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Protect Texas Together app receives updates, community remains divided on effectiveness

Andrew Zhang September 25, 2020

The Protect Texas Together application has generated mixed reviews from the UT community as the app’s development team adds features. Released in August, the app allows students, faculty and staff...

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Students start Black studies scholarship fundraiser

Hairuo Yi September 25, 2020

Liberal Arts Council student leaders are hoping to raise $2,500 through a HornRaiser to provide experiential learning opportunities in Black Studies. Grace Blumenfeld, project logistics lead for the...

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Students living off campus worry about COVID-19 safety as residences host in-person events

Andrew Zhang September 25, 2020

Some UT students living off campus are concerned about their health as some residences host in-person events during the pandemic. The city of Austin has issued ordinances restricting gatherings to 10...

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UT students say the pandemic has taken a toll on their mental health

Meara Isenberg September 25, 2020

In the months before fall classes began at UT, Santiago, then an incoming freshman, experienced periods of overwhelming stress and anxiety. He said his symptoms often lasted for hours and occurred when...

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Texas congressmen, higher education commissioner analyze universities’ $100M pandemic cost

Samantha Greyson September 24, 2020

The Texas higher education commissioner said the COVID-19 pandemic is the “greatest disturbance to our colleges and universities since the Second World War,” due to the financial consequences...

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UT-Austin McCombs School of Business implements holographic professors

Neha Madhira September 24, 2020

The McCombs School of Business has partnered with Austin-based company Contextual Content Group to project “holographic professors” into classrooms to make digital learning better for students,...

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Experts discuss lessons learned, impact of climate change at 2020 Texas Tribune Festival

Lauren Goodman September 23, 2020

Four climate science experts discussed climate change and its impact on race, politics and generations Wednesday morning in two prerecorded panels. The panelists spoke about the importance of climate...

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UT System Board of Regents appoints Jay Hartzell as UT-Austin permanent president

Anna Canizales and Neha Madhira September 23, 2020

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information from a Wednesday afternoon press briefing.  The UT Board of Regents unanimously approved Jay Hartzell as the permanent president...

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Experts say there is ‘little transmission’ of coronavirus between UT students, other Austin residents

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves September 23, 2020

While the UT community accounts for about 25% of COVID-19 cases in Travis County since Aug. 26, the first day of classes, Dell Medical School experts said there seems to be little transmission between...

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New COVID-19 dashboard tracks hospitalizations for Texas regions, estimates pandemic’s progression

Brooke Ontiveros September 23, 2020

UT researchers created a new online dashboard that tracks COVID-19 hospitalization rates in Texas and provides a forecast for how the epidemic is spreading for different regions in the state. UT’s...

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COVID-19 changes homelessness relief efforts in Austin

Santino Camacho September 23, 2020

People experiencing homelessness in Austin are facing a lack of public resources and closed kitchens during the COVID-19 pandemic, making access to services more difficult. Local organizations and the...

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UT-Austin students struggle to connect to peers virtually from home

Sheryl Lawrence September 23, 2020

Some students who chose to stay home during the fall semester have searched for ways to stay connected to their peers socially and academically through social media and First-Year Interest Groups.  Psychology...

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