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Lawsuit over Title IX discrimination against UT is dismissed

Megan Menchaca August 31, 2018

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a response from the University. The lawsuit filed by an unnamed male student accusing the University of discriminating against male students...

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Funded by NASA, UT Austin’s new McDonald Geodetic Observatory to help study ever-changing planet

Savana Dunning August 31, 2018

Thanks to a new $4.25 million facility being built at UT’s McDonald Observatory, scientists will be able to more accurately describe tectonic plate movements and changes in the sea level. The...

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UT System study finds dual credit courses generally benefit students

Katie Balevic August 31, 2018

The UT System released a comprehensive study revealing students who take dual credit courses in high school have higher college retention rates and perform better overall. Dual credit programs allow...

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New UT Austin Natural Sciences Dean Paul Goldbart looks forward to meeting student body

Tehreem Shahab August 31, 2018

Paul Goldbart said when he first started his college career in physics, he occasionally felt he was not fit for it because he found it difficult. Decades later, he has a doctorate in physics from Imperial...

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UT-Austin awarded $60 million National Science Foundation grant for new supercomputer

Katie Balevic August 30, 2018

The Texas Advanced Computing Center announced Wednesday afternoon they received $60 million from the National Science Foundation for a new supercomputer, known as Frontera. The new system, which will...

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New rooftop weather station hopes to help UT Austin students stay safe during football season

Meghan Nguyen August 30, 2018

Instead of relying on data from weather stations miles away, UT meteorologists can now predict inclement weather right on campus with the help of a new rooftop weather station on top of the UT Police Department’s...

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For exchange students, adjusting to UT-Austin comes with challenges. Here’s how some navigate campus

Stephanie Adeline August 30, 2018

New faces fill campus as more than 8,000 freshmen navigate through their home for the next four years. But for some students, their time on the 40 Acres is limited. UT had over 600 exchange students...

What you need to know about adding and dropping classes

Tehreem Shahab August 29, 2018

Students have different options to drop classes at any point in the semester depending on when they make the decision to drop a class, said Kelly Frazer, the School of Undergraduate Studies’ senior...

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Introducing Curious Campus: You have questions about UT-Austin and the 40 Acres? We have answers.

Megan Menchaca August 28, 2018

What question about UT have you always wanted answered? What issues are the most important to you? What story have you wished the Daily Texan would write about? I’m Megan Menchaca, the Texan’s...

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UberAIR partners with Cockrell engineers

Brittany Wagner August 27, 2018

Uber plans to take its services to the skies and has enlisted UT to help them get there. A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering partnered with the U.S. Army Research Labs to test...

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University eliminates charges on data plans

Stephanie Adeline August 27, 2018

Charges for data plans on the UT network are now eliminated, the University announced last Monday. Previously, students, faculty and staff paid for limited individual network data plans to use internet...

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Campus Carry lawsuit dismissal upheld

Meara Isenberg August 27, 2018

A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by three UT professors who challenged Senate Bill 11, the state’s campus carry law. The...

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