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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Scientists discover genetic basis of caffeine

Victoria Pagan April 11, 2011

Caffeine intake can be directly correlated to two specific genes in our DNA, according to a study released by a team of biological researchers. A group of researchers from various schools of science...

Funding issues decrease studies on human rights, students say

Lauren Giudice April 11, 2011

Universities have a hard time getting funding for research in human and women’s rights, students said at a panel Friday. Students from universities around the country attended the 18th-annual...

UT researchers receive grants to investigate cancer treatment

Lauren Giudice April 11, 2011

UT faculty recently earned three grants worth $4.7 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to improve understanding of cancer treatment options. UT’s Texas Institute...

Drive recycles used electronics

Lawrence Peart April 11, 2011

Chemical engineering senior Johnny Sompholphardy seemed surprised that the mint-condition Blackberry phone turned on without fail. “Why would anyone throw this away?” he said. The...

Ethnicity affects academic success, study shows

Allison Harris April 11, 2011

Black and Hispanic college students are more likely to face family crises that reduce their chances of graduating on time, according to a study presented at an annual conference Saturday. Bradley...

Event benefits abused women’s shelter

Victoria Pagan April 11, 2011

About 70 Austinites spent their Saturday morning wearing flippers, pushing hula hoops across the group and carrying balls between their heads to raise money and awareness for SafePlace. The third-annual...

Volunteers take out Austin’s trash

Mary Kang April 11, 2011

About 5,100 volunteers, including parents and students, picked up papers, soda bottles and other trash around the city for the 26th-annual Keep Austin Beautiful Clean Sweep on Saturday. Volunteers...

Concealed carry bill withdrawn on Senate floor

Melissa Ayala April 8, 2011

Texas Senators were debating the concealed-carry bill Thursday when Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, temporarily pulled the bill down until Monday. The bill would allow concealed-handgun license...

Former prisoner decries justice system

Jake Hong April 8, 2011

After surviving 18 years in prison and two death sentences, exonerated prisoner Anthony Graves encouraged students to change the system that imprisoned him. The state accused Graves of taking part...

Rise in gas prices likely cause of more students riding buses

Allie Kolechta April 8, 2011

An increase in gas prices could be behind the steady rise of UT students that have used Capital Metro campus shuttles and mainline buses during the past six months, Cap Metro official said. UT’s...

UT track coach touts mentor program

Ahsika Sanders April 8, 2011

Beverly Kearney doesn’t like to talk about her induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, her record seven national championships as women’s track and field coach or the fact...

Caution wet floor

Tamir Kalifa April 8, 2011

Hundreds of students, staff and faculty evacuated the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center Building A after a moving company employee accidentally struck a fire safety sprinkler Thursday. The employee...

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