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COVID-19-positive cases at UT who cannot self-isolate can go to Austin Public Health isolation facilities

Lauren Goodman September 1, 2020

UT students, faculty and staff who test positive for COVID-19 and cannot safely self-isolate will coordinate with the University and Austin Public Health to stay at the city’s isolation facilities,...

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Three UT-Austin on-campus dorm residents test positive for COVID-19

Andrew Zhang August 31, 2020

Update as of 9/1 at 12 p.m.: One person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Kinsolving Residence Hall, according to an email sent by University Housing and Dining to secondary contacts of the infected...

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UT-Austin denies request for Indigenous remains from Miakan-Garza Band

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 31, 2020

The University denied a request this June from the Miakan-Garza Band, a Coahuiltecan tribe, for the remains of three Native Americans after the tribe initially requested them four years ago. The Miakan-Garza...

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UT-Austin researchers adapt practices for COVID-19 protocol, continue research

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 31, 2020

Researchers around campus have reworked their schedules and forged new relationships with students to follow COVID-19 safety precautions while continuing research. The Fall 2020 Planning Research Working...

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Resident of off-campus dorm Scottish Rite Dormitory tests positive for COVID-19

Andrew Zhang August 30, 2020

A resident of the Scottish Rite Dormitory, a private off-campus women’s dormitory north of UT’s main campus, has tested positive for COVID-19.  SRD director Mary Mazurek announced the...

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UT-Austin students, career services pivot to virtual recruiting

Andrew Zhang August 28, 2020

Career services offices at UT are adapting to virtual job and internship recruitment processes as the coronavirus prevents in-person events. Because the pandemic has caused a recession, students are...

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Counseling and Mental Health Center to continue all services online

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 27, 2020

The Counseling and Mental Health Center will continue to offer students the entirety of its services via telehealth this fall. Ginny Maril, associate director for clinical services at CMHC, said individual...

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‘It’s like you’re teaching in molasses:’ Lab instructors modify courses to follow coronavirus safety precautions

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves August 27, 2020

While some lab instructors around campus have chosen to keep their courses in-person, many have transitioned to hybrid and web-based courses to better abide by COVID-19 safety precautions. Of 1007 lab...

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Students unable to afford rent due to COVID-19 could face eviction after Sept. 30

Lauren Goodman August 27, 2020

Students in off-campus apartments struggling to pay rent may find themselves at risk for eviction next month as the Travis County order halting eviction proceedings expires Sept. 30.  The Justices...

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‘We started seeing skull fractures and brain bleeding’: Dell Medical School researchers find beanbag rounds cause serious harm

Neha Madhira August 27, 2020

“Less lethal” beanbag rounds Austin Police Department used during protests against police brutality in May and June can cause serious injuries, according to a report Dell Medical School researchers...

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UT-Austin students discuss reasoning to attend the fall semester remotely from home

Andrew Zhang August 27, 2020

Derek Ji envisioned his senior year at UT as an idyllic “last hurrah” with his college friends — attending football games and absorbing the energy of being a Longhorn before starting...

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West Campus restaurants adapt hours, close due to COVID-19

Neha Madhira August 27, 2020

Restaurants on The Drag and in West Campus have closed or changed their hours in the past months to accomodate for COVID-19 and the lack of customers.  Many businesses also implemented new guidelines...

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