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A kitchen is remodeled at the Texan apartment on 3-6-2024. Over the period of 6 months, the apartments at Texan will undergo around $2 million of renovations.

Remodeling project in West Campus apartment disrupts residents, forces temporary relocation

Emily DeMotte, General News Reporter March 8, 2024

A remodeling project at a West Campus apartment complex has left residents from 23 units disrupted, forcing many to temporarily relocate mid-semester amid construction zones. Texan West Campus, located...

Monarch terminated partially due to potential violation of 1996 act, communications reveal

Monarch terminated partially due to potential violation of 1996 act, communications reveal

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter March 8, 2024

Monarch, a program for undocumented and temporary status students, was terminated due a potential violation of U.S. immigration laws, in addition to Senate Bill 17, according to internal University communications...

Senate Bill 4 temporarily paused by federal judge

Senate Bill 4 temporarily paused by federal judge

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter March 8, 2024

The United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked a state law allowing police to prosecute and arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally from going into effect on Monday.  The...

UT speakers bureau debuted to simplify speaker selection process

UT speakers bureau debuted to simplify speaker selection process

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter March 7, 2024

The University debuted its inaugural speakers bureau, a program aimed at simplifying the process for organizations to access and recruit UT experts and leaders to serve as speakers for events and conferences,...

New sustainability network founded by Texas Exes

New sustainability network founded by Texas Exes

Matthew Gomez, General News Reporter March 6, 2024

Texas Exes started a sustainability network last month to connect environmentally-conscious UT alumni.  The Sustainability Alumni Network officially launched on Feb. 15 with the goal of bringing...

Students propose affordable in-house materials shop in School of Architecture for project supplies

Students propose affordable in-house materials shop in School of Architecture for project supplies

Erika Pernis, General News Reporter March 6, 2024

The Senate of College Councils passed a resolution from the Undergraduate Architecture Student Council on Thursday advocating for the investment and creation of an affordable in-house material shop for...

UT to host five panels at SXSW about technological innovation in different fields

UT to host five panels at SXSW about technological innovation in different fields

Caroline McConnico, General News Reporter March 6, 2024

UT will host five panels about technology, health, science, sports and lifestyle during South by Southwest on March 8 and 9. The event will occur downtown at the Hook ’Em House at Antone’s Nightclub.  The...

Report shows Austin leads state in reproductive freedom

Report shows Austin leads state in reproductive freedom

Christian DeBrady, General News Reporter March 5, 2024

Austin is the leading major city in Texas for reproductive freedom, according to a report published by the National Institute for Reproductive Health on Feb. 7. The 2023 Local Reproductive Freedom Index...

The Venue on Guadalupe on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Students left to find new housing after roof damage in North Campus apartment

Olivia Dilley and Ren Leija March 5, 2024

Residents in a North Campus apartment were relocated at the end of January due to extensive flood damage, according to property management. The entire sixth floor of The Venue on Guadalupe, along with...

Student Government supports free, reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students

Student Government supports free, reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 5, 2024

Student Government passed legislation supporting free and reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students on Feb. 12. Business representative Jonathan Wilson, the author of the bill, said he initially...

Developing research uses AI to charge power grid

Developing research uses AI to charge power grid

Abby Breyfogle, General News Reporter March 5, 2024

An engineering professor at UT is leading six researchers in ongoing research to bring advanced computer programming systems, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, to the future of power grids. Javad...

UT professor helps develop theory explaining why we have biases

UT professor helps develop theory explaining why we have biases

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter March 5, 2024

A UT professor recently co-wrote a research paper explaining why we experience perceptual biases. Perceptual biases occur when observations inform how someone makes decisions. Xuexin Wei, an assistant...

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