Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• June 26, 2023
As part of an investment to expand student mental health services, the UT System announced a new program last week to provide students across all 14 UT institutions with virtual and free mental health...
On June 6, Austin city leaders officially approved Project Connect, the city’s estimated $4.5 to $4.8 billion project. Project Connect would create nearly 10 miles of light rail network and serve...
The inaugural 2023 Longhorn 100 awards celebrated the 100 fastest growing Longhorn-run businesses in the world, connecting generations of Longhorn business leaders and current students.
The event,...
A UT study published on June 1 found that vulnerable East Austin neighborhoods were more likely to be at risk for COVID-19 hospitalizations despite recording fewer officially reported cases.
“Really...
At its June 8 meeting, the Austin City Council approved multiple contracts to provide books and materials in world languages other than English to the Austin Public Library.
Council members signed...
The University announced Eve Stephens as the new chief of the UT Police Department and the Assistant Vice President of Campus Security. Stephens will officially begin her role on July 5.
Stephens’...
The University revised its UT TOWER Fellows program to account for post-COVID-19 preferences. Changes include an increased number of semesters and attendance of non-sequential semesters.
The UT TOWER...
Pili Saravia, General News Reporter
• June 22, 2023
The UT Austin Subreddit went offline alongside thousands of other Subreddits protesting Reddit’s decision on June 12 to charge third-party users. The Subreddit went public again on June 20.
“We...
Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• June 22, 2023
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed John Michael Austin as the Student Regent for the University of Texas System Board of Regents earlier this month for a term lasting from June 2023 to May 2024.
The Student...
Dermatology clinics frequently do not have smaller glove sizes available to trainees, making it difficult for female residents to wear properly fitting gloves, according to a study published on June...
Karina Kumar, General News Reporter
• June 19, 2023
After competing against more than 600 other poets, associate professor Roger Reeves won the Griffin Poetry Prize for his book “Best Barbarian” on June 7.
“It’s unlike anything I could...
Yesterday evening, the community gathered at Eastwoods Park near UT to celebrate Juneteenth with speeches, barbecues and educational displays organized by the University’s Institute for Urban Policy...
