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UT-Austin closes Commons Conference Center and Café at J.J. Pickle Research Campus, leaving employees in limbo

Andrew Zhang November 25, 2020

UT closed the Commons Conference Center and Café at the J.J. Pickle Research Center indefinitely Nov. 13 because of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on operations, though the café hopes...

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UT-Austin research finds gaps in service for sexual assault survivors in Texas

Fiza Kuzhiyil November 24, 2020

Research by UT’s Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault found service gaps in sexual assault survivor’s resources in Texas, including mental health and legal services. The research...

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More than 100 education-related bills filed for 2021-22 Texas Legislative Session

Lauren Goodman November 24, 2020

Just over 800 bills have been filed for the 87th Texas Legislative Session, which will begin Jan. 12, including more than 100 education-related legislation.  About 550 bills were proposed Monday,...

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UT Housing and Dining, UT Outpost give students free meals through Giving Thanks Early program

Samantha Greyson November 24, 2020

University Housing and Dining partnered with UT Outpost for Giving Thanks Early, a program that gives a student a free meal for every paper leaf put on a giving tree. The paper trees are located outside...

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UT System Board of Regents approves $1.25M UT-Austin presidential salary, construction projects funding

Andrew Zhang November 24, 2020

UT President Jay Hartzell will earn a $1.25 million annual salary, which the UT System Board of Regents approved during a two-day board meeting ending Thursday.  Despite one UT staff member calling...

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UT Faculty Council passes resolution supporting fall 2020 pass/fail, Q-drop expansion

Andrew Zhang November 23, 2020

The UT Faculty Council passed a resolution allowing fall 2020 undergraduate classes to be taken as pass/fail courses and count toward degree requirements during an emergency meeting Monday morning. The...

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Students express frustration in online class size limits

Sheryl Lawrence November 23, 2020

Some students feel online class size limits are unreasonable and are preventing them from registering for classes they need to graduate.  Kathleen Harrison, communications manager for the Office...

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City of Austin expands rent assistance program, allows residents 6 months rent coverage

Fiza Kuzhiyil November 23, 2020

Austin residents can now apply for up to six months of rent assistance from the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, expanded from the three months it previously covered.  The Relief of Emergency...

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4 of 5 leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates use UT research

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves November 23, 2020

The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine candidates, both of which were over 90% effective in trials, incorporated research from UT scientists.  The UT research team designed two mutations...

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UT-Austin Liberation Coalition protests for dissolution of UT, Austin Police Departments and Texas DPS presence near campus

Brooke Ontiveros November 21, 2020

About 30 students stood in a semicircle in front of the University Co-op Friday evening with signs that said, “Our tuition, our rules,” while chanting, “Fuck the cops,” eliciting...

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