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UT introduces Disabled Faculty Equity Council to promote campus accessibility

UT introduces Disabled Faculty Equity Council to promote campus accessibility

Ireland Blouin, General News Reporter November 8, 2022

The Disabled Faculty Equity Council, which formed in August 2021 and opened its membership this semester, will act as advisory to the executive vice president and provost to advocate for accessibility...

UT System board members donated $5.8 million to Abbott campaign since 2013

UT System board members donated $5.8 million to Abbott campaign since 2013

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter November 8, 2022

Members of the UT System Board of Regents donated $5.8 million to Gov. Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaigns, according to an analysis by The Texas Tribune.  Abbott appointed all 90 members currently...

Recreational Sports launches first-ever ‘health coaching’ program

Recreational Sports launches first-ever ‘health coaching’ program

Sydney Boo, General News Reporter November 4, 2022

The Recreational Sports announced a new health coaching program Oct.17, a service to help students reach their lifestyle goals by working with a certified health coach who listens to their concerns and...

Annual fire safety report proves importance of active drills for dormitory residents

Annual fire safety report proves importance of active drills for dormitory residents

Vivien Ayers, General News Reporter November 4, 2022

Almost every dormitory resident has had to trek downstairs in their pajamas for a fire drill at least once during their stay — but these drills prove more important, and effective, than students would...

UT JapanLab partners with Yale students to create Japanese history game

UT JapanLab partners with Yale students to create Japanese history game

Ireland Blouin, General News Reporter November 3, 2022

Studio Unagi and the UT JapanLab teamed up to produce a visual novel game — released in early August — about the history of 19th-century Japan. According to the UT JapanLab website, Ghosts over...

Landmarks launches Wellness Wednesday with Skyspace Sound Bath Meditation

Landmarks launches Wellness Wednesday with Skyspace Sound Bath Meditation

Celeste Olivarez and Pili Saravia November 3, 2022

As the LED lights on the walls change colors in contrast with the rising and setting sun, sound healer Jen Vu taps her wand on the singing bowls to create calming sound waves. This frequency vibrates through...

UT student startup creates sustainable land management app

UT student startup creates sustainable land management app

Koshik Mahapatra, General News Reporter November 2, 2022

A team of UT students and two geography professors created an app for ranchers in Botswana to sustainably manage and optimize their land use. Gazelle Ecosolutions CEO Amod Daherkar said about 70% of...

Students advocate for Filmmaking to Decolonize course after its cancellation

Students advocate for Filmmaking to Decolonize course after its cancellation

Celeste Olivarez, General News Reporter November 1, 2022

Students are rallying for upper-division radio-television-film class ‘Filmmaking to Decolonize’ to continue during future semesters after it was cancelled for spring 2023. Filmmaking to Decolonize...

Title IX office releases annual report, sees increase in direct reporting

Title IX office releases annual report, sees increase in direct reporting

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter October 31, 2022

The Title IX office released their annual report on Monday, reviewing the Title IX cases received in the 2021-22 academic year.  Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination and conduct,...

The Texas Longhorn Band reveals their new bass drum Big Bertha ll during the UT vs. Iowa State game on Oct. 15, 2022.

Longhorn Band retires Big Bertha after 100 years, unveils Big Bertha II

Aaron Sullivan, General News Reporter October 25, 2022

The Longhorn Band unveiled Big Bertha II, a replacement for the band's iconic 8-foot diameter drum, on her predecessor's 100th birthday at UT’s football game against Iowa State on Oct. 15. A University...

Student attorney at Texas Law’s Children's Rights Clinic wins parental termination case

Student attorney at Texas Law’s Children’s Rights Clinic wins parental termination case

Ireland Blouin, General News Reporter October 25, 2022

Texas Law’s Children’s Rights Clinic gives student attorneys the opportunity to prosecute child abuse or neglect cases as the primary attorney. Among these students is Alyse Munrose, a third-year law...

Perry-Castañeda Library no longer a campus polling location, replaced with LBJ School of Public Affairs

Perry-Castañeda Library no longer a campus polling location, replaced with LBJ School of Public Affairs

Koshik Mahapatra, General news reporter October 23, 2022

During a Travis County Commissioners Court meeting on Oct. 11, county officials explained that the Perry-Castañeda Library at UT will no longer serve as an early or regular voting location during this...

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