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Environment Texas campaign reopens questions about UT’s methane impact

Maria Mendez October 18, 2017

Tabling on the West Mall on Tuesday, UT students and advocacy group Environment Texas reignited a campaign to reduce methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on UT System-controlled land. The...

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UTA students with disabilities story is told through exhibit

Meara Isenberg October 16, 2017

Before the 1970s, K-12 grade schools and colleges had no legal obligation to admit or serve students with disabilities. In the early ‘60s, UT-Arlington students took it upon themselves to advocate...

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Chairman Tucker recalls career journey

Maria Mendez October 9, 2017

As a young girl from Laredo, Texas, Sara Martinez Tucker never imagined she would become the newest chairman of the UT System Board of Regents. She was once told by a guidance counselor that she was...

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UT System regents elect Tucker as board chair

Maria Mendez September 20, 2017

Sara Martinez Tucker was elected to lead the UT System Board of Regents as its new chairwoman on Tuesday. Regent Tucker, a UT alumna, was nominated by Regent Paul Foster to succeed him, and she was...

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Moody College of Communications opens gate to Hollywood for students

Mason Carroll September 19, 2017

Thanks to a donation from the Cain Foundation, students can continue to study where the only other UT campus where you might run into Matthew McConaughey is located: Hollywood. Earlier this month, the...

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UT System hopes to run renowned Los Alamos Nuclear Lab

Maria Mendez September 12, 2017

Looking to expand in national security and nuclear research, the UT System will compete to run the historic Los Alamos National Laboratory. LANL, the laboratory established under the Manhattan Project...

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UT health institutions resume full operations after Hurricane Harvey

Maria Mendez September 6, 2017

UT System health institutions in the Houston area reopened clinics and classrooms yesterday after surviving Hurricane Harvey with little damage to facilities. The MD Anderson Cancer Center reopened...

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UT System police clarify impact of ‘sanctuary cities’ bill on campus

Maria Mendez September 1, 2017

San Antonio federal court Judge Orlando Garcia temporarily blocked Senate Bill 4, the “anti-sanctuary” law, on Wednesday, two days before it was set to be implemented. The UT Police Department...

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UT System developing political strategy for tuition increases

Maria Mendez August 31, 2017

New principles for tuition-setting guidelines were discussed and approved by the UT System Board of Regents this past Thursday. Though the principles do not impact tuition immediately, they signal the...

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UT Southwestern researchers develop new method of diagnosing Autism Spectrum disorder using blood biomarkers

Jennifer Liu August 30, 2017

Southwestern Medical Center are working to develop blood protein tests that could help diagnose those on the autism spectrum with greater than 90 percent accuracy. According to the group’s study,...

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Language open education brings teachers around the country to UT

Rajya Atluri July 26, 2017

Language teachers from around the country gathered at UT on Monday to learn about open education through the Teaching Effectiveness for Language Learning Collab event. The three-day collaborative event...

UT System grads out-earn peers in Texas and U.S., but salary disparities persist

Maria Mendez July 21, 2017

A new study from Georgetown University released Wednesday morning showed higher earnings for University of Texas System bachelor’s degree holders, while emphasizing the importance of a student’s...

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