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UT researchers to host datathon to collect data on fines, fees

UT researchers to host datathon to collect data on fines, fees

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter October 19, 2023

Researchers from the Initiative for Law, Societies, and Justice will host a datathon on Saturday and Sunday to create a database on state government fines and fees, such as traffic violations, across the...

Sustainability and International Relations and Global Studies junior Jackson Taylor works at a UT Farmstand location on Oct. 15, 2023. The UT Farmstand gives its extra produce to the UT Outpost.

City awards 25 organizations with grants to support food justice initiatives

Naina Srivastava, General News Reporter October 18, 2023

The city of Austin awarded $3,000 mini-grants to 25 organizations to support transformative change in the local food system earlier this month, said Angela Baucom, food and climate program coordinator. The...

UT computer science researchers develop Chipmunk system to ensure file systems’ integrity

UT computer science researchers develop Chipmunk system to ensure file systems’ integrity

Mara Ramazanoglu, General News Reporter October 18, 2023

UT computer science researchers developed a new tool that aims to improve a computer file system’s integrity and reliability. The Chipmunk system is designed to test the file systems in computers...

Government senior Andrew Zhebrak is the co-president of Students for ADHD Inclusivity.

Students look to form ADHD inclusivity organization

Julian Petzold, General News Reporter October 18, 2023

A student organization hoping to unite students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, named Students for ADHD Inclusivity, is in the process of being formed. The organization applied to become...

Global quantum electronics company Infleqtion on Brushy St. and E 6th St. on Oct. 13, 2023. Infleqtion's partnership with UT grants access for quantum technology experts to create quantum-based energy and healthcare products.

UT collabs to create new center of excellence for quantum manufacturing

Caroline McConnico, General News Reporter October 17, 2023

The Texas Institute for Electronics at the University of Texas signed a memorandum of understanding with Infleqtion, a global quantum research company, to establish a new center of excellence for quantum...

UT community celebrates connections to indigenous languages as part of Indigenous Peoples’ Week

UT community celebrates connections to indigenous languages as part of Indigenous Peoples’ Week

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2023

Students, staff and community members shared why and how they connect with indigenous languages at “Living Our Languages: Roundtable and Open Mic,” the first University event centered around the importance...

Latinx students reflect on UT’s recertification with Seal of Excelencia

Latinx students reflect on UT’s recertification with Seal of Excelencia

Sarah Brager, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2023

Excelencia in Education recertified the University with the Seal of Excelencia last month, a distinction given to institutions demonstrating commitment to serving Latinx students.  Excelencia in Education,...

Rio West, an off-campus apartment that qualifies for affordable housing, is located on 2704 Rio Grande St.

City of Austin to apply for $10 million in federal funding for affordable housing reforms

Sarah Brager, News Senior Reporter October 16, 2023

This month, the city of Austin will apply for $10 million in federal funding to expand city-wide affordable housing policies and construction efforts for low-income residents.  The U.S. Department...

Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats

Stark Center exhibit features 100-year-old lithographs of historical strength feats

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter October 15, 2023

Back in the days before computers or headphones sat under the tree, Jan Todd didn’t want to give her husband any old shirt. Instead, for years, Jan and her husband Terry gifted each other old sports...

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to UT students about democracy, American exceptionalism

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to UT students about democracy, American exceptionalism

Elijah Carll, General News Reporter October 15, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for a more unified American identity during a speech held at the University of Texas’ Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 11.  Students filled...

UT researchers join collaborative research project to study brain connections

UT researchers join collaborative research project to study brain connections

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter October 13, 2023

A UT professor will join the Center for Mesoscale Connectomics, a collaborative, multi-institutional center to study brain connections funded through a $16 million grant from the National Institute of...

Pease Park's orb-shaped tree house on Oct. 10, 2023.

Austin to host international park conference

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter October 13, 2023

City Parks Alliance, a nationwide urban parks membership organization, chose Austin to host their 2026 Greater & Greener Conference, an international event bringing industry professionals together...

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