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UT Registration Plus launches new updates ahead of registration season

UT Registration Plus launches new updates ahead of registration season

Asya Ardawatia, General News Reporter October 29, 2024

A software designed to help students register for classes launched new features on Oct. 17 in preparation for the upcoming registration season.  UT Registration Plus, a student-developed Google Chrome...

Moody Foundation awards grant to budding education research network

Moody Foundation awards grant to budding education research network

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 29, 2024

The Moody Foundation granted $1.8 million to a statewide education research network, according to an Oct. 10 announcement from UT’s College of Education.  With its administrative hub in the College...

Palestine Solidarity Committee leader suspended, asks judge to halt suspension

Palestine Solidarity Committee leader suspended, asks judge to halt suspension

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 26, 2024

The University suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee leader Wednesday until August 2025 for campus disruption during his participation in the pro-Palestine demonstration on April 24.  On Thursday,...

Etienne Vouga, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, at his office on Oct. 21, 2024.

UT professor wins Outstanding Teacher Award honored by UT System Board of Regents

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter October 22, 2024

The UT System Board of Regents on Oct. 11 honored Etienne Vouga, UT associate professor in computer science, with the Outstanding Teacher Award.  The board selected honorees based on “extraordinary...

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet speaks at the Benson Latin American Collection on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024.

Former Chilean president visits UT, speaks on gender equality

Clara Carrabba, General News Reporter October 18, 2024

Chile’s first female president, Michelle Bachelet, emphasized the importance of women’s leadership and gender equality in her address at the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies...

The tower is pictured on Sept. 15, 2024.

UT Tower restoration effort to affect parking, graduation photos

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter October 17, 2024

A $70 million effort to restore the exterior of the Main Tower will start in November and is expected to last three years, President Jay Hartzell announced in an email on Oct. 4.  The restoration...

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2024

President Jay Hartzell will not allow the dean of the College of Liberal Arts to serve a second term because she did not have “a grand enough vision” for the college, according to an Oct. 2 article...

UT and OU compete in voter registration contest ahead of Red River Rivalry

UT and OU compete in voter registration contest ahead of Red River Rivalry

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter October 8, 2024

UT Student Government competed against Oklahoma University in a voter registration contest that started on Sept. 16. Voter registration in Texas for the November elections closed Monday and will close...

Alondra Nelson delivers the keynote address during the LBJ School of Public Affairs Policy Leadership in the Age of AI Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2024. Nelson is one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI.

LBJ School hosts AI policy symposium, keynote address by former White House staffer

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter October 3, 2024

Amid low trust in artificial intelligence, government officials must adapt their policies and laws to better equip the country, the former acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh October 1, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program, which will educate student organizations about Title IX policies and procedures to foster a...

A student leaves the Health Discovery Building, part of the Dell Medical School, on September 25, 2024.

Dell Medical School graduate debt reported to be half national average

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Debt for graduate students in the Dell Medical School amounted to half the national average in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Medical...

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