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Some professors plan to continue hybrid models throughout semester

Some professors plan to continue hybrid models throughout semester

Kevin Vu September 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This first appeared in the September 17 flipbook issue.  As the University plans to shift most classes back in person next week, some UT professors still plan to offer hybrid models. Some...

UT experts say segregated bathroom sign discovered in Battle Hall should be preserved

UT experts say segregated bathroom sign discovered in Battle Hall should be preserved

Marisa Huerta September 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This first appeared in the September 17 flipbook issue.  UT experts said a handwritten sign discovered in a University library, which reads “Whites only,” can help confront the University’s...

UT partners with Space Force

UT partners with Space Force

Kaushiki Roy September 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This first appeared in the September 17 flipbook issue.  UT researchers are working on aerospace technology to make space missions more efficient  and prevent the possibility of space...

Students worried COVID cases will rise after football games, data says differently

Students worried COVID cases will rise after football games, data says differently

Lauren Nelson September 21, 2021

Editor's Note: This first appeared in the September 17 flipbook issue.  After over 91,000 thousand people attended UT’s first home football game nearly two weeks ago, some UT students worried COVID-19...

UT-Austin freshman admission numbers maintain steady growth rate throughout pandemic

UT-Austin freshman admission numbers maintain steady growth rate throughout pandemic

Kaushiki Roy September 21, 2021

UT maintained steady growth in fall undergraduate admissions throughout the pandemic and saw overall student diversity increase in the past decade.  The University admitted 18,994 students in fall...

New robotics program focuses on ethics of artificial intelligence

New robotics program focuses on ethics of artificial intelligence

Katy Nelson September 20, 2021

Through a new program starting next fall, UT students will create the next generation of accessible robots designed for the average person.   The new robotics program, called the Convergent, Responsible,...

New portable Proactive Community Testing facility replaces Jester West Fireplace Lounge location

New portable Proactive Community Testing facility replaces Jester West Fireplace Lounge location

Henry Hays September 19, 2021

University Health Services opened a new proactive community testing facility on Sept. 8 to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and increase campus testing capacity. The portable facility replaced the previous...

University Housing and Dining return to normal swipe-in policies at residence halls

University Housing and Dining return to normal swipe-in policies at residence halls

Joelle DiPaolo September 19, 2021

After over a year of students swiping in at all times at the front desk to access their residence halls’ lobby, the University changed its policy in early September to only require identification from...

UT-Austin students take time off school, switch to part-time classes due to COVID-19

UT-Austin students take time off school, switch to part-time classes due to COVID-19

Samantha Greyson, News Reporter September 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 19th flipbook.  As COVID-19 cases spiked in January, Davey Hiester suspected classes would move online for the fall semester. Before...

UT-Austin students report getting kicked out of student section during first football game

UT-Austin students report getting kicked out of student section during first football game

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter September 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 19 flipbook.  At UT’s first football game on Sept. 4, some students said ushers and security guards asked them to leave the student...

Texas Rocket Engineering Lab working to be first college team to launch liquid-propelled rocket into space

Texas Rocket Engineering Lab working to be first college team to launch liquid-propelled rocket into space

Katy Nelson, News Reporter September 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 14 flipbook. UT engineering students could become the first collegiate team in the nation to launch a liquid-propelled rocket into...

UT-Austin student wins 10,000 vaccine incentive prize, mistakes phone call for spam

UT-Austin student wins 10,000 vaccine incentive prize, mistakes phone call for spam

Kevin Vu, News Reporter September 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 14 flipbook.  On her way home for Labor Day weekend, mathematics freshman Maya Niyogi answered a call from an unknown number only...

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