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UT study finds human land use contributes to increased parasitic infection in bumblebees

UT study finds human land use contributes to increased parasitic infection in bumblebees

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 8, 2023

A recently published study by UT researchers found that increased amounts of parasites in bumblebees are linked to changes in human land use. Lead author Nick Ivers said previous research of shrinking...

UT researchers study cause of slow slip earthquakes, shakes that cannot be seen or felt

UT researchers study cause of slow slip earthquakes, shakes that cannot be seen or felt

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior News Reporter March 8, 2023

A new study by UT researchers found the short-term strengthening of fault lines contributes to slow slip earthquakes, a type of earthquake that is not as destructive but occurs more frequently. An earthquake...

UT researchers receive $1 million grant to advance skin cancer research

UT researchers receive $1 million grant to advance skin cancer research

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter March 7, 2023

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas granted UT’s Lee Lab $1 million to strengthen skin cancer research last month following breakthroughs in understanding how melanoma develops. The...

UT researchers’ study highlights salt’s future in production of hydrogen, geothermal energy

UT researchers’ study highlights salt’s future in production of hydrogen, geothermal energy

Reece Tincher, General News Reporter March 7, 2023

UT researchers from the Jackson School of Geosciences published a study identifying salt as a possible way to facilitate more effective energy storage and controlled release. The study, published last...

U.S. district judge moves to protect abortion funds from criminal charges over out-of-state abortion aid

U.S. district judge moves to protect abortion funds from criminal charges over out-of-state abortion aid

Tess Harmon, General News Reporter March 7, 2023

U.S. district judge Robert Pitman issued a ruling on Feb. 24 that temporarily blocks prosecution against abortion funds for helping women obtain out-of-state abortions. Abortion funds are non-profit...

Student Government 2023-2024 President Helen Getachew and Vice President William Ramirez .

2023 campus-wide election results

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter March 6, 2023

The Election Supervisory Board announced the winners of campus wide elections Monday. Student Government  President & Vice President Executive Alliance  Helen Getachew and William Ramirez University-Wide...

‘This is what community looks like’: Student organization holds protest for victims of Austin Police Department at the Capitol

‘This is what community looks like’: Student organization holds protest for victims of Austin Police Department at the Capitol

Ren Leija, General News Reporter March 6, 2023

CW: This article mentions police brutality.  A group of student protesters gathered at the Texas Capitol with megaphones in hand, chanting “No justice, no peace!” and “All of the power, to all...

New partnership aims to investigate, solve issues with affordable housing around university campuses

New partnership aims to investigate, solve issues with affordable housing around university campuses

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter March 6, 2023

Last Thursday, the Austin City Council announced a working plan to cooperate with local universities to examine possible solutions to the lack of affordable student housing near campuses, like UT’s...

 A student at the University of Texas at Austin launches Adobe Illustrator inside the G. B. Dealey Center for New Media on March 6, 2023.

New UT Senate resolution would help students get Adobe Creative Cloud for free

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter March 6, 2023

A resolution supporting free Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for all students will be presented at UT Senate’s next general assembly this Thursday. The Adobe Creative Cloud is a cluster of applications...

Students, professors discuss mental health professional shortage, increasing need for mental health services in schools

Students, professors discuss mental health professional shortage, increasing need for mental health services in schools

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter March 6, 2023

As anxiety and depression rates trend upwards, mental health professionals and politicians are addressing the factors contributing to personnel shortages within the field. In his State of the State...

UT Outpost accepts soup donations as payment for parking tickets with Food for Fines program

UT Outpost accepts soup donations as payment for parking tickets with Food for Fines program

Kamryn Brownlee, Associate Managing Editor March 6, 2023

The Food for Fines program returned to campus March 6–24, allowing those with eligible citations issued by Parking and Transportation Services to donate soup cans to the UT Outpost in place of paying...

UT and Harvard researchers study the impact of climate change on plankton

UT and Harvard researchers study the impact of climate change on plankton

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 5, 2023

Climate change could cause plankton to move away from the equator, affecting larger organisms like tuna and krill, according to a collaborative study between UT and Harvard researchers published last month. Study...

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