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Landscape services works to revitalize East Mall

Nicole Stuessy April 24, 2019

Heavy rainfall, low sunlight and high traffic have been consistent factors limiting grass growth on East Mall for the past few years. Last weekend, UT Landscape Services installed new grass and...

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Four UT-Austin students sue university, claiming Title IX, constitutional rights violations

Emily Hernandez April 22, 2019

Four undergraduate male students are suing the University, saying they were unfairly disciplined for actions they committed as pledges in an unnamed fraternity last fall, according to a lawsuit filed in...

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UT-Austin school of journalism remembers former director Lorraine Branham

Graysen Golter April 22, 2019

Lorraine Branham, former director of UT’s School of Journalism, died April 2 at age 66, prompting current faculty to reflect on her achievements and work at UT. Branham’s career in reporting...

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Researcher speaks to UT-Austin students, professors about artificial pancreas technology

Samagra Jain April 22, 2019

About 1.25 million Americans currently live with Type 1 diabetes, according to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, but modern medicine has yet to provide a definitive treatment for the disease.  Since...

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UT alumni, Linda and Lee Norris, support women in engineering and low-income students with $1 million gift

Lauren Rahman April 19, 2019

Linda and Lee Norris, UT class of 1970 alumni, have made a $1 million gift to UT to go toward scholarships for women in engineering and need-based scholarships. The need-based part of the gift...

UT Researcher discovers potential target for Tylenol overdose

Kevin Lokuwaduge April 19, 2019

Researchers at UT have found a new method to help combat Tylenol overdoses. Tylenol, also known as an over-the-counter acetaminophen product, is found in many over-the-counter drugs as well as...

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Housing policy changes uproot graduate students

Morgan O'Hanlon April 18, 2019

Leon Staines, his wife and young son moved from Mexico to Austin in 2017 in order for him to pursue his Ph.D. After spending nearly two years on a waitlist that’s currently 900 people long, they moved...

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Cyberagriculture promises to make your food taste better

Iann Karamali April 18, 2019

Pesto can be even tastier than before with basil grown using research by UT scientists in coordination with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab.  The scientists combine...

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UT international students contribute millions to the U.S. economy, international education nonprofit says

Tehya Rassman April 17, 2019

During the 2017–18 academic school year, UT international students contributed $221.7 million to the U.S. economy, which helped support 3,160 jobs, according to the NAFSA: International Student Economic Value...

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It’s that time again: April showers bring May flowers, thanks to UT’s Landscape Services

Mason Carroll April 17, 2019

April showers bring May flowers, but not without the help of UT’s Landscape Services, who hand plant the colorful flowers around popular campus locations each year, such as the Littlefield Fountain.  Landscape...

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Student Government passes resolution for ‘difficult dialogues’ Faculty Council task force

Hannah Ortega April 17, 2019

Student Government members fast-tracked and approved an assembly resolution Tuesday night supporting the establishment of a Faculty Council task force to look into best practices for handling difficult...

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Dell Seton Medical Center first in Texas to offer new cutting-edge treatment to epilepsy patients

Tien Nguyen April 17, 2019

UT’s Dell Seton Medical Center is the first place in Texas to offer deep brain stimulation as a treatment for epilepsy patients. “Deep brain stimulation, in general, is the idea of...

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