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‘It's very discouraging’: Faith-based leaders raise concerns around city’s resources for unhoused population during extreme weather conditions

‘It’s very discouraging’: Faith-based leaders raise concerns around city’s resources for unhoused population during extreme weather conditions

Trisha Dasgupta, Senior Projects Reporter October 8, 2023

2023 marked one of Austin’s hottest summer yet on record according to KXAN, bringing 38 Excessive Heat Warnings and over 70 days of triple-digit heat as of Oct. 8.  With the increasing temperatures...

UT student semifinalist in film competition which aims to celebrate young Latinx filmmakers

UT student semifinalist in film competition which aims to celebrate young Latinx filmmakers

Melanie Faz, General News Reporter October 6, 2023

A UT student’s short film is a semifinalist in a film competition that uplifts young Latinx voices. The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network created ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest in...

Federal judge dismisses UT professor's lawsuit against Texas A&M claiming discriminatory hiring practices

Federal judge dismisses UT professor’s lawsuit against Texas A&M claiming discriminatory hiring practices

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter October 6, 2023

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against Texas A&M University by UT professor Richard Lowery claiming the University used unlawful and discriminatory hiring practices in implementing a faculty...

Hal Alper, professor of chemical engineering, surveys one of the labs that he works in on Oct. 4, 2023 in the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering building. Much of the research he has done that earned him the Acrivos Award was conducted in these labs.

UT professor wins national chemical engineering award

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 6, 2023

A UT professor received a nationally acclaimed chemical engineering award that will be presented to him in Orlando, Florida in early November. Chemical engineering professor Hal Alper won the Andreas...

Construction workers eat lunch as students walk past the Texas Hillel Topper Center for Jewish Life on Oct. 4, 2023. Hillel is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world.

Austin Jewish community responds to antisemitic graffiti near UT campus

Sarah Brager and Michael Lewinbuk October 5, 2023

When Lily Deitelzweig approached the large orange words spray-painted on the sidewalk in front of her sorority house late last month, she was shocked.  “I think everyone was appalled by it, Jewish...

CDC funds UT-UMass Amherst partnership to create disease outbreak network

CDC funds UT-UMass Amherst partnership to create disease outbreak network

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter October 5, 2023

The Center for Disease Control selected a team of researchers at UT and the University of Massachusetts Amherst to assist with creating the nation’s first outbreak response and disease modeling network.  The...

UT commits to stabilizing the Watson Chateau, LGBTQ+ landmark known by few

UT commits to stabilizing the Watson Chateau, LGBTQ+ landmark known by few

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter October 5, 2023

Perched atop a cliff overlooking Waller Creek next to the School of Nursing stands the Watson Chateau, one of the oldest buildings on campus. The home is a LGBTQ+ cultural landmark in disrepair, however,...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken throws a hook 'em at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday in support of Longhorns before the Red River Rivalry.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses war in Ukraine, immigration, AI during UT visit

Morgan Severson, Managing Editor October 4, 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the state of foreign affairs at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium Wednesday.  Blinken was introduced by UT President Jay Hartzell and interviewed by Kay...

A turtle sits on a rock at the UT Turtle Pond on September 28, 2023.

Turtles found smashed in West Campus

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter October 4, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of animal cruelty.   Two turtles were found fatally harmed on Sept. 24 in West Campus near the intersection of Rio Grande Street and 25th Street.  “I...

UT researchers receive grant to apply principles of human vision, learning to autonomous robots

UT researchers receive grant to apply principles of human vision, learning to autonomous robots

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter October 4, 2023

UT researchers received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation on Sept. 1 to apply insights on how humans learn to create more efficient autonomous vehicles.  Principal investigator...

Gabby Douthitt, member of the LBJ Graduate Student Council, collects books for the Inside Books organization, a nonprofit that donates books and educational resources for people who are incarcerated, on Oct. 4, 2023.

LBJ School’s Graduate Public Affairs Council holds book drive for the incarcerated

Emma Nguyen, General News Reporter October 4, 2023

In collaboration with the Austin-based organization Inside Books Project, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Graduate Public Affairs Council is hosting a drive to collect books and educational...

The south end of the state Capitol on Congress Ave., on March 23, 2023.

South Congress rolls out new paid parking system

Athena Tseng, General News Reporter October 4, 2023

South Congress Avenue implemented a mobile paid parking system in September in an effort to improve parking issues on Austin’s iconic street. Joseph Al-hajeri, Austin’s mobility demand program manager,...

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