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UT-Austin establishes new post-graduate fellowship to increase faculty diversity 

Kaushiki Roy, News Reporter July 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 12 flipbook. UT-Austin started its inaugural postdoctoral fellowship in June aiming to increase diversity among campus faculty by providing...

RecSports to reopen faster than other campus facilities 

RecSports to reopen faster than other campus facilities 

Sheryl Lawrence, News Reporter July 19, 2021

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include clarifying information from the Office of the Dean of Students. This story was originally uploaded to the July 6 Flipbook. While some restaurants...

UT working to standardize recycling on campus

UT working to standardize recycling on campus

Lauren Nelson  July 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 12 flipbook. UT is working to standardize recycling on campus by creating new signs and an online database as part of the University’s...

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UT reinitiates partnership with Texas A&M, US Army to develop remote warfare technology

Kaushiki Roy July 19, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the July 12 flipbook. UT restarted its partnership with Texas A&M to build computer-operated vehicles and machinery, which it will send to the...

UT researchers examine effects of physical punishment on children

UT researchers examine effects of physical punishment on children

Edly Termilien, News Reporter July 15, 2021

With child abuse on the rise in Austin during the pandemic, UT researchers, along with other universities, released a report in June detailing how physically punishing children can increase poor behavior. Elizabeth...

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Democrats take stand for voting rights during special session

Marisa Huerta July 15, 2021

During the Texas Legislature’s special session Monday, a majority of Democrats left Texas for Washington D.C. to avoid voting on an elections bill that would restrict voting opportunities — a move...

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Austin-Travis County moves to Stage 3 guidelines, health officials push vaccinations

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter July 15, 2021

Austin-Travis County will move back into Stage 3 COVID-19 guidelines after a rise in hospitalizations and four confirmed cases of the delta variant in the area, Austin Public Health officials said at a...

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UT-Austin researchers develop earthquake model

Ayush RoyChowdhury, News Reporter July 8, 2021

Two UT researchers developed an earthquake risk prediction model with the help of UT’s Frontera Supercomputer, applying artificial intelligence to natural hazard prediction. The research was inspired...

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What has happened since UT-Austin President Hartzell announced “The Eyes of Texas” is here to stay?

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter July 8, 2021

Content Warning: This article contains discussions of gun violence, racist threats and death. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, sparking protests...

Students frustrated with overwhelmed University Housing, Dining system

Students frustrated with overwhelmed University Housing, Dining system

Sheryl‌ ‌Lawrence‌ ‌, News Reporter July 5, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 28 flipbook. The University Housing and Dining room selection system for fall 2021 was overwhelmed by the number of students attempting...

The Delta variant is increasingly common among COVID-19 strands in the U.S. It's more contagious and more severe than other strands. Vaccines are still effective at preventing severe illness from it, but not as much as they are with other strands.

COVID-19 variant threatens unvaccinated populations as state, nation lag behind vaccine goals

Kevin Vu June 28, 2021

Students could likely contract a new and more infectious variant of COVID-19 if they are unvaccinated, a UT professor who has been tracking COVID-19 variants said.  The World Health Organization reported...

Computer simulations could predict language rehabilitation outcomes in stroke survivors

Computer simulations could predict language rehabilitation outcomes in stroke survivors

Kevin Vu June 28, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the June 22 flipbook. When bilingual people lose the ability to speak due to brain damage from a stroke or head injury, deciding which language...

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