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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Students at UT colleges wait up to two hours to vote on Super Tuesday

Austin Martinez March 10, 2020

Arriving at a UT polling location 10 minutes before it opened, business honors freshman Michelle Zhang thought she would beat the large crowd of voters on Super Tuesday. Instead, Zhang said she was greeted...

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Archer Center aims to increase affordability of programs

Laura Morales March 10, 2020

The UT System approved a funding increase for the Archer Center to expand resources and make Washington, D.C., living costs more affordable for students. The Archer Center is a UT System fellowship...

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Board of Regents approves UT-Tyler medical school, first in Northeast Texas

Laura Morales February 28, 2020

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved the establishment of a medical school at UT Health Science Center at Tyler on Thursday. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and other accrediting...

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Historically Black Universities funded less per student than flagship universities

Laura Morales February 21, 2020

Historically Black public colleges and universities are funded $2,500 less per student than the most prominent institutions in Texas, according to a Center for Public Policy Priorities study of the 2019...

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UT-Tyler receives $80 million gift to build first East Texas medical school

Laura Morales February 14, 2020

The University of Texas at Tyler received an $80 million gift from the East Texas Medical Center Foundation on Wednesday for its medical school, which the UT System announced last week they will be establishing...

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UT-Rio Grande Valley has lowest student debt of any national public institution

Laura Morales February 13, 2020

UT-Rio Grande Valley has the least graduate debt of public institutions in the nation, while UT-Austin graduates have double the amount of debt UTRGV has, according to U.S. News & World Report’s...

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New UT System Health Biobank allows researchers to access ‘Match.com for specimens’

Areeba Amer February 11, 2020

The UT System is consolidating research samples and data from different institutions so that researchers across the UT System can access them in one single biobank instead of several. The UT System...

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UT System plans to establish first medical school in East Texas

Laura Morales February 7, 2020

The UT System announced plans to establish the only medical school in East Texas at a press conference Thursday.  Kirk Calhoun, president of the UT Health Science Center at Tyler, said the region...

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UT System Board of Regents increases funds for staffing at UT-Austin concert halls

Laura Morales December 4, 2019

The UT System Board of Regents increased funding for staffing at various University concert halls during its meeting last month. Stage Alliance provides theatrical stagehand staff for performances and...

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UT System raises undergraduate tuition by 2.6% per year for next 2 academic years

Areeba Amer November 14, 2019

UT System academic institutions, including UT-Austin, will increase their undergraduate tuition by 2.6% per year for the next two academic years. The UT System Board of Regents announced the systemwide...

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A&M rivalry brings new competition to on-campus cycling classes

Cara Daeschner November 12, 2019

UT students are competing against Texas A&M University this week to see which school cycles the most miles during various cycling classes. A&M has hosted the competition at its school for the...

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UT’s MD Anderson Center endangered the health of patients, according to federal report

Lauren Girgis November 8, 2019

UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston endangered the health of patients through widespread mistakes and failures across the entire hospital, according to a federal report released last month. The...

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