The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education are collaborating to send annual emails to low-income college students to inform them of potential eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition...

Travis County increased funding on Oct. 29 for a court-led diversion program providing mental health support and mentorship to youth to reduce the likelihood of repeated exposure to the justice system.  A...

When engineering junior Jovdat Rahimli left his home country to attend UT, he realized he was one of only 10 other students on campus from Azerbaijan, a small country near Turkey. To bring the small community...

The rise of digital platforms has transformed how young people access and engage with news media. In a media landscape where audiences increasingly choose what they consume, reliable, fact-based news media...

CapMetro is continuing community engagement efforts through the spring on Transit Plan 2035, a 10-year strategic plan for enhanced public transportation infrastructure in Central Texas. The preliminary...

Austin City Council approved 29 total mixed-use developments as of Oct. 17. Twenty-eight developments still under consideration in South and East Austin, as well as West Campus, will combine residential,...

As Texas starts early voting on Monday, some UT students are choosing to cast an absentee ballot by mail. Many want to weigh in on local issues ranging from state legislative races to local propositions.  Adithi...

A research team within the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Cockrell School of Engineering partnered with Austin Energy to develop plans to reach the city’s sustainable energy goals. The Austin City...

A group of Jackson School of Geosciences researchers received a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance carbon capture and storage infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.  The group’s...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 27 de septiembre de 2024 por Catharine Li y fue traducido al español por Anirudh Karunakaran. Los estudiantes internacionales, que...

International students, who make up 9.6% of the student population, are unable to vote in federal, state and local elections. However, some participate in campus political conversations.  According...