approved anesthetic for combatting depression. The...

After marching from Republic Square, protestors arrive at the Capitol steps on May 3, 2022. The crowd echoed chants such as "my body, my choice."

Austin City Council member proposes to decriminalize abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Morgan Severson, News Reporter June 9, 2022

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade,  a state trigger law will criminalize almost all abortions in Texas 30 days after the decision — but Austin City Council member Chito Vela proposed an...

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