An aggravated assault and armed robbery involving a UT student occurred at 3:23 a.m. near Trinity Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
UTPD Captain Julie Gillespie said the suspects were four black...
Update on June 22 at 12:50 p.m. - UT spokesperson Gary Susswein said UT Austin and Texas Army National Guard officials had a productive meeting Thursday afternoon on their differing tuition policies.
“Nothing...
After more than 30 years of service at the University, Professor Emeritus William W. Cooper died on Wednesday. He was 97.
Cooper was known for numerous accomplishments, spanning from his youth to the...
The University Co-op announced last week it would begin selling UTexas Memes shirts on their website on a shirt-by-shirt basis.
UTexas Memes started as a Facebook page in early February. Daniel Monroy,...
The Austin Police Department announced Tuesday they were changing their policies and training pertaining to officers engaging with dogs.
APD spokeswoman Veneza Aguinaga said the new policy will go into...
President James D. Spaniolo of the University of Texas at Arlington announced Monday he was retiring but will remain in the position until the Board of Regents found his replacement.
Spaniolo emailed...
Panel discussions and events continue to take place in support for Omid Kokabee, the UT physics graduate student who many are saying was unjustly sentenced to ten years in prison in Iran.
A Massachusetts...
For Paul Woodruff, stepping down as dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies to return to teaching means changing jobs, but for the school it means an international search for a new dean that could...
Representatives from the UT System will meet with the U.S. Department of Defense within the next few weeks in an attempt to negotiate a deal to keep tuition funding for active UT military students.
The...
On Thursday, UT graduate Daniel Olvera would not have been able to apply for a high school job teaching social studies because of his undocumented status. Today, it is a different story.
President Barack...
The cause of an equipment malfunction that resulted in a gas explosion at a University-leased building in Leander, Texas is still unclear, Juan Sanchez, vice president for research, said.
Tuesday morning,...
Paul Woodruff, the School of Undergraduate Studies’ first dean, announced today he was stepping down to return to teaching.
The hunt for a new dean comes at a time when the enrollment rate for UGS...
Lorenza “Lori” Rodriguez, the first Hispanic editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan, was found dead in her home last week. She was 62.
Rodriguez was editor-in-chief from 1971-72, an era when the...
A gas explosion at a University-leased building in Leander this morning resulted in one injury caused by flying debris, said University spokeswoman Cindy Posey.
Posey said the explosion occurred after...
Updated June 13, 2012 at 7:53 a.m.
Scientists and professors are continuing their efforts to gain international and local support for UT physics graduate student Omid Kokabee, who was sentenced to 10...
Administrators across the University are prepared for issues that may arise from an increase in student enrollment this year of about 800 to 1,000 students.
The entering class of 2016 is expected to be...
A 62-year old man died in a motorcycle accident this morning, according to Warren Hassigner, Austin-Travis County EMS spokesman.
Hassigner said the motorcyclist hit the rail of Interstate Highway 35,...
Update: Cloudy skies and scattered showers pushed back the Tower helicopter filming, which has been rescheduled for Saturday morning from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and in the evening from 6 p.m. to 9:00...
At orientation Wednesday, UT President William Powers Jr. stressed the importance of graduating in four years in his speech to 1200 incoming freshman.
These 1200 students are a part of the incoming freshman...
The UT System announced its commitment to make information on college costs and financial aid easier to understand and more readily available for students by 2013, according to a White House press release.
UT...
Just a little more than four hours after Senior Executive Editor Paul Burka broke news on the Texas Monthly website that UT President William Powers Jr. might be in jeopardy of losing his job, graduate...
The University will welcome 1200 students in the summer’s first orientation session on June 6 with a redesigned program made to help increase four-year graduation rates.
In February, the University...
Markus Hogue can turn on any sprinkler on campus with a few clicks from his office in Facilities Complex Building 8. At his desk, Hogue can watch as water data comes in, something he can spend six hours...
With the hope to unite the academic and student affairs aspects of campus, Gage Paine will take her position as vice president for student affairs starting August 1.
University President William Powers...
After two semesters and a summer of planning, a new online African-American UT publication will launch in the fall.
Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman, editor-in-chief of the publication and a journalism sophomore,...
Following Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s reversal on the decision to cancel a high-profile boxing event in El Paso, the border town’s City Council is set to vote today on whether...
Linda Hicke, the newly appointed dean of the College of Natural Sciences, said she is looking forward to just about everything that Austin has to offer.
“The scope and activities and the happenings...
If Texas wants to produce enough college certified workers to fill the job market, the state will have to rethink its plan regarding higher education.
According to a study co-authored by Joni Finney,...
Math teachers may rate white female students as less capable than white male students regardless of test scores, according to new UT research.
A recent study co-authored by assistant professor Catherine...
Joseph Kahn said he put every dollar he ever made into his movie “Detention,” which he believed was going to bomb, and he was totally happy with that.
Kahn, director of “Detention”...
Promoting the movement for gender-inclusive housing on campus, StandOut held a demonstration Tuesday afternoon on Speedway about what a dorm room with students of different genders would look like.
Ashley...
While the South Mall grass is always greener this time of year thanks to an annual regrassing, students will not get to enjoy lounging on the lawn for a few weeks.
The lawn in the Six Pack will remain...
Running up and down the hills of the 40 Acres proved to be a challenging homecoming for UT alumna Cristina Bilder, who ran in the Graduate Student Assembly 5K to help raise money for professional development.
“It...
Working in the gaming industry can range from creating machine guns to designing Hello Kitty logos in a day, which is why Sheri Graner Ray said flexibility is an important attitude for anyone going into...
Austin Police Department and University administrators took extra precautions to ensure student safety at Roundup, the annual Greek philanthropy and social event. Despite such efforts, the event included...
Working a government job does not have to be mundane. At least, that is the hope of city managers like Steve Norwood who are fighting to hire and retain the best employees.
Norwood, the city manager of...
Preschool may be the answer to reducing the achievement gap between children from privileged and underprivileged families, according to a psychological study conducted by a UT professor.
Assistant professor...
While anti-bacterial soap can be hygienic, Student Government members want the campus to ban the soap because it contains a chemical possibly harmful to students’ health.
A possible ban on antibacterial...
With the hope of getting more beginners riding on Texas trails with their bikes, Central Texas Grassroots Cycling will be hosting four more bicycle races this spring.
The Peddler Dirt Derby, CTXGC’s...
Beneath an umbrella next to a sign declaring “Knowledge is Beautiful,” anthropology and Plan II senior Rashika Pedris read an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”...
Because 75 percent of health care personnel continue to work at the facilities where they are trained, a UT medical school in Austin would help the area gain more health physicians — something Central...
A photography book chronicling a husband and wife as they developed one of the largest collections on the history of photography has gained national attention and an award for the Harry Ransom Center.
HRC...
An African American Cultural Dinner featuring items such as fried chicken and cornbread was held at Kinsolving and Jester dining halls on Tuesday in celebration of Black History Month. Jazz and blues music...
Internet-based news technologies, including social media such as Twitter and Facebook, are the focus of a new student organization on campus which seeks to explore the changing face of journalism.
Texas...
The first-year interest group mentor seminar class that trains new FIG mentors each spring semester now requires more work, but offers course credit to make up for the time increase.
The length of UGS...
UTexas Memes Facebook page creator Daniel Monroy said he was stunned to get an email from a high school student stating: “Thanks for creating the page, I’m going to UT instead of Rice because...
In the past five years, the number of students registering with the Services for Students with Disabilities has doubled, and the University is making efforts to better accommodate them.
Students registered...
Students with hectic schedules may find solace with the Sleep Cycle alarm clock mobile app, which could potentially help students wake up feeling more refreshed.
This app, which is currently the most...
The city will gain either a new medical school or an Urban Rail initiative depending on how Austinites vote on two competing proposals.
City Council member Bill Spelman said he believed the medical school...
Potential for a new perspective on diagnosing, predicting and treating cancer may result from a research study involving 3-D models showing the mechanical property changes that a cancer cell undergoes,...
Numbers from the UT System Productivity Dashboard show UT-Arlington surpassing UT-San Antonio as the second largest school in the UT System regarding student enrollment, following UT-Austin.
Enrollment...
After a Wednesday thunderstorm left the University Teaching Center University Teaching Center without power for two days, University Facilities Services has restored power to the building.
Electrical...
Using technology to enhance introductory courses has helped students earn better grades, said representatives of the Course Transformation Program.
The program, which began in spring 2010, aims to increase...
Visitors to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum will get the chance to act as advisors to former President Johnson on the Vietnam War in a new feature that is part of a series of renovations and...
Students ordering food to-go may be relieved to find the third draft of a ban on single-use bags in Austin will once again exempt restaurants from the proposed ordinance.
The City Council is set to discuss...
Misused data was cited in a memorandum which helped support the proposed ban of plastic bags from Austin, said Steven Stein, principal of Environmental Resource Planning, LLC, in a letter to Bob Gedert,...
