UT-Austin will participate in an experimental U.S. Department of Education program aimed at allowing low-income university students to access non-university professional training courses, such as coding...
While most students were on summer break, Student Government President Kevin Helgren and Vice President Binna Kim have been busy putting into action their platform for the upcoming semester.
Making...
UT student entrepreneurs pitched their own companies, from a food delivery app to a service connecting homeless people with jobs, to Austin investors Thursday.
The event was the culmination of two semesters...
Journalism and computer science students showcased their mobile news apps that do everything from making it easier to identify LGBTQ-friendly businesses to locating bike racks on campus on Saturday.
The...
The largest hunger relief organization in Central Texas is opening a new facility more than twice as large as its current one to help feed more Austin families.
The Capital Area Food Bank of Texas...
Bob Metcalfe, UT electrical engineering professor and inventor of Ethernet, spoke to graduate students Friday about the importance of entrepreneurship and start-ups in creating positive change.
Metcalfe...
Students played games, won flash tattoos, participated in a silent auction and discussed sexual consent during Voices Against Violence’s annual ConsentFest festival Thursday.
The student...
The City of Austin is planning to renovate Austin’s south waterfront and create a lively, attractive pedestrian environment.
Urban design staff are working on the South Central Waterfront...
UT students are pledging to “unplug” from technology in order to reconnect with themselves and their peers this Friday.
Unplug UT is a campaign run by the Counseling and Mental Health Center...
Communications sciences and disorders professor Courtney Byrd received UT’s largest undergraduate faculty award Thursday in recognition of her outstanding work and contributions to the University.
The...
Teaching children to ignore skin color is dangerous and counterproductive, according to a UT professor’s study.
Education professor Marie-Anne Suizzo performed a study on colorblind socialization,...
Wheatsville Co-op, a student favorite and the only retail food cooperative in Texas, is celebrating its 40th birthday next Wednesday with cake, ice cream and local Austin vendors.
Wheatsville has...
Best Buddies kicked off their Spread the Word to End the Word campaign Sunday.
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of people with intellectual and...
High-profile members of the Republican national security community released a letter Wednesday opposing Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy.
The declaration outlined objections to Trump’s...
More than 1,400 UT students came together Saturday to contribute to neighborhood beautification in communities around Austin.
Students volunteered in four hour shifts at 17 sites throughout the city...
A majority of Americans across the political spectrum say government and industry should cooperate to strengthen U.S. energy security, according to the semiannual UT Energy Poll.
The poll, released...
Experts spoke out against the hookup culture and prevalence of sexual assaults on college campuses in a panel discussion Thursday.
The panel, which was funded by the Austin Institute for...
The University of Texas launched the mobile application “Thrive at UT” Monday, taking an innovative step to use technology to promote student well-being.
The app was designed to help...
New Department of Chemistry chair Dave Thirumalai received the 2016 Award in Theoretical Chemistry from the world’s largest scientific society last week.
The American Chemical Society selected...
