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Proactive community testing remains as more people get vaccinated

Proactive community testing remains as more people get vaccinated

Samantha Greyson April 30, 2021

Participants in UT’s Proactive Community Testing program have decreased as vaccination efforts have increased, with only 1,800 COVID-19 tests administered to students last week. However, PCT program...

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UTPD files charges against former UT student for burglary of habitation and indecent assault

Sheryl Lawrence April 29, 2021

Trigger warning: This article discusses incident of sexual assault and harrasment. Support is available for anyone affected by sexual assault, interpersonal violence (including domestic and dating violence),...

UT astronomy department to use NASA telescope for new projects

UT astronomy department to use NASA telescope for new projects

Kiernan McCormick April 29, 2021

UT astronomy professors, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students will work on projects using NASA’s forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the most powerful telescope in space, during...

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UT will begin distributing the latest COVID-19 student emergency funds in the next week

Skye Seipp April 29, 2021

UT-Austin will distribute the latest COVID-19 student emergency funds to some eligible students in the next week, according to the Texas One Stop webpage.  The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund...

UT Senate president, vice president discuss progress during the pandemic

UT Senate president, vice president discuss progress during the pandemic

Sheryl Lawrence April 29, 2021

The Senate of College Councils, one of the three legislative student organizations at UT, advocates for equal opportunities in the classroom and improvements to the quality of academics. Over the 2020-21...

‘It probably wouldn’t take more than 48 hours without (insulin) for me to slip into a coma’: Students weigh in on bill filed in Texas legislature to cap insulin out-of-pocket costs to $50 per month

‘It probably wouldn’t take more than 48 hours without (insulin) for me to slip into a coma’: Students weigh in on bill filed in Texas legislature to cap insulin out-of-pocket costs to $50 per month

Lauren Abel April 29, 2021

A bill filed in the Texas House of Representatives would place a price limit on monthly insulin copays for people with diabetes. Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, filed a bill which will cap the out-of-pocket...

Nearly 75% of UTPD survey respondents feel safe on campus, but some say results may not reflect student body opinions

Nearly 75% of UTPD survey respondents feel safe on campus, but some say results may not reflect student body opinions

Tori Duff April 28, 2021
Although a majority of UT respondents to a campus safety survey conducted by the UT Police Department said they feel secure on campus and believe UTPD can effectively handle public safety crises, some students feel that the results do not represent the opinions of UT’s student population.
UT-Austin researchers find COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Austin’s most vulnerable

UT-Austin researchers find COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Austin’s most vulnerable

Anastasia Goodwin April 27, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 23 issue of The Daily Texan. Austin’s most vulnerable communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, according to a report published...

Proposed bills in Texas legislature could restrict transgender rights

Proposed bills in Texas legislature could restrict transgender rights

Samantha Greyson April 27, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 23 issue of The Daily Texan. The Texas House of Representatives is considering two bills that would require college athletes to play sports exclusively...

Know what you’re voting for: May 1 ballot propositions explained

Know what you’re voting for: May 1 ballot propositions explained

April 27, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the April 23 issue of The Daily Texan. Austin residents can vote on propositions covering camping bans for unhoused people, rearranging the Austin City...

Legislative student organizations debate The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company divesting from weapons manufacturing

Legislative student organizations debate The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company divesting from weapons manufacturing

Sheryl Lawrence April 27, 2021

Legislative student organizations passed a resolution demanding the UT System divest all money from weapon manufacturing before January 2022. The resolution is waiting for the University administration...

Dell Children’s will open a new fetal care center to treat unborn children with defects

Dell Children’s will open a new fetal care center to treat unborn children with defects

Kevin Vu April 27, 2021

Dell Children’s Medical Center will open a new comprehensive fetal care center May 3 that will be the only dedicated center in Central Texas for treating unborn children with conditions such as twin-to-twin...

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