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Minimum wage increase denied in U.S. Congress, alternate bill leaves possibility open

Minimum wage increase denied in U.S. Congress, alternate bill leaves possibility open

Lauren Abel March 26, 2021

Efforts to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 are being postponed after the minimum wage hike failed to be included in the COVID-19 relief package President Joe Biden signed on March 11. According...

UT-Austin Senate of College Councils encourages flexible attendance policies for students receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

UT-Austin Senate of College Councils encourages flexible attendance policies for students receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

Sheryl Lawrence March 26, 2021

The Senate of College Councils passed legislation by unanimous consent during their general assembly Thursday to urge the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost to recommend that faculty adopt...

UT-Austin could get about $85 million in latest federal COVID-19 relief, at least half of funds must go to student aid

UT-Austin could get about $85 million in latest federal COVID-19 relief, at least half of funds must go to student aid

Skye Seipp March 26, 2021

UT could receive about $85.1 million in federal COVID-19 aid from the American Rescue Plan Act that Congress passed into law on March 11, according to the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities....

Volunteers help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution at UT-Austin

Volunteers help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution at UT-Austin

Kevin Vu March 26, 2021

UT Health Austin will need more clinical volunteers to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts since Texas announced all adults will be eligible to receive the vaccine starting Monday.  Stephanie Morgan,...

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UT-Austin history professor releases contrary report on ‘The Eyes of Texas’ origins, says it should ‘not be the official song’

Skye Seipp March 25, 2021

UT-Austin history professor Alberto Martínez released an article on Medium on Wednesday with contradicting evidence against UT’s “The Eyes of Texas” History Committee report. Martínez...

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Bees practice social distancing in time of illness too, researchers led by UT alum discovered early this month

Katy Nelson March 25, 2021

Bees social distance during times of illness too, a group of researchers led by a UT alum discovered early this month. Focusing on nonhuman animals, bats and insects, recent graduate student Sebastian...

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UT partners with Texas Department of State Health Services to sequence COVID-19 samples, detect variants

Samantha Greyson March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 23 issue of The Daily Texan. The University is partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services to analyze COVID-19 samples from...

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‘I did not feel human’: UT-Austin students in COVID-19 isolation facility during winter storm received poor care

Skye Seipp March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 23 issue of The Daily Texan. During last month’s winter storm, Kara McDonald spent 10 days experiencing breathing and sleeping problems...

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Cockrell School opens new additive manufacturing center to foster development in 3D printing technology

Kevin Vu March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 23 issue of The Daily Texan. The Cockrell School of Engineering opened a new center to focus on advancing additive manufacturing, also known...

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What you should, should not do once you’re fully vaccinated

Anastasia Goodwin March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 23 issue of The Daily Texan. Fully vaccinated students can begin gathering with some small groups of friends and loved ones without masks...

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Black Alumni Network’s Legacy Endowment HornRaiser aims to raise $1M to send 4 Black students to UT with full ride

Kaushiki Roy March 24, 2021

    UT’s Black Alumni Network aims to fund four full-ride scholarships to Black students with their 90-day Legacy Endowment Hornraiser that began last month and hopes to gain $1 million. Currently,...

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How UT’s denial to remove The Eyes of Texas alma mater impacted Black students

Skye Seipp March 24, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the March 12 issue of The Daily Texan.   “The Eyes of Texas” took a national spotlight this year as students called for its removal due to its...

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