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UT announces it will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies

UT announces it will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter January 25, 2024

 The University will no longer fund cultural graduation ceremonies, according to an email sent on Tuesday by Brandelyn Flunder, director of the Center for Leadership and Learning. The Multicultural...

The Texas capitol building on Oct. 4, 2023.

New 2024 laws to be aware of in Texas

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter January 25, 2024

Lawmakers convened at the 88th Texas Legislature’s regular session from January through May 2023, but Gov. Greg Abbott additionally called for four separate special sessions. The fourth special session...

Artists, students hope to restart 23rd Street Artists Market after years of safety, construction risks

Artists, students hope to restart 23rd Street Artists Market after years of safety, construction risks

Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter January 25, 2024

Starting in the 1970s, students could pass a thriving artists’ market nestled between what is now Dollar Slice Club and convenience store and coffee shop Foxtrot. Even in June of 2018, a Google Street...

Dell Medical School research lab testing psychedelics as potential treatment for mental illnesses

Dell Medical School research lab testing psychedelics as potential treatment for mental illnesses

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter January 25, 2024

Dell Medical School is currently conducting a research study to see how psychedelics could help patients with mental health disorders like depression, trauma and anxiety. Led by Greg Fonzo, the co-director...

Rain falls outside the entrance to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Jan. 24.

UT field stations research provide broad insight into drought impacts

Mara Ramazanoglu, General News Reporter January 24, 2024

Robert Plowes, UT research scientist, contributed to the foundation of drought research using field stations, providing insight into global responses to dry conditions for the last 15 years. “I was...

Austin-area animal shelters look for fosters during freezing temperatures

Austin-area animal shelters look for fosters during freezing temperatures

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter January 23, 2024

Hundreds of cats and dogs found warm homes last week as freezing temperatures rolled into town and the area’s animal shelters called for help. Austin Pets Alive had approximately 200 dogs in need...

2024 to be ‘Year of AI’ at UT

2024 to be ‘Year of AI’ at UT

Erika Pernis, General News Reporter January 23, 2024

UT designated 2024 as the “Year of AI” to highlight the University’s achievements in artificial intelligence research and to set the stage for future developments. In the coming months, the University...

A child chants with the crowd at the "All out for Palestine and Yemen" protest at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2024.

‘We will never let you die!’: Protesters march at Texas Capitol, calling for ceasefire in Palestine, support for Yemen

Ren Leija, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

An estimated crowd of 250 people gathered outside the Texas Capitol chanting “Gaza, Gaza don’t you cry, we will never let you die,” on Sunday to advocate for an end to the United States’ aid to...

A USPS customer walks by P.O. boxes as they exit the USPS West Mall post office.

USPS post office to close, will be replaced by UT Document Solutions contract postal unit

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service’s West Mall post office will close Friday, with plans for a postal contract unit in the same location in the spring, according to University spokesperson Meredith Pruitt. For...

Trash outside a location on Dirty Sixth Street on Jan. 22.

Dallas-based realty company plans to revitalize iconic Sixth Street

Olivia Dilley, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

Dirty Sixth, an iconic Austin neighborhood, has been a hot spot for bargoers for years. But it’s also “fallen into disrepair,” according to Stream Realty Partners — a Dallas-based realty company...

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

‘Where do we go now?’: Latina/x, Indigenous University program re-forms as student organization

Pili Saravia, Senior News Reporter January 22, 2024

The Latina/x and Indigenous Leadership Institute lost University funding and faculty advisor help due to Senate Bill 17 banning all diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public Texas universities...

TX Votes announces new Civic Champions program to increase student electoral participation

TX Votes announces new Civic Champions program to increase student electoral participation

Laurel Pinchback, General News Reporter January 22, 2024

TX Votes, a student organization working to increase electoral participation at UT, announced a new initiative at the beginning of December called Civic Champions to monetarily incentivize students to...

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