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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Alondra Nelson delivers the keynote address during the LBJ School of Public Affairs Policy Leadership in the Age of AI Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 1 2024. Nelson is one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI.

LBJ School hosts AI policy symposium, keynote address by former White House staffer

Shreya Vaidhyanathan, General News Reporter October 3, 2024

Amid low trust in artificial intelligence, government officials must adapt their policies and laws to better equip the country, the former acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh October 1, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program.

New Peer-to-Peer program provides Title IX training for student organizations

Laura Rivera, Senior News Reporter September 30, 2024

The UT Title IX Office recruited students on Sept. 16 to work for its new Peer-to-Peer Education program, which will educate student organizations about Title IX policies and procedures to foster a...

A student leaves the Health Discovery Building, part of the Dell Medical School, on September 25, 2024.

Dell Medical School graduate debt reported to be half national average

Daniela Capistran, General News Reporter September 29, 2024

Debt for graduate students in the Dell Medical School amounted to half the national average in 2023, according to a report released earlier this month from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Medical...

The Jackson School of Geoscience on March, 3, 2022.

Jackson School of Geosciences announces partnership with KBH Energy Center

Lizzie Bassett, General News Reporter September 26, 2024

The Jackson School of Geosciences will now collaborate with three other UT colleges to develop energy solutions, the school announced on Sept. 13.  The Jackson School is the fourth school to partner...

Author and professor Dr. Carlos Kevin Blanton hands out raffled books after his presentation on his book "George I. Sanchez: The Long Fight For Mexican American Integration" at Elizabeth Shatto Massey Honor Hall on September 24th. The book is a biography of the life of George I. Sanchez and the impact he had on improving the lives of Mexican Americans.

College of Education honors George I. Sánchez, civil rights activist, namesake of College of Education building

Genevieve Britten, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

The College of Education celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday with a lecture in honor of George I. Sánchez, a Mexican-American activist who fought for education reform.  Carlos Blanton,...

State Representative Gina Hinojosa discusses the upcoming November election in Texas. Speaker Evan Smith hosted Hinojosa as well as State Representatives Sheryl Cole and John Bucy III on Sept. 23, 2024.

Texas House Democrats discuss voter suppression, affordability in LBJ Conversations series

Asya Ardawatia, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

Texas representatives discussed voter suppression and affordability on Monday in a new conversation series from the LBJ School of Public Affairs.   Evan Smith, LBJ professor and co-founder of The...

A student in burnt orange scrubs walks through the UT Austin School of Nursing on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2024.

School of Nursing launches four new centers to support faculty, students

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter September 24, 2024

The School of Nursing launched four new centers as part of an initiative to support faculty and students across different disciplines, according to a Sept. 13 press release.   Eun-Ok Im, Dean of the...

President Jay Hartzell gives his 2024 State of the University Address in the Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Sept 18, 2024. Hartzell set out his plans and vision for the next five years.

UT President delivers State of the University speech

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 18, 2024

The University’s three “core themes” include enabling student success, growing depth and broadening the University’s resources and recruiting “lead-talent” faculty and students, President...

UT launches new robotics program for freshmen

UT launches new robotics program for freshmen

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter September 17, 2024

UT launched the first known freshman robotics program in the country, allowing high school students to apply directly as part of their admissions application to the University, according to a Sept. 5 press...

The UT Tower on Sept. 16.

University police arrest UT employee on charge of failure to register as a sex offender

Kylee Howard, Vivien Ayers, and Sarah Brager September 17, 2024

University police arrested a University employee, who is a registered sex offender in Oregon,  on Sept. 6 for what officials believe to be failure to register in Texas, a third-degree felony in the state.  UTPD...

The tower on July 7, 2023.

Dean of Students announces new response team, provides guidelines for on-campus protests

Matthew Gomez, Senior News Reporter September 16, 2024

Dean of Students Katie McGee announced a new Event Readiness and Response team on Sept. 16.  This announcement comes after the University began disciplinary proceedings last summer for some students...

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