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Students, faculty take online learning outside

Cole Krautkramer October 15, 2020

Students and faculty are finding new ways to diversify the classroom experience over Zoom by taking or conducting classes outdoors. Luisa Camila Valdez-Vela, a junior in the professional accounting...

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UT-Austin researchers receive grant to further audiovisual annotation technology

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves October 15, 2020

A team in the College of Liberal Arts has received a $450,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a project dedicated to developing software to annotate audiovisual humanities collections.  Tanya...

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Among Us grows in popularity as quarantine social activity

Julius Shieh October 15, 2020

The online multiplayer game Among Us recently surpassed 85 million total mobile downloads, according to data analysis site Sensor Tower, and students said it has become a staple of quarantine socialization. Students...

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Moody College of Communication releases statement regarding Stan Richards’ racist comments

Samantha Greyson October 14, 2020

Update as of 10/15 at 6:06 p.m.:  The Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations released a statement on social media regarding Stan Richards’ comments on behalf of its faculty...

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Bars cannot safely reopen with current hospitalization trends, Austin Public Health officials say

Anna Canizales October 14, 2020

Bars in Austin cannot safely open to 50% capacity with the current COVID-19 infection and hospitalization trends in Travis County, Austin Public Health officials said at a Wednesday press conference. Last...

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311 COVID-19 concern calls experience spikes in West Campus since beginning of fall semester

Brooke Ontiveros October 14, 2020

West Campus has experienced spikes in 311 COVID-19 concern calls since August, according to the Austin Code COVID-19 complaint cases dashboard. About 67% of these calls resulted in no violations found. Austin...

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UT-Austin receives $16.5M in Department of Energy funding for predictive science research

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves October 14, 2020

A UT interdisciplinary research unit and graduate program is developing advanced computer models with the support of a $16.5 million Department of Energy agreement. Robert Moser, deputy director of...

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UT-Austin graduate students alter plans because of transition to virtual research

Samantha Greyson October 14, 2020

COVID-19 health guidelines and travel bans have caused graduate students to use virtual methods of research and data collection for their dissertations and theses. Katie Chandler, an Asian studies graduate...

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Austin Police Department responds to criminal mischief call at Texas Hillel

Brooke Ontiveros October 13, 2020

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. The Austin Police Department responded to a criminal mischief call at...

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UT System chancellor discusses future of higher education at #LBJ50 event

Sophie Ryland October 13, 2020

UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken discussed the future of higher education as part of a Monday forum celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.  The...

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Texas Tour Guides start online-only tour option for first time

Morgan-Taylor Thomas October 13, 2020

Texas Tour Guides will incorporate a completely online campus tour option for prospective students for the first time because of the pandemic. Instead of roaming campus to get a feel for life at UT,...

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