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First-time freshman international student enrollment drops nationally and at UT

Chase Karacostas February 14, 2019

Correction: This story has been updated to accurately reflect the University's enrollment numbers. The Texan regrets this error. UT’s enrollment of international students who are first-time...

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UT researchers emphasize parent-child dynamic in anxiety treatment

Tien Nguyen February 14, 2019

UT researchers are examining how parental involvement in children’s anxiety treatment can make it more effective. Through the Texas Child Study Center’s Childhood Anxiety Treatment...

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UT community celebrates legacy of chemical engineer John J. McKetta Jr.

Howard Yong and Samagra Jain February 13, 2019

More than a hundred students and faculty gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of John J. McKetta Jr., the namesake of the University’s chemical engineering department, at a memorial held Saturday...

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University of Texas system considers adopting set of free speech principles

Savana Dunning February 8, 2019

UT System Chancellor James Milliken has begun discussions to adopt a set of free speech principles similar to the Chicago Statement. He said it would reaffirm the University’s commitment to protecting...

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UT makes Princeton’s Review ‘Best Value Colleges’ every year, 2019 is no exception

Tehya Rassman February 7, 2019

UT has been included in the Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges” for the ninth consecutive year since the book’s debut in 2010. Only 7 percent of all four-year colleges in the...

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SAE and Texas Rho reach settlement agreement

Lisa Nhan February 7, 2019

The national chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Texas Rho have reached a settlement agreement, resulting in a “complete disaffiliation” of the two parties and bringing an end to lawsuits filed...

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Preliminary lege budget bills do not fund Patterson labs renovations

Katie Balevic February 7, 2019

The UT Board of Regents requested $100 million from the Texas Legislature last September to renovate the J.T. Patterson Laboratories Building.  The funding request, called a Tuition Revenue...

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Health Leadership Apprentice Program hopes to create student leaders in health care

Tien Nguyen February 7, 2019

The Health Leadership Apprentice program at Dell Medical School aims to connect students with faculty and resources at the medical school to work on projects that will transform health care.  The...

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The UT System endowment is now richer than Yale’s. So, now what?

Savana Dunning February 6, 2019

The UT System endowment fund, a pool of money dedicated to funding institutional initiatives and research, has always been one of the largest in the country. But in December, it grew to become the second...

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NASA funds $7 million for UT researchers’ project to detect extraterrestrial life

Lauren Rahman February 6, 2019

UT researchers are among a team of scientists around the world who received $7 million from NASA to work on a project to detect extraterrestrial life. “NASA’s mission is to explore the universe,...

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University of Texas might not reach President Gregory Fenves’ 2020 zero waste goal

Mason Carroll February 6, 2019

Zero waste on campus by 2020 has been a goal since UT President Gregory Fenves announced the Sustainability Master Plan in 2016. However, UT’s overall diversion rate of waste from landfills is only...

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Professor emeritus Ian Hancock named Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Hannah Ortega February 5, 2019

Editor's note: This story has been updaterd to include a clarified quote from a source. Connections between his Romani culture and the languages of other dispersed groups of people helped spark...

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