Since last Thursday, members of Planned Parenthood have been and plan to continue protesting outside the Governor's Mansion against a bill that, they claim, hurts women’s preventive cancer screenings...
Senate Bill 204, which contained legislation that would close Austin’s State Supported Living Center, did not pass May 31 after months of anticipated approval because the committee could not reach...
New University President Gregory Fenves starts his tenure with a base salary of $750,000 — more than former President William Powers earned but still less than the amount he was originally offered.
The...
Despite the massive flooding in May, the Dell Medical School’s construction prospects have not been hindered, and the project may even finish early, according to a construction official.
Bob Rawski,...
May was the wettest month in Texas history, with 37.3 trillion gallons of water falling across the state. The worst of the deluge came Memorial Day weekend, and several local counties, faced with disastrous...
After the Texas Senate passed the “campus carry” bill Saturday, the House quickly responded by approving the bill Sunday for the 84th Legislature.
Senate Bill 11, which Sen. Brian Birdwell...
After University administration canceled the 132nd University-wide commencement Saturday because of weather and safety concerns, graduates took to social media and planned their own celebration.
Radio-television-film...
Graduates and family prepared to gather in front of the Tower to celebrate the class of 2015. Instead, bad weather and safety concerns derailed the University-wide commencement, leading to its cancellation.
Earlier...
Professors in the College of Natural Sciences have developed a laser that, when completed, would be the most powerful of its kind in the world.
The laser, which is currently being developed...
While the University works to provide a broad spectrum of languages for students, the University is canceling some language courses because of a lack of interest.
Each year, a select few Fulbright...
A student group is attempting to turn the Tower blue, instead of its typical burnt orange, for autism awareness.
Longhorn Autism Alliance is calling for the University to light the Tower blue...
Spirit group Texas Royals raised money for the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease with its first-ever philanthropy event, Dodging for DKR, Sunday.
The research fund began in...
Earlier this month, professors in the College of Liberal Arts and School of Information received $763,000 from the Mellon Foundation to help fund research about Virginia's first mental institution...
Editor's Note: H. W. Brands is the father of Daily Texan Editor Riley Brands, who had no part in the assigning or editing of this piece.
On the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, UT...
Colleges should do more to support students struggling with addiction because deaths from alcohol and drug addiction in young adults continue to rise, according to a social work professor.
According...
Though many students will head home for Easter weekend, churches near campus are busy preparing for those who decide to stay.
“[Easter] is usually the most highly-attended worship service of the...
Tuesday marked head coach Charlie Strong’s first NFL Pro Day with Texas, where he saw 14 Longhorns perform for scouts and coaches from 25 different teams in the league.
The five players who...
Members of the Cockrell School of Engineering and Seton Hospital received the South By Southwest Interactive Innovation SciFi No Longer award Tuesday for their research about the detection of skin cancer.
Biomedical...
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced Monday he has donated his political and professional papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American Studies.
Richardson’s papers —...
The LBJ School of Public Affairs held a conference Friday to discuss violence immigrant women face along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Austin-area immigrants and people in careers affiliated with immigration...
The University’s Peace Corps organization is working to increase the number of volunteers it recruits after seeing a decrease in volunteers over the past year.
During an open house in the International...
Developing more interactive, visual and user-friendly maps could help academic researchers better communicate their findings, according Suzanne Blier, a Harvard professor.
Blier, an African and...
To better understand the threat ISIS poses, a UT professor and guest lecturer explained how they believe United States action during the Persian Gulf War contributed to the formation and spread of the...
Drought conditions aside, Texas faces a potential water crisis because of the increase in urban populations, according to a lecture the Humanities Institute presented Tuesday.
As Texas looks at...
Researchers from the University’s Energy Institute are working on a way to decrease the costs and risks associated with using electricity in both homes and public buildings.
Three panelists...
Surgeons John Uecker and Jayson Aydelotte discussed their experiences as general surgeons in war zone medical units at a talk in Welch Hall on Friday.
Both doctors, who now work at University...
The Journal of Geophysical Research recognized a UT researcher this month for his work in understanding the changes occurring in the bottom layers of the ice in Greenland, a discovery that will inform...
At a talk Monday, Russian film director Yury Urnov said post-Cold War Russian theater differs from American theater in several key ways — and said Americans are much more likely to experiment with...
The LBJ Presidential Library hosted its annual Tom Johnson Lecture Series on Thursday, recognizing baseball Hall of Famer Henry “Hank” Aaron.
Johnson served as executive assistant to President...
A Wake Forest University assistant professor spoke Monday at the College of Liberal Arts Building about how racial tensions impact the passage of welfare programs.
Hana Brown, who works in...
Vaibhav Bahadur, mechanical engineering assistant professor, and the team he leads won first place at the Society of Petroleum Engineering’s R&D competition because of work to make electrical...
The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies invited James Koranyi, a history lecturer at Durham University in the United Kingdom, to discuss his book, which is still in progress, on British...
Psychology professor William Swann Jr. and Oxford University professor Harvey Whitehouse conducted research on the strength of bonds developed by rebels on the front lines during the Libyan revolution...
Emma Flatt, author and assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke at the Institute of Historical Studies on Monday about her upcoming book, which focuses on...
The Blanton Museum of Art hosted artist Doris Salcedo for a lecture Friday and to celebrate the opening of an exhibit of Salcedo’s work.
According to museum director Simone Wicha, the Blanton...
George Annas, public health professor at Boston University, said during a lecture in Townes Hall on Monday that human rights could be in danger as technology advances.
Annas has extensive experience...
Urban designer Jana McCann spoke at a forum in Goldsmith Hall on Friday about the development projects she has worked on in the Austin area.
At the event hosted by the School of Architecture, McCann,...
The Blanton Museum of Art announced Thursday the creation of its National Leadership Board, which will replace the role of its Museum Council in providing feedback to the on-campus museum.
Kathleen...
In a talk hosted by the Department of Sociology, a visiting politics and international relations assistant professor said revolutions were associated with violent actions for many centuries. But a shift...
As part of the ongoing Austin Arts and Service Celebration, BR McDonald, founder of the Veteran Artist Program, moderated a discussion Friday at the SAC with Austin-based veteran artists Jenn Hassin and...
During a lecture at Rainey Hall on Thursday, information professor emeritus David Gracy talked about the long history of document forgery.
Gracy has spent much of his life working with historical...
For the 56th year, the Texas Exes alumni association recognized the work of UT alumni through its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Awards.
The 2014 recipients included former football player Earl Campbell,...
Marc Pierce, Germanic studies associate professor, discussed the influence of linguist Charles Hockett’s works on the field at a colloquium by the Department of Linguistics on Monday.
Pierce...
Kenneth Land, sociology professor at Duke University, discussed the social indicators movement during a lecture at the Population Research Center’s “Brown Bag Seminars” on Friday.
According...
The College of Pharmacy and the Forty Acres Pharmacy partnered with UTPD on Saturday to collect expired or unused medications as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
From 10 a.m.-2...
Author and professor Charles Walker discussed his new book, “The Tupac Amaru Rebellion” at an event Monday in Garrison Hall.
Walker’s book is a nonfiction account of a Spanish...
BP donated $120,000 to the Jackson School of Geosciences’ GeoFORCE program Tuesday, bringing the total amount the oil and gas company has donated to the program to $1 million since 2007.
GeoFORCE...
A local fast food restaurant chain added a new festivity to UT football games this season — a jetpack landing.
The flight, sponsored by Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shakes, replaced the...
After the first day of school Wednesday, the class of 2018 and other students gathered at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium to ring in the new football season at the “Texas Kickoff Rally.”
The...
