The College of Natural Sciences will be offering about one-third fewer courses in summer 2015, according to the college's dean, Linda Hicke.
Last week, the Office of the Executive...
William Powers Jr. is set to serve his last semester as University president this spring. Some answers in this Q&A have been edited for clarity and brevity.
The Daily Texan: What’s one item...
Based on new data, 86 percent of current University sophomores are on track to graduate within four years, according to David Laude, senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management.
As...
University students in fall 2014 hail from 226 out of 254 different Texas counties, primarily from the eastern half of the state, according to data from the Office of Institutional Reporting, Research,...
As the Cockrell School of Engineering aims to achieve gender balance in its classrooms, some engineering women still feel outnumbered.
According to statistics from the Women in Engineering Program,...
Money will be on the minds of both the University and the UT System during the 2015 legislative session.
Barry McBee, System vice chancellor of governmental relations, said the System will push legislators...
The manner in which the UT System governs its institutions could again be a topic of discussion during the 2015 legislative session.
State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, has filed Senate Bill 177, which...
Paul Foster, Board of Regents chairman, announced a new UT System website on Monday to accept nominations from the public for the next UT-Austin president.
With President William Powers Jr....
For the second year in a row, the UT System delayed sending the University the information needed to form its Tuition Policy Advisory Committee, the group in charge of recommending any tuition changes...
University parking rates are likely to increase over the next five years, according to the draft of a report by the Committee on Parking Strategies, which will present recommendations on how to increase...
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined Abigail Fisher’s request Wednesday for a full panel of judges to hear her affirmative action case against the University.
Of the court’s 15...
EL PASO — The UT System Board of Regents honored outgoing Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and approved the establishment of a doctoral nursing program at UT during a meeting Thursday.
Held in El...
Students offered to participate in the Path to Admission through Co-Enrollment program in 2014 had a higher enrollment rate in the program than those offered to participate in the UT Coordinated Admission...
In its first ever global university ranking released Wednesday, U.S. News and World Report recognized UT as the 30th-best university in the world.
The publication previously listed the University...
President William Powers Jr., during his first State of the University Address in 2006, pledged to make diversity his highest priority as president — a commitment that led to the establishment of...
University faculty and staff have contributed less than $8,000 to major candidates in the Austin mayor’s race this year, significantly less than the total amount of contributions to the state race...
UT released its affiliation agreement Monday between the UT System Board of Regents, the University and the Seton Healthcare Family regarding the Dell Medical School.
“UT Austin and Seton...
President William Powers Jr. announced Friday that a University student was on the same flight as a health care worker who has tested positive for the Ebola virus, but the student is not showing any...
In an effort to combat gender inequality in UT's faculty, University Gender Equity Council, a committee formed by the University administration to research the issue, began meeting in early...
In a special meeting Thursday night, the UT System Board of Regents announced the System’s commitment to being prepared to utilize its resources for protecting citizens from public health threats, including...
Since state requirements over UT’s automatic admission policy changed in 2011, the average SAT score of accepted freshman has continued to increase.
For the first time since 2010, the University...
According to University documents, UT expects to receive $596 million in tuition for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, which is .34 percent higher than the $594 million it budgeted to receive last year. In May,...
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t the only one who’s been paying attention to football head coach Charlie Strong’s core vales.
At a special meeting over telephone conference...
UT has been recognized as the 28th-best university in the world and sixth-best among public universities in the U.S., according to the 2014-2015 Times Higher Education World University ranking released...
In the University’s first semester offering a guaranteed tuition plan, the number of students who signed up for the four-year fixed rate fell below University projections.
The UT System Board...
The UT System will further consider divesting funds from Russia as relations between the U.S. and the Russian governments worsen because of conflict in Ukraine, according to System officials.
At a Board...
After being denied access to interviews relating to the external investigation of UT’s admissions process, state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, said he is concerned the investigation may focus...
Decreasing international crude oil prices may affect the money available to the UT System, according to Bruce Zimmerman, CEO and CIO of the University of Texas Investment Management Company.
From June...
The University reported the class of 2014, which graduated in the spring semester, had a 55.1 percent four-year graduation rate — 3.1 percent higher than the class of 2013’s graduation rate.
In...
During his ninth and final State of the University Address on Monday, President William Powers Jr. said one of the keys to making UT the best public university in America involves being able to take specific...
A losing Texas Longhorns football team may not only affect game attendance but also registration for intramural flag football, according to a Division of Recreational Sports official.
Between...
While both the Dell Medical School and the UT-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine will educate more physicians in Texas, a panel of doctors at The Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, along with state...
During a panel for The Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, President William Powers Jr. said the University is making progress toward its goal of increasing the four-year graduation rate to 70 percent...
After receiving harsh criticism from some students, faculty and staff members during the 2013-2014 school year, Shared Services has made some changes.
Kevin Hegarty, vice president and chief financial...
The UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted Monday to deny requests from two state legislators to monitor interviews relating to the external investigation of UT’s admissions process.
At...
With President William Powers Jr. set to resign June 2015, the UT System announced Monday the full list of members on the search committee to find candidates to replace him.
Headed by Pedro Reyes, the...
The UT System Board of Regents will discuss issues relating to the external investigation of UT’s admissions process by Kroll Associates, Inc., a risk mitigation response firm, at a meeting over...
It’s been a year since UT launched its first massive open online courses, or MOOCs, and, despite low completion rates, Steven Mintz, executive director of the UT System’s Institute for Transformational...
UT dropped one spot to 53rd on the 2015 U.S. News and World Report national university ranking released Tuesday.
University spokesman Gary Susswein said the University’s drop in rankings...
Clay Johnston started in March as the dean of the Dell Medical School, which is set to open in fall 2016. Johnston previously served as the associate vice chancellor of research at the University of California,...
In a public interview with The Texas Tribune on Thursday, UT System Regent Wallace Hall said the Travis County district attorney will take his case to a grand jury to investigate him for his alleged release...
The Technology Commercialization Committee published a report Wednesday that discussed ways to improve the commercialization of technology developed at the University.
The committee was formed based...
Recent increases in oil production in West Texas have also increased the amount of money available to the UT System, according to Scott Kelley, the System’s executive vice chancellor for business...
The University announced Tuesday that it raised $856 million in 2013-2014 for "The Campaign for Texas," successfully completing and passing its goal to raise $3 billion in eight years.
The...
Tuesday, construction crews broke ground on the Seton Medical Center at UT, a $295 million teaching hospital.
Located on the site of the Dell Medical School on Red River and 15th streets, the 211-bed...
With President William Powers Jr. set to leave his position in June 2015, Paul Foster, UT System Board of Regents chairman, is in the process of forming a search committee to find candidates to replace...
After a decade of administrative service, Roderick Hart, Moody College of Communication dean, announced that he will resign from his post in May 2015, in an email sent to faculty Monday.
Hart said after...
A full appeals court panel may not hear the Fisher v. UT case, according to two law professors at the University.
In late July, denied University applicant Abigail Fisher asked the U.S. Court...
The UT System hired Kroll Associates, Inc., a risk mitigation response firm, in August to conduct an investigation into the University’s admissions process, according to System spokeswoman Jenny...
In accepting the UT System’s operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the Board of Regents approved Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s proposal Thursday to utilize more of the System’s...
Update (Aug. 21): The UT System Board of Regents approved the design changes to the new System administration building and the total project cost increase on Thursday.
Original Story (Aug....
Paul Foster, UT System Board of Regents chairman, and Regent Jeffery Hildebrand said they "strongly disagreed" with Moody's Investor Services determining recent tensions in the...
The University announced it passed its goal to raise $3 billion in eight years on Tuesday with a $50 million donation from the Livestrong Foundation to the Dell Medical School.
The donation will...
With women outpacing their male counterparts in average GPAs in every college at UT, some faculty members say the reasons could range from gender socialization to the realities of the job market.
Across...
Throughout Sunday night and for most of the next day, volunteers read the names of thousands of Holocaust victims in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Aaron Liener, Hebrew language and literature...
Despite other colleges taking action against graduation selfies, UT will not do the same, according to University commencement planners.
Two colleges — Bryant University in Rhode Island...
Despite having the 14th largest economy in the world, Mexico is still suffering from long-term development issues, according to Mexican politician Gabriel Quadri, a former presidential candidate who spoke...
Associate professors may be ranked higher than assistant professors, but that does not mean their salaries are likely to rise as quickly, according to The Daily Texan’s analysis of University...
Along with bringing four U.S. presidents to the University, the Civil Rights Summit also brought an increase in donations to the LBJ Foundation, according to LBJ Library spokeswoman Anne Wheeler.
The...
Hula hooping, beat boxing and Indian classical dance were only a few of the acts performed Saturday in the Hogg Auditorium at the Texas Revue, the University’s annual talent show that was attended...
Community colleges’ increasing use of part-time faculty to teach courses may have a negative impact on students, according to a report published Monday by UT’s Center for Community College...
Beginning in fall 2014, Austin high school students will be offered the opportunity to receive college credit in computer science through UT’s OnRamps dual-credit program.
The Austin Independent...
Students consume about 77 percent more bananas than they do apples, according to 2013 data from the Division of Housing and Food Service, making them the most popular fruit sold by the University.
In...
For the Civil Rights Summit in April, the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum has introduced the “Cornerstones of Civil Rights,” an exhibit that includes the original Civil Rights Act of 1964...
Nonconforming clothing shows competence, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
The study states that individuals can demonstrate higher status and competence in...
Political conflict in Eastern Europe has not only affected Russia’s relations with the West, but also UT summer study abroad programs in the region.
Russian Express, a language and culture program...
As students walk down the stairs in the East Mall every day, they may fail to notice they are walking over the Computation Center, an underground building built in the 1970s to house the University’s...
People really are what they eat, according to epigenetics professor Randy Jirtle of the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, U.K.
At the 2014 Jean Andrews Lecture Series on Thursday, Jirtle discussed...
HOUSTON — After a close and hard-fought primary election, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, took a lead over incumbent David Dewhurst in the race for the Republican candidate for lieutenant...
Sex and hook-ups are only a few of the topics discussed on thoselovegeeks.com, a student-run website featuring podcasts focused on academic research involving relationships.
Brian Wilkey, Lucy Hunt...
Even hip replacement surgery couldn’t stop artist Dean Fleming from presenting his gouache paintings from 1964 on Thursday at the Visual Arts Center.
Fleming used Skype to tell the story of his...
The effects of mothers’ stress on child development during pregnancy may be low, according to ongoing research by economics professor Sandy Black.
At a lecture Monday, Black discussed her preliminary...
A disproportionately high number of Jewish women influenced the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s, according to Daniel Horowitz, an American studies professor from Smith College.
“There...
At a Thursday lecture, UT alumna Lauren Petersen said that unlike American slavery in the 1800s, ancient Roman slaves from Pompeii were not distinguished by race or ethnicity.
Petersen, an...
Charles Umlauf’s “Three Muses” sculptures received a new temporary home Monday after being removed from Centennial Park on Red River Street to make way for the construction of the Dell...
“15 Minute History” began as a project to provide history content to high school teachers and evolved into the top podcast collection on iTunes U with close to 200,000 subscribers, according...
The calls the tungara frog uses to attract a mate sound like dinner bells to bats, according to UT researchers.
Male tungara frogs, a species native to Central and South America, use mating calls that...
The omnipresence of the Internet and search engines such as Google has not made professor Matt Richardson’s search for black queer films, literature and music any easier.
Richardson, associate...
