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Junior Stefania Alarcon welcomes a student to the UT Outpost Outside event at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The event featured activities such as friendship bracelet making and provided snacks to promote the school’s free food pantry.

UT Outpost hosts donation drive, reopens main facility

Eden Shamy, General News Reporter March 26, 2024

The UT Outpost hosted a donation drive with games and free snacks at the Turtle Pond on Tuesday, prior to reopening their main building on March 27. The UT Outpost provides free food and business attire...

Mellon Foundation awards associate professor grant for digital humanities work

Mellon Foundation awards associate professor grant for digital humanities work

Laura Rivera, General News Reporter March 26, 2024

An associate English professor received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Public Knowledge program for her pilot project focused on collecting and organizing historical information earlier this...

Sticking to standardized: a look at past, present, future role of testing in UT admissions

Sticking to standardized: a look at past, present, future role of testing in UT admissions

Emily DeMotte, General Projects Reporter March 25, 2024

For the past four admissions cycles, UT applicants have weighed whether or not standardized scores would make or break their acceptance onto the Forty Acres, adding extra stress to an already uncertain...

UT researchers develop AI tools to help ferment Alzheimer’s medication

UT researchers develop AI tools to help ferment Alzheimer’s medication

Caroline McConnico and Chloe Robinson March 25, 2024

UT researchers developed AI tools to accelerate the production of a medication that treats Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a study published March 7.  Simon d’Oelsnitz, an author...

UT researchers design new cost-effective tool for infectious disease diagnostics

UT researchers design new cost-effective tool for infectious disease diagnostics

Emily DeMotte, General News Reporter March 25, 2024

UT biomedical researchers developed a new tool that could reduce costs for diagnosing infectious diseases such as COVID-19.  The new tool, called the Subak reporter, works by using clustered regularly...

Autonomous vehicle company, Waymo, expected to roll out commercial ride-booking services in Austin later this year

Autonomous vehicle company, Waymo, expected to roll out commercial ride-booking services in Austin later this year

Erika Pernis, General News Reporter March 25, 2024

Another autonomous vehicle company will roll out its commercial ride-hailing services to the Austin community later this year.  Last year, Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company subsidized by Google,...

Head Lady Naakaii Tsosie dances at the UT Austin Powwow on April 8, 2023.

Native student organization moves powwow off campus

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter March 25, 2024

The Native American and Indigenous Collective’s annual powwow will take place off campus after the organization faced challenges working with the University last year, NAIC co-directors said. The...

People walk along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail on Thursday.

City Council amends city code, allowing flexible maintenance of Butler Trail

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter March 25, 2024

The Austin City Council approved city code changes on March 7, allowing more legal wiggle room to maintain the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake. The City Council initiated...

Austin city staff shares plan for future development of Lady Bird Lake

Austin city staff shares plan for future development of Lady Bird Lake

Matthew Gomez and Angela Santos March 24, 2024

The Austin City Planning Commission unveiled a new plan to further develop a city district surrounding Lady Bird Lake at a series of community meetings asking for feedback held throughout February and...

From left, Ryan Streeter moderates a debate with New York Times writers Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg. The debate, Is Liberalism Doomed? took place on Friday in the Alumni Center as part of the Civil Discord series.

Speakers discuss if liberalism is doomed at Civil Discord Symposium

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 23, 2024

Discussions of the potentially doomed future of liberalism led the closing keynote dialogue at the Civil Discord Symposium on Friday. Ryan Streeter, executive director for research at the Civitas Institute,...

The UT Tower viewed from the Turtle Pond on October 6, 2023.

Civil Discord panelists discuss whether America was founded in 1619 or 1776

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 23, 2024

The Civil Discord Symposium continued on Friday with a discussion about whether the United States was founded in 1619 or 1776.  Moderated by Justin Dyer, the inaugural Dean for the School of Civic...

From left to right Annette Rodriguez, assistant professor of history; Pavithra Vasudevan, assistant professor of womens & gender studies and African & African diaspora studies; and Lauren Gutterman, associate professor of American studies speak at a panel about pedagogy at Contested Discourse on March 22, 2024.

Professors discuss education, DEI, American history at Contested Discourse

Pili Saravia and Naina Srivastava March 23, 2024

UT professors discussed the state of the University in relation to concepts like liberalism, antiracism and diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday during Contested Discourse, an event co-sponsored by...

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