SafeHorns unveiled its new location, SafeHorns Place, in the heart of West Campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.
Established in 2016, SafeHorns, an advocacy group of UT parents and community...
Students posted hundreds of flyers and sticky notes with the message “#NOTOURTEXAS” on buildings, poles and notable landmarks on campus and in surrounding areas around midnight Thursday — but...
Austin airport prepares for wave of travelers
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials urged passengers to stay vigilant when traveling this weekend for the solar eclipse on April 8.
The...
Emily DeMotte, General News Reporter
• April 5, 2024
While most students will don solar eclipse glasses and enjoy an afternoon of no classes on Monday, six aerospace engineering seniors will see a year-long project take flight.
With the guidance...
While earning a graduate degree in social work, University of Texas alumna Hanna, who wished to be referred to by a nickname, began experiencing intense spikes in her heart rate and difficulty breathing.
Believing...
Erika Pernis, General News Reporter
• April 3, 2024
The Austin City Council passed a resolution on March 21 that could streamline annual permitting processes by bringing inspectors to food trucks.
The resolution allows the city to explore options...
Texas is in urgent need of accessible and affordable child care, according to a recent policy brief by UT researchers in the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
According to the brief, over half of...
Laura Rivera, General News Reporter
• April 3, 2024
Large language models, a form of artificial intelligence, struggle to perform functional linguistic competence, according to a March 19 study co-authored by an assistant professor of linguistics at...
The University announced the closure of the Division of Campus and Community Engagement and subsequent layoffs in an email on Tuesday, leaving staff and students blindsided.
The Division’s termination...
Angela Santos, General News Reporter
• April 3, 2024
Select pharmacies in Austin and San Antonio will offer routine blood testing services beginning this July, according to a March 21 press release.
Healthcare tech company Babson Diagnostics will launch...
Angela Santos, General News Reporter
• April 3, 2024
The Salem Center for Policy launched Friedman A.I., a large language model based on the philosophy of the late economist Milton Friedman on Feb. 29.
Friedman A.I. collects and analyzes what the...
After the University dismissed two teaching assistants from their positions in November for sending a Canvas message about the Israel-Hamas war, they spent the next four months defending their case to...
