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What resources are available on campus after the winter storm?

Editor's Note: This story first appeared in The Daily Texan's February 23 print edition. Despite this week’s higher temperatures, Austin is still reeling from the effects of last week’s...

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SNAP offers replacements for products lost in storm

Samantha Greyson February 26, 2021

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients can now apply to receive replacement benefits for food lost or damaged in the winter storm, according to Gov. Greg Abbott’s Feb. 19...

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Some students eligible to apply for statewide rental relief funding

Ana Goodwin February 26, 2021

Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the application launched on Feb. 15, not Feb. 14 and that the date of prioritizing giving funds to applicants at or below 50% of their Area...

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University will not require ACT or SAT scores for fall 2022 admissions

Lauren Abel February 25, 2021

University admissions will not require fall 2022 undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores due to COVID-19 related testing limitations, according to a statement released on the Texas Admissions...

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UT-Austin releases community survey as part of 10-year strategic planning

Ivy Fowler February 25, 2021

Phase one of the University’s new three-phase strategic planning process will incorporate a 10-15 minute anonymous survey open to the UT community through the spring semester, UT President Jay Hartzell...

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Elected officials help Texans during, after winter storm crisis

Lauren Abel February 25, 2021

Elected officials were asked to help their constituents and provide resources to Texans after millions were left without power and water for days during last week’s severe winter storm.  While...

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Dell Children’s to study rare, COVID-19-driven illness

Kevin Vu February 25, 2021

Researchers at the Dell Children’s Medical Center are set to investigate a disease found in children caused by COVID-19 through a five-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Multisystem...

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Professors react to announcement of possibly teaching in person for fall 2021

Skye Seipp February 24, 2021

For almost a year, UT-Austin has taught a majority of its classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Feb. 8 Faculty Council announcement asking all professors to be in Austin for the fall 2021...

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UT opens new coffee options on campus

Claire Stevens February 24, 2021

Two new coffee shops are replacing the Starbucks stores on campus this semester, according to a director at University Unions. Longhorn Coffee Co. opened at the beginning of this semester in the William...

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Boil water notice lifted for UT-Austin main campus, West Campus, parts of North Campus

Skye Seipp, Sheryl Lawrence, and Lauren Abel February 22, 2021

Editor's Note: This story was updated as information became available.  The University’s main campus is no longer under a boil water notice, according to the emergency messages page....

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Students, advocates speak out about slow lighting improvements in West Campus

Tori Duff February 22, 2021

Local safety organizations and UT students are frustrated by the city’s lack of communication about when West Campus lighting improvements will occur to increase safety amid rising crime rates.  Austin...

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