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Kerbey Lane goes back to 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays

Kerbey Lane goes back to 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays

Hope Unger, News Reporter December 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 9 flipbook.  Kerbey Lane on Guadalupe Street returned to 24-hour service on Fridays and Saturdays starting in late October. Some servers...

Tokay gecko used as pest control at a UT-Austin lab

Tokay gecko used as pest control at a UT-Austin lab

Kevin Vu, News Reporter December 15, 2021

​​Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the November 9 flipbook.  At night, a lizard hunts for cockroaches inside the halls of UT’s Skeleton Preparation Facility. Kenneth Bader,...

UT, MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers developing technology to touch tumors

UT, MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers developing technology to touch tumors

Kevin Vu, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 15 flipbook.  Researchers at UT are developing a robotic endoscope that allows doctors to “feel” cancer tumors, which could help doctors...

UT collaboration develops new technique to predict tumor response to chemotherapy

UT collaboration develops new technique to predict tumor response to chemotherapy

Fernanda Figueroa, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 15 flipbook.  In collaboration with multiple health care agencies, UT researchers published a study last month detailing a technique that can...

School of Information alumni create scholarship for BIPOC students

School of Information alumni create scholarship for BIPOC students

Leena Alali, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 15 flipbook.  School of Information alumni and Texas Exes opened a fundraiser to the public last week to create a scholarship endowment for...

UT-Austin conducts study to reduce suicide risk in LGBTQ+ youth

UT-Austin conducts study to reduce suicide risk in LGBTQ+ youth

Kevin Vu, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the October 11 flipbook.  Trigger Warning: suicide UT-Austin and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are studying intervention methods to determine...

New CMHC service available to students 24/7

New CMHC service available to students 24/7

Tori Duff, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 12 flipbook. The Counseling and Mental Health Center will now provide 24/7 mental health counseling through a third-party chat and phone...

UT researchers advance carbon capture technology

UT researchers advance carbon capture technology

Sonali Menon and Katy Nelson, News reporters December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 12 flipbook. UT researchers discovered a way to store 200 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in deep-sea technology, which...

UT study shows how Mars’ surface was formed

UT study shows how Mars’ surface was formed

Katy Nelson, News reporter December 14, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the October 12 flipbook. UT researchers recently discovered that, over the span of weeks, massive Mars flooding carved out canyons hundreds of meters...

UT Refugee Student Mentor Program fundraises to cover transportation costs

UT Refugee Student Mentor Program fundraises to cover transportation costs

Tori Duff, News Reporter December 5, 2021

A group of UT students who mentor refugee children within Austin ISD is fundraising to help cover their transportation costs as many volunteers are having to travel farther outside of Austin.  “Rent...

Zero Waste Hero returns next spring with online sustainability course

Zero Waste Hero returns next spring with online sustainability course

Hope Unger, News Reporter December 2, 2021

A certification course to teach students how to be less wasteful will return to UT next spring after it was paused over a year ago.  The Zero Waste Hero program will be reinstated as a self-paced course...

UT enters $20 million partnership with consulting firm to cut University expenses

UT enters $20 million partnership with consulting firm to cut University expenses

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter December 1, 2021

UT will pay about $20 million to a financial consulting firm to help the University cut some expenses and provide assistance with the new faculty-led strategic plan to make UT a leading research institution.  The...

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