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UT professor Roger Reeves receives Griffin Poetry Prize for his book ‘Best Barbarian’

UT professor Roger Reeves receives Griffin Poetry Prize for his book ‘Best Barbarian’

Karina Kumar, General News Reporter June 19, 2023

After competing against more than 600 other poets, associate professor Roger Reeves won the Griffin Poetry Prize for his book “Best Barbarian” on June 7.   “It’s unlike anything I could...

Former UT journalism director Kathleen McElroy to direct Texas A&M’s new journalism program

Former UT journalism director Kathleen McElroy to direct Texas A&M’s new journalism program

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter June 19, 2023

Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy is leaving UT to become the director of Texas A&M University’s new journalism program, according to a June 13 press release from Texas A&M.  According...

RTF professor Ya’Ke Smith reflects on Juneteenth, anniversary of his documentary about the holiday

RTF professor Ya’Ke Smith reflects on Juneteenth, anniversary of his documentary about the holiday

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter June 19, 2023

“Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom,” directed by Radio-Television-Film professor Ya’Ke Smith, was released last June to help viewers understand the story of Juneteenth. In June 2021, Smith wrote...

UT joins research alliance to cut out carbon dioxide from manufacturing

UT joins research alliance to cut out carbon dioxide from manufacturing

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior News Reporter June 15, 2023

UT helped form a nine-university alliance this spring that aims to cut out carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing processes by switching to clean energy sources.  “It's a great opportunity...

A tool for learning or an accomplice for cheating? How artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, is changing the classroom at UT

A tool for learning or an accomplice for cheating? How artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, is changing the classroom at UT

Morgan Severson, News Editor June 13, 2023

When Jared Mumm, a professor at Texas A&M University at Commerce, had a sneaking suspicion some of his students used ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write their final essays, he asked...

UHD plans to bring compost bins back to dining halls

UHD plans to bring compost bins back to dining halls

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter June 11, 2023

University Housing and Dining plans on renewing their composting contract and adding compost bins in dining halls for the upcoming fall semester, said Erich Geiger, executive director of residential dining...

UT Musculoskeletal Institute awarded international Value-Based Health Care Prize

UT Musculoskeletal Institute awarded international Value-Based Health Care Prize

Mason Rouser, Senior News Reporter June 8, 2023

The Musculoskeletal Institute at the UT Health Austin medical clinic received the 2023 Value-Based Health Care Prize from an international jury for its innovative approach to patient-centered health...

Graduating seniors are leaving their mark, but not in the way you think

Graduating seniors are leaving their mark, but not in the way you think

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter April 20, 2023

While people associate graduation with caps and gowns, it's also become synonymous with increased trash on UT’s campus. As the semester ends, confetti, streamers and champagne corks collect around Littlefield...

UT announces new scholarship to assist first-year undergraduate dorm residents with housing costs

UT announces new scholarship to assist first-year undergraduate dorm residents with housing costs

Vivien Ayers, Senior News Reporter April 18, 2023

UT President Jay Hartzell announced the launch of a new scholarship program on Sunday to help offset housing costs for dorm residents with high financial need.  “Like many organizations in this...

UT Registration Plus will get a major update before spring 2024 registration

UT Registration Plus will get a major update before spring 2024 registration

Ireland Blouin, Senior News Reporter April 13, 2023

The team behind the UT Registration Plus Chrome extension is working to roll out a useful update, inspired by input from the student body. Creator and UT alumnus Sriram Hariharan said the team is calling...

Social work administration responds to student calls for improved field hours, pay rate during protest

Social work administration responds to student calls for improved field hours, pay rate during protest

Joseph Sweeney, General News Reporter April 11, 2023

Over 100 people with the UT chapter of FED UP — Field Education and Development Undergraduate/Graduate Placements — rallied in front of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work Tuesday morning, continuing...

Addiction Research Institute, CLEAN Cause Foundation awarded $1 million grant to improve recovery housing

Addiction Research Institute, CLEAN Cause Foundation awarded $1 million grant to improve recovery housing

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter April 11, 2023

The Addiction Research Institute at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work partnered with the CLEAN Cause Foundation to improve the sustainability and financial models of recovery housing. The FIRST Fund,...

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