The University’s Texas Advanced Computing Center chose the Sabey Data Centers in Round Rock to house the fastest supercomputer at any American university.  TACC was granted $457 million from the...

The city of Austin announced on Aug. 22 a new 208-acre land development for the Colony Park neighborhood in northeast Austin, creating more affordable housing and potential job opportunities.  The...

The Texas Antiquities Advisory Board recommended the Texas Historical Commission grant landmark status to the University Junior High building in an April 3 meeting. The recommendation, which delays...

Ph.D. candidate Quang Tran received a $430,000 fellowship from the Heising-Simons Foundation on March 28 for his research in the field of astronomy. As a postdoctoral fellow, Tran will continue his...

A UT professor recently co-wrote a research paper explaining why we experience perceptual biases. Perceptual biases occur when observations inform how someone makes decisions. Xuexin Wei, an assistant...

Students seeking a well-deserved break after a long week of classes can mark “KUPID,” a live blind-dating show featuring UT students, on their calendars. Hosted by UT student-owned RAMA Entertainment,...

UT researchers, in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase, developed an algorithm teaching generative AI models to unlearn information in image-to-image models. The paper describing the research, published...

One of four security checkpoints at the Austin airport closed last week, marking the beginning of an expansion project set to last until late 2026. To accommodate a growing number of passengers every...

Every morning, 11th and 12th-grade teacher Karen Whitefield turns the lights on in her classroom at Northbrook High School in Houston and prepares her lesson plans for the day. While she once taught genetics...

A UT geosciences professor won one of the most prestigious awards in teaching on Jan. 23. Jay Banner, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and director of the Environmental...

Dell Medical School is currently conducting a research study to see how psychedelics could help patients with mental health disorders like depression, trauma and anxiety. Led by Greg Fonzo, the co-director...

Nearly three weeks after UT played in the Sugar Bowl in its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, Austin businesses are still reaping the benefits. The fan turnout around Austin on New Year’s...

A pair of UT economics professors helped publish a collaborative paper guiding educators to better explain economic concepts to Generation Z. The paper, written by University of Texas at Austin professors...

Cats of West Campus, a project created by UT employees, started a “food-raiser” in an attempt to gain resources for feeding cats around campus. The project, originating from Christina Huizar and...

David and Andrew Wood, brothers and UT alumni, opened a hotel in the Rainey Street Historic District last month to expand on their real estate development ventures and reconnect with their past in Austin. The...

The Longhorn SHARE Project will offer mental health peer support SHARE circles throughout the month at the Blanton Museum of Art to provide a safe space for students to talk about mental health. The...

Every morning, assistant director Jaime Cano warmly welcomes hundreds of families into Escuelita del Alma, a daycare and preschool center decorated with care and full of well-loved toys and cherished memories.  The...

Editor's note: This podcast was originally published on Spotify on Oct. 22, 2023.  In this episode of The Texan Recap, audio editor Aislyn Gaddis chats about UT students volunteering at New York Fashion...

A student organization hoping to unite students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, named Students for ADHD Inclusivity, is in the process of being formed. The organization applied to become...

The Edwards-Trinity aquifer, which supplies the city and other Central Texas regions with water, is at its lowest and driest point on record, according to Ab.  Despite the drought, the University continues...

An anonymous freshman dressed up as a clown has emerged as an enigma on campus over the past couple of weeks. Nicknamed “Jester Jester” by freshmen on their class Snapchat stories, the clown frequents...