Austin’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program received an additional $22.9 million in funding after City Council voted to appropriate a federal grant and required local match on Sept. 14. The money...

Austin City Council approved a new long-term contract on Sept. 14 between the Austin Emergency Medical Services Association and the city, giving medics a raise amid high department vacancy rates. The...

The Cockrell School of Engineering joined the Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center to expand the curriculum and resources offered to students while enhancing UT’s effort to tackle the issue of energy security. Founded...

A UT research team received a $2.6 million grant to research air pollution’s nonuniform effect on Travis County children. The grant, received from the National Institute of Health, focuses on the...

The Civitas Institute appointed Ryan Streeter on Sept. 5 to lead publication and research for the Institute.  Streeter formerly served as Executive Director for UT’s Center for Politics and Governance,...

UT researchers developed a process of converting moisture in the atmosphere into drinkable water in an effort to combat global water shortages. Led by Guihua Yu, a materials science and mechanical engineering...

Samantha Shorey, assistant professor and design researcher at the Moody College of Communication, was selected to join a Stanford University study panel of leading thinkers tasked with exploring the role...

University Health Services is offering free virtual weekly drop-in meal planning sessions for students on Fridays to advise them on how to maintain a balanced diet while in college. Jennifer Barnoud,...

The Texas Open Science Summit brought together research experts to celebrate 2023’s designation as the “Year of Open Science” on Sept. 20. Open science, as defined by the United Nations Educational,...

Pecan Springs Karst Preserve, located 40 miles outside of Austin, opened to the public for the first time on Saturday for National Public Lands Day.  The twelve hundred acres of land are stewarded...

The Edwards-Trinity aquifer, which supplies the city and other Central Texas regions with water, is at its lowest and driest point on record, according to Ab.  Despite the drought, the University continues...

The Office of the Dean of Students recently announced a significant change to the UT honor code in an effort to maintain its relevance during the age of artificial intelligence and online education. The...