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...
Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy is leaving UT to become the director of Texas A&M University’s new journalism program, according to a June 13 press release from Texas A&M.
According...
“Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom,” directed by Radio-Television-Film professor Ya’Ke Smith, was released last June to help viewers understand the story of Juneteenth.
In June 2021, Smith wrote...
Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter
• June 19, 2023
To prevent future overdoses and better understand those most affected by the crisis, Austin Public Health created a new opioid overdose dashboard that gives the public access to data on opioid overdoses.
The...
The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 477 and House Bill 3159 this session to increase voting accessibility for those with disabilities.
Effective immediately, SB 477, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott...
Pili Saravia, General News Reporter
• June 15, 2023
Soon after COVID-19 hit North America, sociology professor Gloria González-López joined a Zoom meeting about sexual violence against women in Mexico. A couple of men joined the meeting without permission...
UT helped form a nine-university alliance this spring that aims to cut out carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing processes by switching to clean energy sources.
“It's a great opportunity...
Heather Woofter will take over as dean of UT’s School of Architecture on Aug. 15 following her appointment to the position Wednesday.
Woofter is a registered architect and the director of the...
When Jared Mumm, a professor at Texas A&M University at Commerce, had a sneaking suspicion some of his students used ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write their final essays, he asked...
