During my sophomore year I was sitting in one of my journalism classes when my professor asked, “Which one of you is working at The Daily Texan or any other place?” Almost half of the class...
During the memorial in honor of Harrison Brown on Tuesday, Harrison’s mother Lori Brown wore a hat reading #Report4Harrison, a hashtag part of a larger campaign launched by SafeHorns the same day.
SafeHorns...
UT System Chancellor William McRaven decided last Wednesday to give up his seat on the board of the University of Texas Investment Management Co. in order to have the position filled by a Texas A&M...
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos retracted policy memos two weeks ago that protected students taking out loans, a decision which could impact students across the country.
In a letter delivered...
The University of Texas at Dallas will provide students with the chance to live in gender-inclusive housing this upcoming fall semester, causing some UT Austin students to want the same option.
“(The...
As a student who saw the impact of 9/11, Farooq Mitha’s perception of the involvement of Muslim-Americans changed and inspired him to encourage more Muslim-Americans to take a proactive role
in...
At 8 feet, 6 inches tall, the refurbished and controversial Jefferson Davis statue reached its final destination at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, returning to
university grounds.
After...
Billions of dollars would be cut from various agencies under President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget plan, impacting numerous higher education programs and research opportunities, according...
Update (6:27 p.m.): The Senate passed SB 822, which would transfer the ownership of the Lions Municipal Golf Course from the University to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, by a 21-10 vote...
Five of the 11 mental health hospitals in Texas need to be replaced because of improper infrastructure and need for repair, according to David Lakey, UT System chief medical officer.
“You can...
Approximately 28,000 adults die annually in Texas because of smoking-related illnesses, according to the website Texas Tobacco Law. This number is higher than the amount of people killed by alcohol, murder,...
UT Austin has the highest percentage of rape among female undergraduates across eight UT System academic institutions, according to a survey released Friday.
The Cultivating Learning and Safe...
Since 1923, veterans in Texas have received educational benefits for themselves and later for their families through the Hazlewood Act, which is now the focus of a bill that would reduce the number of...
Students for Fair Admissions launched a new website two weeks ago in hopes of challenging the admissions policies of UT, nearly nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of UT in the Fisher...
Patients are not as comfortable disclosing health disparities to their physicians as they are with other patients experiencing similar disparities, an issue two Dell Medical School professors hope to address.
The...
The UT System is now the first public university system in Texas to be completely tobacco-free, according to a press release published Tuesday.
All 14 UT institutions will be a part of the Eliminate...
Former Vice President Joe Biden will speak March 12 in Austin at the South by Southwest festival, according to the festival’s website.
Biden will speak during the Connect to End Cancer series,...
UT System Regent Kevin Eltife, the youngest child of three, was raised by his mother on veteran administrative and social security benefits and has always been passionate about higher education.
“I...
Just two days after his final confirmation in the state Senate, UT System Regent Kevin Eltife questioned the transparency of the System.
The Board of Regents had their first meeting of the semester...
As a senior in high school, Rad Weaver was determined to become a professional baseball player, but he never expected in 20 years he would be the CEO of McCombs Partners and a new UT
System regent.
Last...
More than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, students continue to protest his travel ban.
Approximately 50 students and community members rallied on East Mall Tuesday evening to show...
UT System chairman Paul Foster said Thursday the Board of Regents should be a diverse representative of Texas, taking back comments he made on the UT System not requiring an African-American perspective...
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard spoke to students on Tuesday on the importance of equal opportunity in education and how any student can become a teacher.
The Undergraduate Business...
President Donald Trump’s executive order blocks people with unique backgrounds and expertise from entering the U.S., UT System Chancellor William McRaven said in a Monday statement.
McRaven’s...
With days left as a UT System regent, Alex Cranberg said his term was characterized by an effort to provide equal opportunities to all students.
Cranberg was appointed as a regent for the UT System...
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday against UT System Regent Wallace Hall, saying he cannot have access to student admission records and ruling in favor of UT System Chancellor William McRaven.
The...
The University has offered to extend the lease of the Lions Municipal Golf Course, which the UT System originally decided to let expire in the next two years.
The offer to re-lease the golf course...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced his three appointees for the UT System Board of Regents Monday, which includes the recently retired state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler.
Abbott’s announcement comes as...
The Association of Public Land-Grant Universities released a statement in support ofa new bill this month that would continue work permits and legal rights to undocumented students who came to the...
The Dell Medical School received a $1 million gift from University Federal Credit Union Thursday in order to expand the health initiatives at the school.
UFCU, a credit union focusing on higher education,...
The Dell Medical School’s Health Disparities Team partnered with Huston-Tillotson University to screen a pilot episode of a docu-series on surviving sexual abuse and domestic violence.
The...
Texas Supreme Court justices questioned UT Regent Wallace Hall’s case after hearing oral arguments Jan. 11 from a lawsuit filed by Hall against UT System Chancellor William McRaven.
Four of the...
The Dell Medical School has created a new program aimed at engaging the local community to pitch in ideas that will improve the health services and resources provided to Central Texas residents.
The...
Students lined up to vote at 7 a.m. on Election Day, only to wait in line for more than one hour to cast their vote.
The Peter T. Flawn Academic Center and the University Co-op opened their doors...
Approximately 30 students reported to the UT Police Department Wednesday night that they were receiving text messages claiming there was an emergency on campus and instructing them to evacuate all campus...
The narrative of hardships for people of color stretches back as far as the history of the nation itself, from slavery to modern-day racism, according to panelists this weekend at the first annual Black...
Today is the final day for students to become volunteer deputy registrars, and training will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Wagner Student Workroom.
Volunteer deputy registrars are students who register...
Within two weeks of its first session, students at the Dell Medical School displayed their support for #BlackLivesMatter through open discussions among students and faculty about the importance of diversity...
After studying the life of UT Tower shooter Charles Whitman, one psychiatrist found that play deprivation as a child and an overbearing father may have driven him to carry out the attack.
After...
Recent crimes on campus have prompted two UT students, four UT alumni and graduates from other universities, to create an app that helps students report crime on campus.
CampusWatch was created two...
UT is ranked as the 32nd best university in the world in the 2016 edition of the Center for World University Ranking, released July 11.
The CWUR bases its rankings on eight indicators: quality...
A peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas was interrupted Thursday night by the sound of gunshots.
Around 9 p.m., shots were fired after demonstrators ended their protest for the...
The familiar buzz of students talking and their feet shuffling to class is absent on campus during summer months, causing some students and faculty to feel uncomfortable while on campus.
While most...
While waiting for his flight, Cade Edwards fell asleep at the Starbucks of the Istanbul Ataturk Airport. When he woke up, it was to the sound of people screaming.
The radio-television-film junior and...
The Austin Police Department held a press conference Friday in response to the killing of five police officers at a protest in Dallas the previous night.
Police Chief Art Acevedo began by expressing...
In Hindi, the word "roshani” means light or brilliance. That is what one UT student hopes to accomplish with South Asian millennial women including other UT students: shed light or brilliance...
Students in search of on-campus housing at the University are having an exceptionally difficult time doing so due to the high demand of students applying and a shortage of spaces.
In the...
The new Dell Medical School welcomed its inaugural class of 50 students Sunday, 135 years after UT’s founding.
In 1881, Texans voted to have the main university in Austin while building the medical...
The U.S. Supreme Court was split, 4-4, in United States v. Texas on June 23, affirming the injunction on President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration, which would have protected nearly...
UT alumna Tara DeMarco launched a petition on change.org on June 8, calling on Chancellor William McRaven to implement an online reporting system for campus sexual assaults.
DeMarco, a sexual...
High school students participating in a summer camp visited the Cockrell School of Engineering on Thursday to learn about the various robots in the rehabilitation and neuromuscular lab.
The camp, CODE...
More than 100 students and members of the community gathered at the UT Tower to mourn for those lost in the Orlando shooting.
Hosted by the Syrian People Solidarity Group, Texas Queer Students Alliance...
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have officially left Austin, but their riders and drivers are not ready to give up so easily. At a protest held Thursday in front of City Hall, a small group of Austin...
Swarms of people in orange Longhorn t-shirts filled the University on Monday as the freshman class of 2020 attended the first round of summer orientation. While anticipation and excitement could be felt...
Disadvantaged college students are more likely to perform better in school when they are aware of the obstacles they may face, according to a recently published study.
The study, which was published...
More than 1,500 signatures have been collected for a petition aimed at preventing the relocation of two East Campus gardens.
Students Empowered by Food, a student organization committed to impeding...
Individuals can now acquire a concealed handgun-license online through a Groupon offered by The Carry Academy.
The Carry Academy is a national online program that offers an online course for individuals...
With increased public attention concerning Muslim terrorists, Islamophobia in Texas is on the rise, a panel of speakers said in an on campus forum.
In the forum, six speakers discussed...
As Texans fire up their grills for BBQ season, many will be challenged with cooking their meat evenly, but with the help of a new project by electrical engineering students, they could whip up a perfect...
Starting this summer, all incoming and transfer students will be required to watch a new video about mental health resources and suicide prevention during orientation because of a newly implemented state...
The government’s decision to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill indicates some progress in the black rights movement, but activist Opal Tometi said it’s not enough.
“I...
As the implementation date for campus carry at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University (TAMU) approaches, TAMU announced it would expand its policy not only to classrooms but to...
KUT and KUTX raised more than $625,000 collectively in their semi-annual membership drive, which lasted eight days and ended April 6.
Since the 1980s, KUT 90.5, Austin’s NPR station, and KUTX...
Glow-in-the-dark yoga and an adult coloring session are just some of the many activities offered by the Counseling and Mental Health Center during its inaugural Mental Health Promotion Week, which seeks...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is educating the public on the hazards of talking and texting behind the wheel and any other activities that...
People who do not have the convenience of going to a dermatologist can now analyze any suspicious moles by using two apps created by UT students.
Biology and psychology junior Rachel Graubard and computer...
Booming music, thousands of bodies and colored powder filled the air around the LBJ lawn as students gathered to celebrate the Hindu celebration, Holi.
Hosted by the Hindu Student Association, Holi,...
Two members of the Secular Student Alliance and two members of Texas Students for Life participated in a heated debate, Wednesday, over whether abortion should be legal in America.
Members from both...
Texans are putting on their cowboy boots and heading to the open fields on the sides of the roads to take pictures with Texas’ state flower — the bluebonnet.
Bluebonnets can always...
The sounds of appraising moans and claps filled a dimly lit room of the Gordon-White Building as Drea Brown read aloud from her poetry book, “dear girl: a reckoning."
Brown, an African and...
Taylor Swift’s music, which ranges from songs about growing up to heartbreaks and life in general, will be featured in the musical production “Red Hot Collegiate Summer: A Musical Revue!”...
Individuals who accept a job below their skill level could potentially be penalized when applying for future employment, according to a recent study conducted by a professor in the College of Liberal Arts.
Assistant...
Candles illuminated the steps of the UT tower as approximately 50 people gathered to mourn the loss of three black and Muslim men, Adam Mekki, Mohamedtaha Omar and Muhannad Tairab, who were shot, execution-style,...
For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, several campus and city organizations highlighted their resources to help students cope with eating disorders.
Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness...
Researchers have discovered a new species of an extinct worm lizard in West Texas, which they named “Lone Star” lizard.
The worm lizard’s official name is Solastella cookei....
Low-income pet owners in Austin will now be able to receive affordable care and a variety of services for their animals from a centralized nonprofit.
Emancipet and Animal Trustees of Austin,...
From Torchy’s Tacos to Taco Bell, many Texans share a love of tacos, but not many know the history behind the Mexican dish. One researcher, Alejandro Escalante, decided to research the taco’s...
While Bevo XV will be revealed at the first football game of the season next fall, the University’s first mascot was not the iconic longhorn but a tan and white pitbull mix named Pig.
Pig Bellmont...
Technological innovations are allowing HIV-positive residents of Austin to receive faster, more efficient care to battle nicotine addiction.
The UT Tobacco Research and Evaluation Team is partnering...
Although artists often choose to portray more common subjects in their work, such as flowers or people, one artist who showcased his work at UT on Wednesday night had a slightly different subject —...
U.S. citizens are advised to renew their passports as soon as possible because the State Department is expecting an influx of people seeking to renew expired passports.
Students at UT who are partaking...
