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UT-Austin says privacy laws prevent disclosure of COVID-19 case details

Anna Canizales October 6, 2020

The University will not release information on the location of individual COVID-19 cases due to privacy laws, a University spokesperson said. But experts say the laws wouldn’t prevent UT from doing...

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Technology company donates equipment to UT labs to aid with COVID-19 research

Kevin Vu October 6, 2020

A technology company donated high-performance computing equipment to two UT labs in the College of Natural Sciences to support the labs’ COVID-19 research.  Advanced Micro Devices, an American...

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Higher education, UT extension courses all but halted in prisons during COVID-19

Brooke Ontiveros October 5, 2020

When Maggie Luna began her sentence at Lucile Plane State Jail, she hoped to pursue a college education. However, Luna found accessing higher education opportunities in a women’s prison few and far...

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UT-Austin faculty study water quality in Alaska, part of four-year project

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves October 5, 2020

Faculty from the Cockrell School of Engineering are leading a four-year project in Alaska to study how climate change is affecting water quality and endangering Alaskan communities.   According...

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US News & World Report ranks UT’s First-Year Experience program No. 25 in nation

Fiza Kuzhiyil October 2, 2020

The U.S. News and World Report ranked UT’s First-Year Experience program 25 in the nation and second in universities with over 30,000 students, but the program continues to make adjustments for COVID-19. UT’s...

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UT institutions join coalition of over 40 Texas universities to increase access to academic journals

Lauren Goodman October 1, 2020

This month, the University of Texas System joined the Texas Library Coalition for United Action, a partnership between Texas universities to increase access to academic publications from their own faculty. Over...

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UT-Austin adds active cases, positivity rates to COVID-19 dashboard

Anna Canizales September 30, 2020

The University updated its COVID-19 dashboard Wednesday to include information about active cases and positive test rates for certain tests. There are 58 estimated active cases on campus as of Tuesday,...

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UT-Austin researchers use poop to predict COVID-19 spikes

Lauren Womack September 30, 2020

UT researchers are testing wastewater to predict COVID-19 spikes in the community. UT's Canary Team is a research team commissioned by Austin Water to test wastewater from water treatment plants...

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UT researchers receive $2.6M grant for improved COVID-19 antibody test

Fiza Kuzhiyil September 29, 2020

UT researchers were selected for a grant from the National Institutes of Health for their antibody test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers will use the estimated $2.6 million grant...

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Rewrite Not Reclaim student movement starts petition to replace ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Skye Seipp September 29, 2020

UT students and alumni started a petition Friday advocating for UT to replace the school alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” due to its racist history. It has garnered more than 1,300 signatures...

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UT-Austin announces spring semester approach, proactive community test details

Andrew Zhang September 28, 2020

UT will approach the spring semester with a similar plan as the fall, UT President Jay Hartzell said in a campuswide message Monday morning.  The spring semester will have “robust”...

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Longhorn Band ‘expected’ to play ‘The Eyes of Texas,’ Fine Arts dean says

Andrew Zhang September 26, 2020

The Longhorn Band will be expected to play “The Eyes of Texas” when it performs, according to a Thursday letter addressed to the band’s directors from Douglas Dempster, the College of...

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