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UT Health Austin, Austin Public Health vaccine completion rates remain higher than national average

UT Health Austin, Austin Public Health vaccine completion rates remain higher than national average

Anastasia Goodwin May 4, 2021

As the White House reports more people across the country are skipping their second dose vaccine appointments, UT Health Austin continues to see high rates of full vaccinations, a UT Health Austin spokesperson...

Austin creates Emergency Communications Department to handle 911 calls, moves other department functions

Austin creates Emergency Communications Department to handle 911 calls, moves other department functions

Tori Duff May 4, 2021

The Austin City Council approved a budget amendment April 22 that will move functions and funding from the Austin Police Department to new city departments, including an Emergency Communications Department...

Online learning increases accessibility for disabled students

Online learning increases accessibility for disabled students

Casey Ellis May 4, 2021

While some students and professors are eager to return to normal operations after more than a year of mostly online classes, some disabled students at UT said certain features of online learning have made...

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Black President’s Leadership Council begins work with UT-Austin administration to fulfill demands laid out by Black student community

Skye Seipp May 4, 2021

After the Black President’s Leadership Council began working with the University on action items to improve the Black student experience on campus in April, some council members worry about whether the...

Police responded to barricaded, armed subject at an apartment in Riverside, subject in custody

Police responded to barricaded, armed subject at an apartment in Riverside, subject in custody

Tori Duff May 4, 2021

TW:  Discussions of gun violence.  This is a developing situation, and The Daily Texan will update as more details come out.  The Austin Police Department responded to an armed subject who barricaded...

Longhorn Racing showcases new generation of solar car

Longhorn Racing showcases new generation of solar car

Kevin Vu May 2, 2021
UT student organization Longhorn Racing displayed the new generation of their solar car, the first new design in nine years, at their virtual annual showcase April 24.
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Austin city special election results announced: Proposition B passes, criminalizes anyones that sits, lies down or camps in public areas downtown or near campus

Lauren Abel May 1, 2021

The city of Austin announced the results of the May 1, 2021 special municipal election Saturday evening. All eight propositions on the city of Austin ballot would amend the city charter if they received...

UT-Austin history professor releases second report on “The Eyes of Texas,” details 100 problems with the song

UT-Austin history professor releases second report on “The Eyes of Texas,” details 100 problems with the song

Samantha Greyson May 1, 2021

History professor Alberto Martínez outlined 100 problems with “The Eyes of Texas” and called for the song to be removed in his second report addressing the song and a faculty petition released Saturday. “If...

UT Health Austin scales back COVID vaccination efforts, moves vaccine hub

UT Health Austin scales back COVID vaccination efforts, moves vaccine hub

Sheryl Lawrence April 30, 2021
UT Health Austin will move the COVID-19 vaccination hub site and scale back vaccination efforts after administering more than 120,000 vaccinations, according to a Friday email sent to the UT community.
UT-Austin Latino diversity initiative Project MALES celebrates 10-year anniversary

UT-Austin Latino diversity initiative Project MALES celebrates 10-year anniversary

Kaushiki Roy April 30, 2021

UT program Project MALES, which supports Latino educational success, celebrated its tenth anniversary this Thursday.  Project MALES, Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success, is a research-based...

University employees navigate paid leave policies

University employees navigate paid leave policies

Laurie Grobe April 30, 2021

When Elsa Ramos, senior financial aid counselor for the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, slipped and fell in 2019, she had to get spinal fusion surgery. By using the University’s Sick Leave...

Autistic students discuss the effects of online learning, COVID-19 pandemic

Autistic students discuss the effects of online learning, COVID-19 pandemic

Sheryl Lawrence April 30, 2021

Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of suicidal ideation. Autistic students who face accessibility barriers in day-to-day life have experienced different levels of comfort with online...

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