The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Luis A. Caffarelli the winner of the 2023 Abel Prize for his mathematical achievements, becoming the third recipient from the University of Texas and...
Isabella Zeff, General News Reporter
• April 6, 2023
A Texas House of Representatives bill proposes banning books with sexual content from public school libraries.
HB 900, advanced by the Public Education Committee on March 29, would require all school...
A study of specialized brain cells in mice reveals new insights into the interaction between the brain’s internal compass and the visual environment, which can be connected to disorders such as Alzheimer’s...
Kylee Howard, Senior News Reporter
• April 6, 2023
Every year, city officials navigate public safety challenges presented by the South By Southwest festival, from gun and drug seizures to shots fired. However, an Austin Police Department official said...
Reece Tincher, General News Reporter
• April 5, 2023
In a study published in March, UT researchers involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccine research found a common link between the virus variants.
The COVID-19 virus contains a spike protein that...
Sarah Brager, General News Reporter
• April 5, 2023
Austin’s famous bat population — the world’s largest urban bat colony — faces threats from potential displacement and disease. To protect the critters, the Animal Advisory Commission unanimously...
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter
• April 4, 2023
Popular West Campus bar Cain & Abel’s could be demolished by the end of April for the construction of a 30-story apartment tower, according to a permit filed yesterday by a private development company.
The...
Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter
• April 4, 2023
Austin Transit Partnership proposed five new potential light rail lines for Project Connect on March 21, including one connecting UT to Yellow Jacket Lane through downtown.
“We are proud of...
CW: This story contains mentions of gun violence.
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School last May, Democratic Texas state senators are attempting to keep gun control in the...
CW: This article contains sensitive topics about animal cruelty.
Hosted by the UT Austin chapter of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection, Save Week!, which started last week, is an event dedicated...
Mason Rouser, General News Reporter
• April 3, 2023
The Senate Committee on State Affairs held public testimony at the end of March over a bill that could potentially ban drag and drag performances from taking place in public spaces and in the presence...
The UT Senate of College Councils plans to tackle on-campus accessibility by introducing a resolution in support of implementing a pilot shuttle program for disabled students at its next assembly meeting...
