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UT professor named American Meteorological Society fellow

UT professor named American Meteorological Society fellow

Itza Martinez, News Reporter December 1, 2021

Troy Kimmel, UT professor and meteorologist, was named a 2022 fellow for the American Meteorological Society  for his contributions to meteorology and teaching. Kimmel provides daily Austin weather...

UT-Austin Student Government assembly introduces articles of impeachment, calls to ask students whether they support 'The Eyes of Texas'

UT-Austin Student Government assembly introduces articles of impeachment, calls to ask students whether they support ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter November 30, 2021
The assembly may hold a tentative special session next week to vote on the removals and impeachment. The assembly also voted unanimously to hold an election and remove “The Eyes of Texas” as the school song.
UT launches program to help students, faculty approach mental health conversations

UT launches program to help students, faculty approach mental health conversations

Leena Alali, News Reporter November 30, 2021
The Counseling and Mental Health Center initially formed the Mental Health Conversations program in collaboration with the Longhorn Wellness Center to guide faculty members on how to speak to students about mental health.
UT researcher working on plate tectonic study suggests new theory of plate deformation

UT researcher working on plate tectonic study suggests new theory of plate deformation

Leila Saidane, News Reporter November 30, 2021
When the scientists ran a computer model on the Earth’s tectonic plates, they found there is a pinching effect that occurs after a submerged plate is put under multiple geological forces.
UT students support APHA’s push for prison abolition

UT students support APHA’s push for prison abolition

Marisa Huerta, News Reporter November 30, 2021
The APHA passed a statement Oct. 26 urging federal and local governments to move toward prison abolition and highlighting health concerns in carceral settings.
Students protest to hold Tejas Club accountable for sexual assault allegations

Students protest to hold Tejas Club accountable for sexual assault allegations

Tori Duff, News Reporter November 30, 2021
The protest comes as the organization continues to maintain ties to multiple student members who have sexual allegations against them.
Jack Brooks Foundation collaborates with Briscoe Center to provide online access to congressional papers

Jack Brooks Foundation collaborates with Briscoe Center to provide online access to congressional papers

Katy Nelson November 29, 2021

A public service organization focused on voting is collaborating with the Briscoe Center to digitize documents, images, audio and video files from Jack Brooks, UT alumnus and former U.S. representative...

APD has not issued camping ban violations in West Campus since Prop B went into effect

APD has not issued camping ban violations in West Campus since Prop B went into effect

Tori Duff November 29, 2021

The Austin Police Department has not issued any camping ban citations for unhoused people in the West Campus zip code, 78705, since the ban went into effect in July, despite concerns of student safety...

UT releases new supercomputer for researchers

UT releases new supercomputer for researchers

Koshik Mahapatra November 28, 2021

UT is working on a supercomputer to allow more researchers to perform complex calculations based on their findings.  A collaboration between the University’s Texas Advanced Computing Center and the...

UT-Austin researchers discover hundreds of ancient sites in Southern Mexico using laser mapping data

UT-Austin researchers discover hundreds of ancient sites in Southern Mexico using laser mapping data

Kevin Vu, News Reporter November 23, 2021
University researchers, along with others from the University of Arizona, University of Houston and various Mexican institutions, worked together using laser mapping data to uncover hundreds of sites dating back from about 1,050 B.C. to 400 B.C.
UT students protest in front of Tejas Club house

UT students protest in front of Tejas Club house

Kevin Vu, News Reporter November 23, 2021
The group of protesters demanded all Tejas members resign from positions of power in official UT organizations and for all University organizations to dissociate socially and professionally from Tejas.
Gov. Greg Abbott leads by 9 percentage points in gubernatorial hypothetical matchup poll by TT/UT

Gov. Greg Abbott leads by 9 percentage points in gubernatorial hypothetical matchup poll by TT/UT

Marisa Huerta November 21, 2021

Early hypothetical polling shows Gov. Greg Abbott is leading by 9 percentage points against Beto O’Rourke for next year’s governor election.  The Texas Politics Project, in collaboration with The...

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