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In a media landscape where audiences increasingly choose what they consume, reliable, fact-based news media can help shape civic behaviors and electoral participation. This was first published on Nov. 1, 2024.

Digital generation: How young people engage with political news media, participate in civic spaces 

Catharine Li, General Projects Reporter November 1, 2024

The rise of digital platforms has transformed how young people access and engage with news media. In a media landscape where audiences increasingly choose what they consume, reliable, fact-based news media...

Derek Hernandez watches for Bus 18 at the stop at the corner of Martin Luther King and San Jacinto boulevards on Oct. 31, 2024. This stop is one of many without a roof or seating.

Lack of benches, shelters at CapMetro bus stops pose safety concerns for students

Catharine Li, General News Reporter November 1, 2024

CapMetro is continuing community engagement efforts through the spring on Transit Plan 2035, a 10-year strategic plan for enhanced public transportation infrastructure in Central Texas. The preliminary...

New rubric indicates UT’s successes, challenges in student-parent engagement

New rubric indicates UT’s successes, challenges in student-parent engagement

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter October 31, 2024

The Urban Institute published a rubric on Oct. 18 to guide higher-education leadership in supporting student parents through inclusion, representation and data collection. Kimberly Salazar, research...

Voters with disabilities are raising concerns about voting accessibility and offering suggestions to make polling locations and the voting process more accessible. This was published on Oct. 31, 2024.

UT community members with disabilities voice polling location, voter accessibility concerns

Erika Pernis, Senior News Reporter October 31, 2024

With Election Day approaching on Nov. 5, voters with disabilities are raising concerns about voting accessibility and offering suggestions to make polling locations and the voting process more accessible. According...

Rejuve Massage Spa is pictured on Oct. 30, 2024. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation found proof the location had online advertisements with detailed sexual content.

San Antonio Street massage parlor shuts down for suspected human trafficking

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter October 31, 2024

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ordered the emergency closure of a local massage parlor located two blocks off of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd effective Oct. 15 for offering illegal sexual...

Combating stigma, raising awareness of STIs at UT

Combating stigma, raising awareness of STIs at UT

Max Kinser, General Projects Reporter October 30, 2024

Experts say half of all sexually active people are predicted to get a sexually transmitted infection by age 25. But STIs remain a taboo topic for many people. “A lot of people are unaware that these...

Robert Pitman, U.S. Attorney, law

Federal judge allows advancement of lawsuit against state university’s enforcement of executive order

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 30, 2024

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a lawsuit concerning Texas universities’ enforcement of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order on antisemitism to proceed in court. In May, pro-Palestine organizations...

To determine if one of Jupiter’s moons is habitable, NASA launched a spacecraft called the Europa Clipper on Oct. 14, utilizing technology designed in the 1990s by researchers at the Jackson School of Geosciences.

NASA spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon uses UT research to determine if it’s habitable

Asya Ardawatia, General News Reporter October 29, 2024

To determine if one of Jupiter’s moons is habitable, NASA launched a spacecraft called the Europa Clipper on Oct. 14, utilizing technology designed in the 1990s by researchers at the Jackson School of...

City of Austin encourages sustainable fashion for Halloween costumes

City of Austin encourages sustainable fashion for Halloween costumes

Siri Ratnam, General News Reporter October 29, 2024

Residents should incorporate sustainable fashion for Halloween by thrifting or re-wearing costumes to prevent excess waste and environmental damage, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the city...

UT Registration Plus launches new updates ahead of registration season

UT Registration Plus launches new updates ahead of registration season

Asya Ardawatia, General News Reporter October 29, 2024

A software designed to help students register for classes launched new features on Oct. 17 in preparation for the upcoming registration season.  UT Registration Plus, a student-developed Google...

The crossing guard booth on 24th Street and Whitis Avenue was wrecked when a car crashed into it in the early morning of Oct. 27, 2024.

UTPD arrests individual for DWI after on-campus crash

Naina Srivastava, Senior News Reporter October 29, 2024

University police officers arrested an individual on Sunday for driving while intoxicated after the individual crashed a vehicle on campus early that morning, according to a Tuesday police report. Officers...

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