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Texas Congressman introduces act to increase transparency for students transferring colleges

Texas Congressman introduces act to increase transparency for students transferring colleges

Aaron Sullivan, News Reporter October 18, 2022

A proposed federal measure called the Transparency for Transfer Students Act could require universities to post transfer deadlines, financial aid information and a list of all schools from which credits...

Teams collaborate to create functional websites or software in the time allotted to them. The annual HackTX took place in the Gates-Dell Complex from Oct. 15, 2022 to Oct. 16, 2022.

Freetail Hackers hosts first in-person 24-hour hackathon since pandemic

Sydney Boo, News Reporter October 18, 2022

This weekend, student organization Freetail Hackers hosted a 24-hour hackathon, HackTX, at the Gates-Dell Complex, where undergraduate and graduate students from various majors, years and universities...

Professional-track faculty discuss concerns about contracts, promotion

Professional-track faculty discuss concerns about contracts, promotion

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter October 13, 2022

Stephanie Holmsten said when she started teaching at UT as a professional-track faculty member in 2012, she didn’t feel fully supported by administration. Since then, the University’s increased focus...

COLA awarded $50 million towards Alzheimer’s research by National Institute on Aging

COLA awarded $50 million towards Alzheimer’s research by National Institute on Aging

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter October 12, 2022

The National Institute on Aging awarded researchers in UT’s College of Liberal Arts a $50 million grant to study education’s effects on Alzheimer’s and related dementia over the next five years — ...

UT Energy Symposium debate addresses fossil fuel divestment by universities

UT Energy Symposium debate addresses fossil fuel divestment by universities

Koshik Mahapatra, General News Reporter October 12, 2022

At the UT Energy Symposium on Tuesday, four experts from around the U.S. debated whether university endowments across the country should divest from fossil fuel companies. The online session was part...

Dell Medical School, Ascension Seton’s graduate medical education program doubles residents since 2015

Dell Medical School, Ascension Seton’s graduate medical education program doubles residents since 2015

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter October 12, 2022

The number of medical residents at Dell Medical School and Ascension Seton has nearly doubled since 2015, and is projected to increase from there, according to a recent press release. Through the expansion...

‘I don’t want to move’: UHD moves students out of temporary housing mid-semester

‘I don’t want to move’: UHD moves students out of temporary housing mid-semester

Ireland Blouin, General News Reporter October 12, 2022

Students living in on-campus supplemental housing since the beginning of the semester are now being offered contracts by University Housing and Dining to move into their permanent residences, but some...

University buys apartment building for faculty housing amid increasing housing costs

University buys apartment building for faculty housing amid increasing housing costs

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter October 10, 2022

To help mitigate the high cost of housing for faculty, the University acquired the Boulevard apartments specifically for faculty housing, President Jay Hartzell said in the State of the University address...

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UT-Austin recognized as 8th largest producer of tenured faculty in the U.S.

Ali Juell, Senior News Reporter October 7, 2022

UT-Austin produces the eighth largest quantity of tenured or tenure-track faculty members of any U.S. university, with UT doctoral graduates making up approximately 2% of the academic workforce, according...

UT to roll out Duo Security updates to simplify user experience

UT to roll out Duo Security updates to simplify user experience

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter October 7, 2022

Duo Security, the two-factor authentication service used by UT to verify a student’s identity when logging into their student accounts, plans to introduce the “Universal Prompt” on Oct. 19 to simplify...

Second Longhorn Band created to not play ‘The Eyes of Texas,’ postponed

Second Longhorn Band created to not play ‘The Eyes of Texas,’ postponed

Joelle DiPaolo, Senior news reporter October 7, 2022

Editor's note: Some names in this story have been changed to protect the sources' position in their organization. UT postponed the creation of a second Longhorn Band that will not play “The Eyes of...

Students say inaccurate Bevo Pay information has created purchasing complications

Students say inaccurate Bevo Pay information has created purchasing complications

Ireland Blouin, News Reporter October 4, 2022

Some UT students say the website for Bevo Pay, a program that allows students to pay for items using their student ID at participating locations on and around campus, does not accurately say where it can...

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