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All content by Molly McIlhinney
Following pushback from Congress, TikTok’s data is moving to Texas

Following pushback from Congress, TikTok’s data is moving to Texas

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter April 10, 2023

Last month, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress after federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the app’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party and an ensuing threat to U.S. data security.  The...

UT, Texas A&M researchers give ‘palm reading’ new meaning

UT, Texas A&M researchers give ‘palm reading’ new meaning

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter March 29, 2023

In a recent paper published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, a team of UT and Texas A&M researchers detailed how electronic tattoos and emerging technology used to monitor the health...

Dell Medical School y Austin Community College se unen para abrir una clínica de salud mental

Dell Medical School y Austin Community College se unen para abrir una clínica de salud mental

Molly Mcilhinney and Jessica Nino February 22, 2023

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 19 de febrero por Molly Mcilhinney y fue traducido al español por Jessica Nino. El Amplify Center, un producto de asociación entre...

Dell Medical School and Austin Community College unite to open mental health clinic

Dell Medical School and Austin Community College unite to open mental health clinic

Molly Mcilhinney, General News Reporter February 19, 2023

The Amplify Center, a product of a partnership between Dell Medical School and Austin Community College, opened on Feb. 9 at ACC’s Eastview Campus. The center, a subpart of Dell Medical School’s...

ChatGPT: Plagiarism device or educational tool?

ChatGPT: Plagiarism device or educational tool?

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter February 1, 2023

This spring marks the first full semester that UT students can take classes with access to ChatGPT, an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to generate text. Following its release to the public...

UT alumnus sues Texas medical schools over admission policies

UT alumnus sues Texas medical schools over admission policies

Molly Mcilhinney, General News Reporter January 23, 2023

The American First Legal Foundation’s Center for Legal Equality filed a class-action lawsuit on Jan. 10, claiming unfair admissions practices against six Texas medical schools and their top faculty,...

Country Music Television set to become another hot tourist weekend, promoting economic benefit for Austin

Country Music Television set to become another hot tourist weekend, promoting economic benefit for Austin

Molly McIlhinney, General news reporter November 22, 2022

On Nov. 2, country star Kelsea Ballerini joined Carrie Underwood on stage during her concert at the Moody Center to announce the Country Music Television Awards’ move to Austin after a two decade run...

UT students create new app to find local events

UT students create new app to find local events

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter November 2, 2022

With a large number of UT events and parties every week, the clutter can be overwhelming. Students have designed GroupMes, posters and social media accounts to share these gatherings, but mathematics junior...

Ticket, security problems at DKR stadium this football season

Ticket, security problems at DKR stadium this football season

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter October 31, 2022

Cheering on the Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is a tradition that UT students often look forward to from the moment they receive their “Gone to Texas” poster.  But for many...

$26 million investment to aid renovation, restoration of UT Tower

$26 million investment to aid renovation, restoration of UT Tower

Molly McIlhinney, News General Reporter October 20, 2022

UT President Jay Hartzell announced the UT Tower will soon undergo a renovation and restoration project during his State of the University address on Sept. 20.  The plan marks the first renovation...

UTeach program expands to UT Permian Basin

UTeach program expands to UT Permian Basin

Molly McIlhinney, News General Reporter October 13, 2022

Editor's note: A previous version of this story attributed a quote to Chris Turner, but has been correctly reattributed to John Turner. In 1997 the University established UTeach, a certification program...

Dell Medical School funding source Central Health adjusts budget after loss of federal funds

Dell Medical School funding source Central Health adjusts budget after loss of federal funds

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter September 21, 2022

As a federal payment program that provides funding to hospital districts comes to an end, Travis County health care entity Central Health is rearranging its budget this fiscal year to continue providing...

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