As humanity grappled with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, the foothill yellow-legged frog faced a pandemic of its own, one that endangered the species.
Since the 1990s, Batrachochytrium...
Laura Rivera, General News Reporter
• March 5, 2024
E-bike injuries increased while helmet use declined over the span of five years, according to a study published on Feb. 21 in Jama Surgery.
Researchers analyzed over 1,000 cases of e-bike injuries...
Matthew Gomez, General News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
The University recently provided data showing research expenditures at UT passed $1 billion for the first time in the 2023 fiscal year.
The data came from the Higher Education Research and Development...
UT students are establishing a free refrigerator in West Campus as a way to fight food insecurity.
Food insecurity is no stranger to University students — 37.7%, of UT students experience some form...
Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
Increasing housing availability and reducing zoning regulations are steps Texas policymakers can take to increase housing affordability, panelists said at a nationwide pro-housing conference on Feb. 26.
Previously...
Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
Reducing the distance between destinations, improving public transport and electrifying vehicles could help address the housing, transportation and environmental issues in Austin, panelists said at a housing-affordability...
Students gathered on Sunday at Pearl Street Co-op for the launch of the University Tenants’ Union.
The organization, previously called UT for Housing Transparency, rebranded to UTU at the launch....
Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
Students voted in support of a new center to replace the Multicultural Engagement Center during a referendum in the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
The election results were announced...
Grace Kelly and Gabrielle “Elle” Grinnell were elected 2024-25 Student Government president and vice president on Monday. The Executive Alliance will be sworn in at noon on April 2.
Kelly and...
Children’s curiosity about the world around them drives them to ask their teachers and parents questions — but now voice assistants and other artificial intelligence can facilitate their learning.
Researcher...
Mayor Kirk Watson expressed concern in a Feb. 16 newsletter about Austin Energy’s climate protection plan and its proposals to wean the city off of generating electricity with fossil fuels by 2030.
Austin...
The Austin City Council approved a resolution on Feb. 15 authorizing the reorganization of the city’s current climate initiatives to make them more manageable — a change the Council said is “urgent”...
