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UT System to launch sexual assault survey in October

Matthew Adams September 24, 2015

While UT-Austin waited for the Association of American Universities results, which was released Monday, the UT System had already initiated an independent sexual assault study across all its campuses. The...

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Fenves to submit gun rules plan by Dec. 4

Nashwa Bawab September 22, 2015

UT President Gregory Fenves discussed campus carry at his first Faculty Council Executive Committee meeting Monday. At the meeting, Fenves said UT System Chancellor William McRaven wants any gun rules...

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AAU releases sexual assault survey

Matthew Adams September 21, 2015

This article has been updated throughout since publication. Almost one-fifth of female undergraduate students at the University have been victims of sexual assault, either by force or incapacitation...

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8 UT faculty make Reuters’ highly cited researchers list

Jameson Pitts September 17, 2015

Eight UT faculty members made Thomson Reuters’ 2015 Highly Cited Researchers list, which selects the top 1 percent of researchers in each field. Five engineering professors made the list, as well...

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UT System to fund campus safety through bystander initiative

Matthew Adams September 14, 2015

The UT System will fund $1.4 million to its Bystander Intervention Initiative over the next three years, the System announced last week. The program will address problems such as hazing, academic integrity,...

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Former UT Chancellor Dan Burck dies of lung cancer at 82

Matthew Adams September 14, 2015

Former UT Chancellor Dan Burck died at the age of 82 on Saturday morning after undergoing complications with lung cancer. Chancellor William McRaven released a statement Saturday about Burck’s...

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UT System gives $4.5 million for brain research

Matthew Adams September 10, 2015

Forty-five research teams across the UT System each received $100,000 seed grants for their research and advances on the human brain. The recipients were selected from a group of 158 proposals and reviewed...

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Report finds issues with fracking on UT System land

Matthew Adams September 9, 2015

The Environment Texas Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group reported issues with oil drilling on UT System land, such as excessive water usage and the release of chemicals during drilling,...

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System opens UT-Rio Grande Valley campus

Matthew Adams September 1, 2015

Through merging UT-Pan American and UT-Brownsville, the UT System officially opened the UT-Rio Grande Valley campus Monday. UT System spokeswoman Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said UTRGV welcomed more than 4,200...

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System spent thousands annually on student regent travel, lodging

Matthew Adams August 27, 2015

Student regents on the Board of Regents have cost the UT System more than $80,000 since 2009, according to public records obtained from the System. The UT student regent serves a one-year, non-voting...

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Regents pass new UT policy to address ‘rare admissions’ concerns

Matthew Adams August 24, 2015

The UT System Board of Regents passed a new UT admissions policy with a 7–1 vote at a meeting Thursday. The policy addresses how letters of recommendation are handled and clarifies how to handle...

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Regents address ‘rare admission decisions’ in new UT admissions policy

Matthew Adams August 21, 2015

The UT System Board of Regents passed a new UT admissions policy with a 7-1 vote at a Thursday meeting. The policy addresses how letters of recommendation are handled and also clarifies how to handle...

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