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UT Design Institute for Health report finds senior care in Austin is inequitable

Nicole Gomez October 9, 2020

Researchers at the UT Design Institute for Health have been working on a project commissioned by the Austin City Council to make elderly care facilities more equitable. Last Tuesday, researchers with...

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UT-Austin undergraduate researchers allowed back on campus

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves October 9, 2020

Undergraduates may return to campus labs and research spaces if approved by a principal investigator starting Oct. 14, according to a Thursday email from Alison Preston, interim vice president for research.  Jennifer...

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UT-Austin professor opinions divided on fall semester, September faculty survey says

Andrew Zhang October 9, 2020

A majority of instructors said classes were going “very well” in an anonymous UT survey about professor concerns, instructional progress and course issues administered to faculty Sept. 2-6. The...

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Gov. Abbott directs Texas DPS to ramp up West Campus patrols after robberies

Brooke Ontiveros October 8, 2020

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday to ramp up patrols in West Campus in response to five robberies reported this week in the area. Abbott said in the press release...

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Second UT-Austin staff member dies from COVID-19

Anna Canizales October 8, 2020

A University staff member died after contracting COVID-19, University President Jay Hartzell said in an email to the community Thursday. The University is not yet naming the staff member out of respect...

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Financial aid packages may be adjusted after disbursed, require repayment

Brooke Ontiveros October 8, 2020

Financial aid packages disbursed for the semester could potentially require students to return or adjust money because aid is liable to change until the 12th class day, said Diane Sprague, executive director...

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Nontraditional students face additional challenges with online classes

Skye Seipp October 8, 2020

When Stevie Barnes got pregnant during her first semester at Louisiana Tech in 2008, she lost her full-ride scholarship and her academic life was uprooted.  “It was really stressful because...

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Architect Liz Ogbu discusses how design must not be complacent in spatial injustice

Tori Duff October 8, 2020

Liz Ogbu, founder and principal of architectural design practice Studio O, said architects must fight for justice and consider the way their designs impact underprivileged communities in her lecture “Design...

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Naturalization application 81% cost increase temporarily blocked by judge

Brooke Ontiveros October 8, 2020

The fee for becoming a citizen would have increased by 81%, from $640 to $1160, on Oct. 2, but a judge issued a preliminary injunction, or a temporary block, on one of the largest fee increases for citizenship...

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Multicultural sorority Delta Xi Nu aims to start chapter at UT-Austin

Kaushiki Roy October 7, 2020

With the motto “sisterhood, culture and education,” Delta Xi Nu is a multicultural sorority hoping to build a chapter at UT. Delta Xi Nu was founded at Texas A&M in 1997. If they are...

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College of Education graduate students create race relations learning program

Samantha Greyson October 7, 2020

Daring Dialogue, a new learning program aimed at teaching College of Education students about race relations within the classroom, will open virtually in the spring semester.  Education graduate...

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