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Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter

Maryam is a journalism sophomore from Dallas, Texas. She’s currently a senior reporter covering campus administration and protests. In her minuscule amount of free time, she loves juggling, reading, doing henna designs, and worsening her coffee addiction.

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La universidad introduce capacitación sobre la SB 17 para empleados y continúa escaneos web en busca de actividades potencialmente no conformes

La universidad introduce capacitación sobre la SB 17 para empleados y continúa escaneos web en busca de actividades potencialmente no conformes

Maryam Ahmed and Anirudh Karunakaran December 4, 2024

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 2 de diciembre de 2024 por Maryam Ahmed y y fue traducido al español por Anirudh Karunakaran. El 14 de noviembre, la universidad notificó...

University introduces employee SB 17 training, continues web scans for potentially noncompliant activity

University introduces employee SB 17 training, continues web scans for potentially noncompliant activity

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter December 2, 2024

The University notified all staff Nov. 14, including student employees, that they must complete a mandatory Senate Bill 17 compliance training by February 2025.  All UT employees must complete...

Student organizer Hadi demonstrates outside of the LBJ School of Public Affairs on Nov. 19, 2024.

Hundreds of students protest presence of former Israeli prime minister on campus

Maryam Ahmed, Matthew Gomez, and Ethan Housewright November 20, 2024

Over 200 students gathered outside the LBJ School of Public Affairs Tuesday for a “noise demonstration” to protest an event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Students and...

La universidad publica una guía de inteligencia artificial para profesores con Grammarly

La universidad publica una guía de inteligencia artificial para profesores con Grammarly

Maryam Ahmed and Daniela Capistran November 14, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 11 de noviembre por Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. La universidad publicó una guía de inteligencia...

University releases faculty artificial intelligence guide with Grammarly

University releases faculty artificial intelligence guide with Grammarly

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter November 11, 2024

The University released an artificial intelligence guide on Oct. 22 in collaboration with Grammarly to help faculty incorporate generative AI into their classrooms.  Created by the Office of Academic...

Senate Higher Education Subcommittee meeting on Nov. 11, 2024.

Jay Hartzell, students testify at Texas Senate higher education subcommittee hearing

Naina Srivastava and Maryam Ahmed November 11, 2024

President Jay Hartzell testified about diversity, equity and inclusion at a Texas Senate higher education subcommittee hearing on Monday. The hearing comes after Texas universities implemented Senate...

Los cambios silenciosos de UT en sus políticas de libertad de expresión: lo que tienes que saber

Los cambios silenciosos de UT en sus políticas de libertad de expresión: lo que tienes que saber

Maryam Ahmed and Citlali Martinez Hernandez November 10, 2024

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de noviembre de 2024 por Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Citlali Martinez Hernandez. UT hizo cambios en sus políticas...

UT’s quiet changes to its free speech policies: what to know

UT’s quiet changes to its free speech policies: what to know

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter November 8, 2024

UT made changes to its free speech policies over the summer, ranging from small terminology changes to entire sections added.  The University did not notify the campus community of policy changes....

Political signs are pictured on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Nov. 2024 election.

Analizando los datos: El proyecto de política de Texas publica la última encuesta antes de las elecciones federales

Maryam Ahmed and Mariana Flores-Sosa October 31, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de octubre por Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. El proyecto de política de Texas de la universidad...

Robert Pitman, U.S. Attorney, law

Federal judge allows advancement of lawsuit against state university’s enforcement of executive order

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 30, 2024

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed a lawsuit concerning Texas universities’ enforcement of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order on antisemitism to proceed in court. In May, pro-Palestine organizations...

Moody Foundation awards grant to budding education research network

Moody Foundation awards grant to budding education research network

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 28, 2024

The Moody Foundation granted $1.8 million to a statewide education research network, according to an Oct. 10 announcement from UT’s College of Education.  With its administrative hub in the College...

Political signs are pictured on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Nov. 2024 election.

Crunching the numbers: Texas Politics Project releases final poll before Election Day

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 28, 2024

The University’s Texas Politics Project released its final election poll on Oct. 18, surveying registered Texas voters’ opinions on key issues like the economy and abortion access before Election...

Palestine Solidarity Committee leader suspended, asks judge to halt suspension

Palestine Solidarity Committee leader suspended, asks judge to halt suspension

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 25, 2024

The University suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee leader Wednesday until August 2025 for campus disruption during his participation in the pro-Palestine demonstration on April 24.  On Thursday,...

University denies claims of violation of dean's right to due process

University denies claims of violation of dean’s right to due process

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 22, 2024

The University denied a claim that it is violating the Liberal Arts dean’s right to due process in an Oct. 18 letter. The American Association of University Professors claimed in an Oct. 13 statement...

Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes acts as chairman of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Oct. 16, 2024. Hughes allotted over an hour to the unmasking protest charge where 17 witnesses spoke.

Students, community members testify at Texas Capitol against possible mask ban for protesters

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 16, 2024

Witnesses testified against a potential mask ban for protesters — which is intended to reveal the identities of people “bent on committing crimes at protests” —  at a Texas Senate State Affairs...

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

College of Liberal Arts Dean denied opportunity for second term

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2024

President Jay Hartzell will not allow the dean of the College of Liberal Arts to serve a second term because she did not have “a grand enough vision” for the college, according to an Oct. 2 article...

Jadd Hashem speaks outside Main Tower at Atidna’s Memorial Vigil on Oct. 13, 2024. Hashem, currently the vice president of Atidna international, will become the president next semester.

‘Brothers, not others’: students hold vigil mourning all innocent deaths in Middle East

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 14, 2024

UT’s chapter of Atidna International hosted a vigil in front of the UT Tower on Sunday to grieve all innocent lives lost in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon in the last year of violence.  Last year’s...

Students gather in front of the UT Tower following a Palestine Solidarity Committee-led walkout on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Palestine Solidarity Committee hosts Week of Action to mark Oct. 7 one-year anniversary

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 10, 2024

About 125 students joined a walkout in front of the UT Tower on Thursday in the final event of the Palestine Solidarity Committee’s Week of Action, a series of events held to mark the one-year anniversary...

Pro-Israel counter-protestors wave Israel flags behind a pro-Palestine demonstrator holding a sign reading “No more $$ for genocide” on Nov. 9, 2023.

One year later: Students reflect on identity, safety, free speech on anniversary of Oct. 7

Naina Srivastava and Maryam Ahmed October 10, 2024

Palestinian and Lebanese flags lined the grass of the South Lawn for an Oct. 1 vigil, hosted by the Arab Students Association, to honor those killed within the past year in Gaza and Lebanon.  Hadi,...

Recognizing the anniversary of Israel's post-Oct. 7 invasion of Gaza, around 65 pro-Palestinian demonstrators participated in a peaceful die-in at the Main Mall on October 8, 2024.

‘12 minutes for 12 months’: Students host ‘die-in’ to mark first anniversary of Oct. 7

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 8, 2024

About 65 students and faculty on Tuesday participated in a “die-in” on Main Mall, organized by Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine, to commemorate the first anniversary of Oct. 7.  Students...

University Event Readiness and Response director discusses student demonstrations

University Event Readiness and Response director discusses student demonstrations

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter October 3, 2024

The Daily Texan sat down with the director of the new Event Readiness and Response Unit, Joseph LoBrutto, to discuss the role of the new unit in managing campus events and student demonstrations. LoBrutto...

El FBI arresta a un hombre dado a cargos de acoso cibernético y por amenazas a empleados de UT

El FBI arresta a un hombre dado a cargos de acoso cibernético y por amenazas a empleados de UT

Maryam Ahmed, Riley Walsh , and Maryella Diaz October 2, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de octubre  por Maryam Ahmed y Riley Walsh  y fue traducido al español por Maryella Diaz. El FBI arrestó a un hombre de Nevada...

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

FBI arrests man on charges of cyberstalking and threatening UT employees

Maryam Ahmed and Riley Walsh September 30, 2024

The FBI arrested a Nevada man on Sept. 16 on charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate communications with threat to injure two high-level UT employees, according to a criminal complaint.  The...

Protesters link arms during a pro-Palestine protest on April 24, 2024.

Travis County changes policy to allow Muslim detainees to keep hijabs on during booking

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter September 23, 2024

The Travis County Sheriff's Office changed its “religious articles” policy earlier this month to allow female Muslim detainees to keep their hijabs and require jail staff to fulfill requests for modest...

The New University of Texas Police Department is open on the corner of 24 and Nueces St. on Sept. 16, 2024.

UT Police Department Chief resigns, replaced by assistant chief

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter September 23, 2024

UTPD Assistant Chief Shane Streepy will replace Eve Stephens as chief after her abrupt resignation on Friday.  Stephens, who formerly worked for the Austin Police Department, was sworn in as police...

A member of the Texas State Employees Union Local 6186 leads a chant at the group’s rally for pay raises for university workers on Sept. 13, 2024. The rally began at the West Mall and slowly moved up Guadalupe Street while cars that drove by honked in support.

Texas State Employees Union workers rally for higher wages following return-to-office mandate

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter September 17, 2024

Over 50 UT workers from the University’s chapter of the Texas State Employees Union rallied for a $10,000 across-the-board wage increase on Friday at the West Mall and along Guadalupe Street.   The...

Law enforcement pushes protesters to the edge of the Main Mall lawn during the pro-Palestine demonstration on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Texas pro-Palestinian organizations sue Greg Abbott, state universities for enforcement of March executive order

Maryam Ahmed and Naina Srivastava September 12, 2024

An ongoing federal lawsuit filed by several pro-Palestinian organizations in May calls on Gov. Greg Abbott and state universities to stop enforcing an executive order addressing antisemitism on college...

Law enforcement pushed protesters off Main Mall lawn on April 24, 2024.

University upholds sanctions on pro-Palestine protesters

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter August 26, 2024

Recent UT graduate Anne-Marie Jardine appealed a deferred suspension from the University after she was arrested at the pro-Palestine protest on campus on April 24. She learned on Aug. 19 that her appeal...

Anne-Marie Jardine, an International Relations and Global Studies senior, poses at the intersection of 24th and Guadalupe Street on April 26, 2024. Jardine was arrested on the South Lawn at a pro-Palestine protest two days prior.

Arrested pro-Palestine student protesters share stories from Travis County Jail

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter May 3, 2024

Anne-Marie Jardine and two other people locked arms on the South Lawn at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 as police officers and state troopers pushed back the crowd of pro-Palestine protesters. One...

UT Austin pro-Palestine encampment dismantled by law enforcement, over 100 protesters arrested: timeline

UT Austin pro-Palestine encampment dismantled by law enforcement, over 100 protesters arrested: timeline

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 29, 2024

Law enforcement arrested at least 100 people today after protesters formed an encampment in support of Palestine on South Mall.  The event follows similar encampments at college campuses around the...

Students, faculty gather in solidarity with arrested pro-Palestine protesters

Students, faculty gather in solidarity with arrested pro-Palestine protesters

Ren Leija, Naina Srivastava, and Maryam Ahmed April 26, 2024

Hundreds of students and faculty walked out of class Thursday to participate in a “teach-in” on the Main Mall in response to at least 57 arrests at a pro-Palestine protest on Wednesday. Faculty...

Law enforcement channels protesters past Sutton Hall on Wednesday during the pro-Palestine protest.

Estudiantes, profesores y fuerzas del orden se enfrentan en una protesta pro-Palestina

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de abril del 2024 por Ren Leija, Naina Srivastava y Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Citlali Martinez Hernandez. ACTUALIZACIÓN:...

Law enforcement channels protesters past Sutton Hall on Wednesday during the pro-Palestine protest.

Students, faculty, law enforcement clash at pro-Palestine protest

Ren Leija, Naina Srivastava, and Maryam Ahmed April 24, 2024

UPDATE: The number of confirmed arrests is now 57, according to the Travis County Sheriff's office, as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Hundreds of protesters chanted “free Palestine” and “off...

Kaz Elenes, an International Relations and Global Studies and Plan II sophomore, speaks during the open forum period of a Student Government meeting on April 23, 2024.

Student Government passes resolution in support of student committee to preserve community resources

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 24, 2024

The Student Government passed a resolution last night calling for the creation of a student committee to preserve the resources in WCP 2.112. Advocates for the space attended the meeting to show their...

Jackson School of Geosciences unveils climate system science major for fall 2024

Jackson School of Geosciences unveils climate system science major for fall 2024

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 18, 2024

The Jackson School of Geosciences announced on March 27 the introduction of a climate system science bachelor’s degree this fall. The program is the first of its kind in Texas and one of the only...

Estudiante musulmán atacado en el campus, revisión de delito de odio pendiente

Estudiante musulmán atacado en el campus, revisión de delito de odio pendiente

Maryam Ahmed and Sofia Estrada Ferrufino April 10, 2024

Nota del Editor: Este artículo fue originalmente publicado por Maryam Ahmed el 9 de abril del 2024 y fue traducido al español por Sofia Estrada Ferrufino. Tres hombres atacaron a un estudiante...

Muslim student attacked on campus, hate crime review pending

Muslim student attacked on campus, hate crime review pending

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 9, 2024

Update: The attack will go before Austin Police Department's Hate Crimes Review Committee to determine if it will be classified as a hate crime in May. The investigation is still ongoing. Three...

Approximately 300 people gathered on Speedway holding signs for “BLACKOUT,” a demonstration organized by the #NOTOURTEXAS movement on Monday. The demonstration follows the University’s dissolution of the Division of Campus and Community Engagement and subsequent layoffs in an effort to comply with Senate Bill 17.

Students stage #NOTOURTEXAS demonstration following DCCE dissolution, staff layoffs

Naina Srivastava and Maryam Ahmed April 8, 2024

Hundreds of students and staff holding posters filled a section of Speedway in a silent demonstration on Monday to protest the University’s response to Senate Bill 17. Approximately 300 people attended...

Protesters wield signs and chant slogans in response to Texas Hillel’s 24th Annual Israel Block Party at Speedway Plaza on April 2, 2024.

‘Nothing here to celebrate’: Palestine Solidarity Committee protests Israel Block Party

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter April 3, 2024

Protesters donned keffiyehs and Palestinian flags, chanted and held up signs near Jester Hall to protest the Israel Block Party occurring on Speedway Tuesday.  The Israel Block Party is the largest...

Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident

Journalism doctoral candidate dies in car accident

Olivia Dilley and Maryam Ahmed March 27, 2024

Ryan Wallace, a doctoral candidate in the School of Journalism and Media, died in a fatal car accident on March 22.  Wallace was driving in Bastrop County when a concrete truck ran into a nearby school...

Former UT Arabic instructor evacuated from Gaza

Former UT Arabic instructor evacuated from Gaza

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 26, 2024

Former UT Arabic instructor, Amjad Shabat, along with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, was evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Cairo on March 15. Shabat and her family are in good health and have found...

The UT Tower viewed from the Turtle Pond on October 6, 2023.

Civil Discord panelists discuss whether America was founded in 1619 or 1776

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 23, 2024

The Civil Discord Symposium continued on Friday with a discussion about whether the United States was founded in 1619 or 1776.  Moderated by Justin Dyer, the inaugural Dean for the School of Civic...

University to host ‘Civil Discord’ symposium to promote free speech

University to host ‘Civil Discord’ symposium to promote free speech

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 19, 2024

UT will host the ‘Civil Discord’ symposium, a free, public series of dialogues about topics ranging from liberalism to race relations, on Thursday and Friday. The symposium is part of the College...

Student Government passes joint resolutions to expedite credit claiming

Student Government passes joint resolutions to expedite credit claiming

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 8, 2024

Student Government passed two joint resolutions on Feb. 27 to make claiming Advanced Placement exam credits easier for students. One joint resolution calls for the AP United States History exam to count...

El Gobierno Estudiantil apoya los planes de comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido para los estudiantes que viven fuera del campus

El Gobierno Estudiantil apoya los planes de comidas gratuitas y a precio reducido para los estudiantes que viven fuera del campus

Maryam Ahmed and Mariela Villela March 7, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 5 de marzo de 2024 por Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Mariela Villela. El 12 de febrero, el Gobierno Estudiantil aprobó...

Student Government supports free, reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students

Student Government supports free, reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 5, 2024

Student Government passed legislation supporting free and reduced-cost meal plans for off-campus students on Feb. 12. Business representative Jonathan Wilson, the author of the bill, said he initially...

Christianna McAfee, Fikayomi Johnson, and Evan Craig sit in the former Multicultural Engagement Center on Monday, March 4, 2024.

Students vote in favor of new center replacing Multicultural Engagement Center

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter March 4, 2024

Students voted in support of a new center to replace the Multicultural Engagement Center during a referendum in the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.  The election results were announced...

The UT Tower viewed from the Turtle Pond on October 6, 2023.

What wasn’t on the ballot: University cancels ‘Eyes of Texas’ referendum

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 29, 2024

The University canceled a referendum about “The Eyes of Texas” tentatively scheduled for this week’s campus-wide elections as of last spring.   Following a years-long battle between students,...

A Styrofoam cup litters the bank of Waller Creek near the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on Wednesday.

Student Government supports creation of Waller Creek management team

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 29, 2024

Student Government passed legislation on Feb. 13 calling for the formation of a Waller Creek management team to clean up the creek and make it safer for students. While it’s unclear when the team...

Los candidatos de la alianza ejecutiva del gobierno estudiantil describen sus plataformas a medida que se acercan las elecciones

Los candidatos de la alianza ejecutiva del gobierno estudiantil describen sus plataformas a medida que se acercan las elecciones

Maryam Ahmed and Maria Fernanda Castro February 25, 2024

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 23 de febrero por Maryam Ahmed y fue traducido al español por Maria Fernanda Castro. Los estudiantes pueden comenzar a votar el lunes...

Student Government executive alliance candidates outline platforms as elections approach

Student Government executive alliance candidates outline platforms as elections approach

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 23, 2024

Students can begin voting on Monday for the executive alliance they would like to represent them in Student Government for the 2024-2025 academic year. Voting opens 8 a.m. on Monday Feb. 26 and...

Referendum authors answer questions about proposed legislation to find a new use for the Multicultural Engagement Center office, which closed due to Senate Bill 17, on Feb. 13, 2024. From left to right, William Ramirez, AnaMarie Cordova and Christian Mira speak at the Student Government meeting.

Student Government introduces referendum for new center replacing Multicultural Engagement Center

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2024

UT Student Government approved a referendum on Tuesday to create a new center in the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activities Center in place of the Multicultural Engagement Center.  The Center shut...

As the debating begins, student government canidates answer questions asked from the moderation team for the attending audience to hear at the 2024 Student Government Debate on Feb. 20.

Student Government Executive Alliance candidates exchange platforms at debate

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 20, 2024

The Nambala-Wilson, Barthel-McKiernan and Kelly-Grinnell Executive Alliance candidates convened Monday night in the William C. Powers, Jr. auditorium to debate topics ranging from food insecurity to diversity,...

Student Government approves survey gauging interest in evening classes

Student Government approves survey gauging interest in evening classes

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 16, 2024

UT Student Government approved a survey geared towards “non-traditional students” that will measure student interest in evening classes on Jan. 23.  Non-traditional students include students with...

Fetti parked in West Campus on Feb. 10, 2024.

Get ready for Fetii: UT study finds Austin-based rideshare app could decrease congestion, carbon emissions

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 12, 2024

The Austin-based rideshare app Fetii could reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions, a January study from a UT consulting student organization found.  Fetii is a rideshare service of private...

Student Government sends representatives to Washington D.C., talks affordability, mental health

Student Government sends representatives to Washington D.C., talks affordability, mental health

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter February 9, 2024

Student Government sent representatives to Washington D.C. for the Big 12 on the Hill conference from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. The conference let student leaders advocate for issues impacting their universities...

Nizar Doar, father of the victim Zacharia Doar, speaks at the Council on American-Islamic Relations' press conference on Tuesday. Nizar was also head of security for the state-wide Palestine rally two days earlier.

Palestinian-American stabbed in West Campus, Hate Crimes Review Committee to investigate incident

Maryam Ahmed and Pili Saravia February 6, 2024

The Austin Police Department is investigating the stabbing of a Palestinian-American man in West Campus on Sunday as “bias-motivated,” and the incident will be reviewed by the Hate Crimes Review Committee,...

Golfers practice hitting on Hole 10 of the Lions Municipal Golf Course on Monday.

Austinites call on UT to preserve historical golf course

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter January 29, 2024

An organization calling for the preservation of a historic Austin golf course hosted the NAACP at a press conference on Jan. 18 to publicize their efforts. UT owns the land on which the Lions Municipal...

Students recall their journeys through past 100+ days of violence in Israel, Palestine

Students recall their journeys through past 100+ days of violence in Israel, Palestine

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter January 29, 2024

In the 100 days since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, Arab, Muslim and Jewish students said the ongoing conflict has taken a toll on their mental health, exacerbated...

Pro-Israel speaker event featuring Yaron Brook interrupted by protesters, police confrontation

Pro-Israel speaker event featuring Yaron Brook interrupted by protesters, police confrontation

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter January 27, 2024

At a talk by prominent Israeli activist Yaron Brook on Friday, protestors occasionally interrupted and tensions came to a head when UTPD forcibly escorted one protester out of the room and handcuffed them.  UTPD...

UT alumni create petition advocating for former instructor to leave Gaza

UT alumni create petition advocating for former instructor to leave Gaza

Maryam Ahmed, Senior News Reporter January 18, 2024

A UT alumnus started a petition — which now has almost 1,500 signatures — on Dec. 29, advocating for the approval of a humanitarian visa application for a former UT instructor currently stuck in Gaza. After...

A volunteer from the Palestine Solidarity Committee hoists a Palestine flag over The University of Texas at Austin's Speedway Mall on Nov. 15, 2023.

Pro-Palestine students host educational Speedway takeover

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter November 16, 2023

Sami Haque rolled down Speedway on his skateboard with a Palestinian flag billowing behind him, passing out flyers that said in bold print: “Stop Arming Israel.”  As he weaved through the mass...

After the vandalization of the Texas Hillel Foundation wall with antisemtic graffiti on Oct. 8, the wall now reads with a mural reading "Let your Love Grow", Nov. 2, 2023.

Muslim, Jewish students express safety concerns amid Islamophobia, antisemitism around campus

Naina Srivastava and Maryam Ahmed November 2, 2023

Every day before stepping out, Kira Berzack questions whether she should take off her Star of David necklace. Berzack said she’s proud of her Jewish identity, but fears the symbol could incite a reaction...

Community members pay their respects with candles at the vigil for Palestine conducted by the Palestine Solidarity Committee on Oct. 26, 2023.

Students grieve loss in Israel and Palestine through on campus vigils

As violence continues to unfold in Israel and Palestine, students with loved ones in the region find outlets for their grief on campus by attending events like vigils. The Palestine Solidarity Committee...

UT collaborates with hydrogen energy hub

UT collaborates with hydrogen energy hub

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 24, 2023

The University is partnering with a new regional energy center, the HyVelocity Hub, to help bring the benefits of hydrogen energy to local communities vulnerable to pollution, the University announced...

Protestors march through Downtown Austin to show support for Palestine on Oct. 15, 2023. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a UT student organization for Palestinian liberation and right of return.

Students disrupted at Palestine education event, Palestine Solidarity Committee speaks out

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 22, 2023

Three men disrupted members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee at an educational event in Welch Hall on Oct. 12. The men repeatedly called PSC members and event attendees “terrorists.” One of the...

The Longhorn Band performs at the Red River Rivalry game on Oct. 7, 2023.

Longhorn Band starts fundraising for $75 million endowment

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 12, 2023

The Longhorn Band will attempt to raise $75 million in the next year for an endowment fund that will support generations of band members, the University announced Sept. 21.  The Longhorn Alumni Band...

Hal Alper, professor of chemical engineering, surveys one of the labs that he works in on Oct. 4, 2023 in the Petroleum and Chemical Engineering building. Much of the research he has done that earned him the Acrivos Award was conducted in these labs.

UT professor wins national chemical engineering award

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 6, 2023

A UT professor received a nationally acclaimed chemical engineering award that will be presented to him in Orlando, Florida in early November. Chemical engineering professor Hal Alper won the Andreas...

Investigadores de UT reciben 2.6 millones de dólares para estudiar el impacto de la contaminación en los niños

Investigadores de UT reciben 2.6 millones de dólares para estudiar el impacto de la contaminación en los niños

Maryam Ahmed and Dieter Kingwergs September 30, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de septiembre del 2023 por Maryam Ahmed o y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs. Un equipo de investigación de UT recibió...

UT researchers receive $2.6 million grant to study pollution’s impact on children

UT researchers receive $2.6 million grant to study pollution’s impact on children

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter September 27, 2023

A UT research team received a $2.6 million grant to research air pollution’s nonuniform effect on Travis County children. The grant, received from the National Institute of Health, focuses on the...

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