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DisrupTexas awards $35,000 to UT Entrepreneurs

Will Kosinski October 29, 2018

Mechanical engineering senior Katherine Allen and Atreya Misra, electrical and computer engineering graduate student, won the DisrupTexas Undergraduate Pitch Competition and received $20,000 Friday to...

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Black scholars work to better represent their communities in academia

Kamari Esquerra October 29, 2018

Editor's Note: This is the first installment of the Daily Texan’s new collaborative series “Raising Voices,” which highlights issues of diversity at UT. Stories are produced...

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Students discuss the history, opinions on “The Eyes of Texas”

Will Kosinski October 29, 2018

At Gone to Texas, graduation and athletic events, students sing “The Eyes of Texas,” but some question if the cornerstone of school spirit is a lasting mark of UT’s racist history. The...

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Longhorn Halloween brings together families, organizations

Emily Hernandez October 29, 2018

Princesses, Harry Potter characters and superheroes came together Saturday to eat candy and experience activities provided by more than 60 organizations at Longhorn Halloween. Longhorn Halloween is...

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Are you a first-gen student? It depends who you ask.

Sunny Kim October 25, 2018

This is the second installment of the semester-long collaborative series “First-Gen UT,” which will share the stories of first-generation Longhorns. Stories will be produced in partnership...

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Alan Kessler is UT’s first CIA resident Intelligence officer, LBJ School professor

Tehya Rassman October 24, 2018

Alan Kessler, current active officer of the CIA, is UT’s first resident intelligence officer and teaches at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Kessler started this semester as the first officer...

Jean Holloway Award reveals lack of female representation

Zoë Howard October 22, 2018

Of the past 49 recipients of the Jean Holloway Award for Excellence in Teaching, only eight have been female. Created in 1970, the award is presented annually to a teacher in the College of Liberal...

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UT Union’s vendor voluntarily complies with food waste goals

Jackson Barton October 19, 2018

Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance, implemented Oct. 1, requires businesses to divert organic waste from landfills to places such as food banks, farms and compost centers. The ordinance impacts...

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New FAFSA mobile app opens for students

Katie Balevic October 19, 2018

Students are now able to fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, from their phones using a new mobile app called My Student Aid. The free app, released by the Department of...

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UT’s volunteering abroad programs offer unique look at culture

Hannah Ortega October 17, 2018

In a humid Colombian classroom during summer 2017, Christina Lopez played “Perfect Color” by SafetySuit for her students. She said she wanted them to listen for the colors woven throughout...

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Companies involved with Trump administration’s family separation policy have business ties to UT

Lisa Dreher October 15, 2018

UT-Austin and other UT System schools have partnered with General Dynamics Information Technology and numerous other entities under contract with the United States government, involved with carrying out...

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Computer science department plans to provide new online master’s degree

Savana Dunning October 15, 2018

The UT Department of Computer Science is in the final stages of approval for a new online master’s degree program. “The question everyone wants to ask is, ‘Can online be done...

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