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'Abortion On Demand & Without Apology': Abortion rights activists hold protest downtown

‘Abortion On Demand & Without Apology’: Abortion rights activists hold protest downtown

Claire Stevens, News Reporter April 10, 2022

Activism group RiseUp4AbortionRights hosted a rally at downtown Austin’s Republic Square Park on Saturday to protest recent attacks on abortion rights in the U.S. and Texas, with other chapters of the...

Richard Reddick appointed new School of Undergraduate Studies dean, senior vice provost for curriculum and enrollment

Richard Reddick appointed new School of Undergraduate Studies dean, senior vice provost for curriculum and enrollment

Joelle DiPaolo, News Reporter April 8, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook. Richard Reddick, associate dean of equity, community engagement and outreach for the College of Education, will begin two new...

UT report discusses challenges students with marginalized identities face in elected positions

UT report discusses challenges students with marginalized identities face in elected positions

Leila Saidane, News Reporter April 8, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook. Former Student Government members of marginalized identities discussed their challenges navigating public office during and...

Graduate Student Assembly passes resolution reaffirming stance on graduate student representation in Student Government

Graduate Student Assembly passes resolution reaffirming stance on graduate student representation in Student Government

Joelle DiPaolo, News Reporter April 8, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook. The Graduate Student Assembly passed a resolution March 23 reaffirming their stance that Student Government should cede representation...

UT students concerned about food waste as dining halls shift back to self-serve food stations

UT students concerned about food waste as dining halls shift back to self-serve food stations

Ali Juell, News Reporter April 8, 2022

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 5, 2022 flipbook. University dining halls transitioned from staff serving lines to self-serve stations last month in a return to pre-pandemic...

UT Austin, UC Berkeley researchers discovers bias in AI algorithms

UT Austin, UC Berkeley researchers discovers bias in AI algorithms

Sonali Menon, News Reporter April 7, 2022

A UT researcher identified errors in the training of artificial intelligence algorithms that could have detrimental impacts on medical imaging as part of a collaborative study with researchers at the University...

Kendra Scott invests $13.25 million in UT to support women in business

Kendra Scott invests $13.25 million in UT to support women in business

Madeline Duncan, News Reporter April 7, 2022

Kendra Scott will invest $13.25 million in her UT program to encourage women’s entrepreneurship, according to a March 28 announcement. The money will expand the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial...

Essential workers and low-income individuals face higher COVID-19 risks during lockdowns, UT-Austin researchers find

Essential workers and low-income individuals face higher COVID-19 risks during lockdowns, UT-Austin researchers find

Leila Saidane, Senior News Reporter April 6, 2022

Essential workers, residents in low-income neighborhoods and those that live in densely populated areas face disproportionately higher risks of contracting COVID-19 during lockdown periods, according to...

UT-Austin introduces expanded gender-inclusive roommate option on campus

UT-Austin introduces expanded gender-inclusive roommate option on campus

Leila Saidane, Senior News Reporter April 6, 2022

University Housing and Dining introduced a new gender-inclusive housing option for certain on-campus residence halls starting in Fall 2022, allowing students to select roommates regardless of gender identity...

Members of Palestine Solidarity Committee hold signs and banners during a protest against the Israeli Block Party event on April 5, 2022. Protesters gathered near the McCombs School of Business across the street on Speedway from the Israeli Block Party event.

Palestine Solidarity Committee protests during Israel Block Party

Leena Alali, News Reporter April 5, 2022

The Israel Block Party, an event that celebrates Israeli culture, took place in front of Gregory Gym this Tuesday. Simultaneously, across Speedway by the McCombs School of Business, the UT Palestine Solidarity...

UT scientists' research leads to first-ever vaccine patch

UT scientists’ research leads to first-ever vaccine patch

​​Katy Nelson, News Reporter April 5, 2022

The first COVID-19 vaccine patch is expected to enter phase one of clinical trials later this year as a result of research from a team of UT scientists. Vaxxas, a company focused on commercializing...

UT-Austin students share positive experiences attending their ‘dream school’

Claire Stevens, Life & Arts Reporter April 5, 2022

UT-Austin is the 10th most common dream school for high school seniors applying to college in the United States, according to a survey by the Princeton Review. The survey asked over 10,000 college...

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