The Austin City Council approved the renewal of an agreement with the University on Thursday to help improve birth outcomes and maternal health for women of color.  The agreement gave the University...

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously approved a change in its free speech policy on Aug. 22 that prevents the system and UT institutions from adopting an opinion on political or social “issues...

The UT Outpost distributed 43 tons of food to students last academic year, according to the Division of Student Affairs’ Annual Impact Report, marking an approximate three-times increase since 2022. The...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de abril del 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs. Polaroids, baratijas y una entrada arrancada...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 22 de abril de 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariela Villela. En octubre surgió un movimiento para boicotear...

A movement to boycott Starbucks surged in October when talk of the company’s support for Israel began circulating online and on campus. By February, sales in every campus shop with Starbucks licensing...

Polaroids, trinkets and a ripped-out diary entry with a doodle of a 50-foot oak tree canopied over a residence hall filled a small metal time capsule on Thursday as residents gave a formal goodbye...

Ten members of the United States Congress signed an open letter to Texas universities on April 8 urging them to provide additional funds to students affected by a glitch in the Free Application for Federal...

The Environmental Justice Collective registered as a student organization to continue their mission of addressing inequity in environmentalism while still complying with Senate Bill 17, which banned diversity,...

As the semiconductor industry grows in Austin, the University announced a new master’s degree program and collaborative Semiconductor Training Center to better prepare students for the field at the end...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de abril por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Jessica Nino. El Consejo municipal cambiará el nombre de la casa de baños...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de abril del 2024 por Erika Pernis, Emma Nguyen, Matthew Gomez y Pili Saravia, y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez. Miles...

The City Council will rename the Barton Springs bathhouse after the first Black woman to jump in the springs in 1960.  Joan Means Khabele was part of one of the first integrated classes at Austin...

Thousands of viewers, from the UT community and beyond, gathered on campus Monday to watch the first total solar eclipse in Austin since 1397. 11:00 “Here Comes the Sun'' by The Beatles blared...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 1 de abril por Pili Saravia y Naina Srivastava  y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. El gobernador Greg Abbott planea...

After the University dismissed two teaching assistants from their positions in November for sending a Canvas message about the Israel-Hamas war, they spent the next four months defending their case to...

Gov. Greg Abbott plans to implement more compliance measures for Senate Bill 17 during the next legislative session to ensure a complete ban on diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, offices...

Nagruk Harcharek, president of The Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat, said meeting with and valuing communities near drilling sites helped the Willow oil drilling project succeed at a panel during UT Energy...

On the northern edge of campus sits Whitis Court, a quiet residence hall made up of six two-story buildings, all connected by a courtyard. Last month, The University of Texas System Board of Regents authorized...

UT professors discussed the state of the University in relation to concepts like liberalism, antiracism and diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday during Contested Discourse, an event co-sponsored by...

Increasing housing availability and reducing zoning regulations are steps Texas policymakers can take to increase housing affordability, panelists said at a nationwide pro-housing conference on Feb. 26.  Previously...

Reducing the distance between destinations, improving public transport and electrifying vehicles could help address the housing, transportation and environmental issues in Austin, panelists said at a housing-affordability...

Over 1,500 people from across the nation packed the Church of Scientology on Guadalupe Street to celebrate the building’s grand reopening on Saturday after almost seven years of renovations and delays,...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. El Departamento de Parques y Recreación de Austin...

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department unanimously voted to name the Barton Springs bathhouse after civil rights activist Joan Means Khabele on Monday. This item will now move to the City Council...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 23 de febrero de 2024 por Pili Saravia y Abby Breyfogle y fue traducido al español por Arianna Lopez.  El departamento de planificación...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 20 de febrero de 2024 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariela Villela.  El Proyecto MALES, una iniciativa dedicada...

Austin’s Planning Department launched a new Equity-Based Preservation Plan on Feb. 6 which aims to capture Austin’s full culture by preserving historical buildings that have previously been overlooked....

Project MALES, an initiative dedicated to understanding and decreasing educational disparities for Latinx men through research and mentoring programs, left the Division of Campus and Community engagement...

University Junior High, which currently houses the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will face demolition in June to make space for a new football training facility, Athletics Director Chris Del Conte...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. Hacer oír sus voces, reunirse con aliados, votar...

Rowdy teenage students filled the chairs of Katie Holbrook’s early 2000s classroom when she began teaching. When she struggled to get the teenagers to pay attention and take notes, Holbrook’s mentor...

Higher education institutions in Texas saw a $4.3 billion increase in state-allocated funds during  the 88th legislative session, according to a national report.  The report from the State Higher...

Make voices heard, come together with allies, vote down the entire ballot and attack the thing universities care about the most: funding, speakers said at the Texas Student Caucus hosted by the Onyx Honor...

After over a month of being investigated by the University, Evan Scope Crafts faced three choices: accept a two-semester probation, prove he did not commit any violations or appeal all consequences.  Scope...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 9 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. El sistema de bicicletas de Austin se modernizará y...

Austin’s bike system will modernize and expand after CapMetro approved a contract partnering with a bike share system company on Jan. 29. The partnership will add new locations across Austin and replace...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 6 de febrero por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez. UT anunció la apertura del Centro de IA Generativa de Texas...

UT announced the opening of the Texas Center for Generative AI on Jan. 25, a center that aims to advance research in the use of AI in healthcare, biosciences, engineering and image and language processing....

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,...

Four student protesters face investigation by the University and possible expulsion after entering the dean of the School of Social Work’s office to protest two teaching assistants being relieved of...

The Latina/x and Indigenous Leadership Institute lost University funding and faculty advisor help due to Senate Bill 17 banning all diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public Texas universities...

As a first-generation American, an anonymous junior said she trudged through high school longing for a helping hand in navigating unfamiliar processes, like submitting transcripts. Once she started at...

The implementation of Senate Bill 17 on Jan. 1 signaled the fall of diversity, equity and inclusion practices on campus.  Because of SB 17, the University must reform hiring practices to be color-blind...

Ray Almgren grew up in a burnt orange and white room with a poster of former Texas running back Earl Campbell on the wall. He routinely ushered for section 105 of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium...

Two Steve Hicks School of Social Work teaching assistants were relieved of their positions on Nov. 22 after they sent a Canvas message to their students expressing disapproval of the University’s response...

A los residentes de Austin les preocupa que la expansión planeada de la Interestatal 35 pueda repetir el rol histórico de la segregación de la ciudad. En 1928, Austin empujó a los residentes afroamericanos...

A+ Federal Credit Union launched its annual scholarship program from Nov. 1 to Feb. 2, 2024 and will award 60 recipients with $2,000 to relieve financial burdens for parents and students.  In 1949,...

Austin residents worry that the planned expansion of Interstate 35 could repeat the road’s role in the historical segregation of the city.  In 1928, Austin forced Black residents to the east side...

Chants, screams and honks filled the streets at 4:30 a.m. at the 24th and Nueces Street Starbucks, where a group of employees formed a picket line protesting for workers’ rights in a nationwide movement...

Kennadie Kusbel moved from the Rio Grande Valley to Austin in 2022 after finding a one-bedroom apartment three miles from campus through a Facebook post. With rising housing costs, she said she would not...

Students walked out of class at noon on Thursday in solidarity with Palestine, gathering at Gregory Gym Plaza and calling for an acknowledgment of Palestinian, Muslim and Arab students and for UT to...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de noviembre del 2023 por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs. "La expansión de la autopista no es la solución",...

“Highway expansion is not the solution,” hundreds of Austinites chanted outside of Sanchez Elementary School on Nov. 5 in opposition to the expansion of Interstate-35 with claims it would further divide...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 30 de octubre por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa La ciudad propuso un cambio a las restricciones de vivienda...

The city proposed a change to Austin’s current housing restrictions by altering single-family zoning at the Oct. 26 City Council meeting, where many UT students spoke about the potential changes.  Pitched...

A pile of debris, left behind by a 2018 landslide, interrupts the trail along Shoal Creek from West 24th Street to 2800 Shoal Creek Blvd., detouring pedestrians and cyclists. Through September and October,...

The Red River Food Fight, a competitive food drive held in September between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, played on the classic rivalry to bring more than 8,000 pounds in donations...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas sent out several notices in the past few weeks asking residents to conserve power due to high temperatures that caused power outages surrounding campus. According...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 11 de septiembre por Olivia Dilley y Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Hannah Garza.  UT da la bienvenida al crecimiento en...

UT welcomes growth in response to today’s changing environment by attracting students and faculty with great talent, University President Jay Hartzell said in his annual State of the University Address...

Rosana Carroll stood in an unoccupied lot in the Hancock neighborhood north of campus, feeding approximately 60 stray cats two and a half years ago. She said she feeds the now neutered remaining 30 cats...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 5 de septiembre por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Mariana Flores-Sosa. Luego de una junta sobre financiamiento de vivienda...

Following a five-item housing finance meeting, The Austin City Council discussed affordable housing, pride flags and new homelessness initiatives in a meeting Aug. 31. The Austin Housing Finance Corporation...

Women in Central Texas experience double the national wage gap, earning 40% less than men, according to an Austin Community Foundation report.  This gender wage gap affects housing, education and economic...

Mayor Kirk Watson signed a wildfire disaster declaration on Aug. 15 after prolonged hot and dry weather conditions put the city at “critical risk of wildfire,” according to a press release. “A...

Students gained confidence, lost workplace fear and learned professionalism in the newly expanded Home To Texas, a University program that stretches in-state internship opportunities to first-year students’...

Content Warning: Mention of abortion. Almost two years after Senate Bill 8, which banned abortion after six weeks, passed, three women stood in a Travis County courtroom. They urged for clarity in the...

Ever since its construction in 1985, project manager Keith Westmoreland said the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (CPE) building, while full of interconnected faculty and students, felt disjointed and...

At 11 p.m. on Aug. 17 — four days before the first day of classes on Aug. 21 — Rambler sent an email informing future residents that their move-in was delayed. It stated that residents would move in...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 7 de agosto por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. En lugar de firmar anuarios y despedirse con abrazos, los...

Instead of signing yearbooks and hugging goodbye, high school freshmen ended the 2019-2020 school year with Zoom calls and isolation when COVID-19 canceled in-person classes. Some of these students...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Erika Ruiz. Después que el estado de Texas prohibiera el uso de la aplicación...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 24 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Karen Flores. El ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Austin discutió 196 artículos...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 20 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos. David Mohrig, decano asociado de geología para investigación,...

UT’s Office of Admissions launched an updated website this month with new features and better accessibility just in time for new student applications opening on Aug. 1. Joey Williams, director of...

After the state of Texas banned TikTok on state devices and networks — including at public universities like UT — a group of professors who said the law imposed on their First Amendment rights...

The Austin City Council discussed 196 items on July 20, including modifying SMART housing policies, reducing the city’s oversight in the watershed department and increasing infrastructure for middle-class...

David Mohrig, geology associate dean for research, said high water use in Austin causes water levels in Lake Travis to decrease significantly.  Rainwater Tech, a geoengineering company, plans on...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 13 de julio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Amy DonJuan. TFF Pharmaceuticals recibió una subvención de $2.97 millones...

TFF Pharmaceuticals received a $2.97 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a universal influenza vaccine using a “thin film freezing” technology...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 29 de junio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Jessica Roca. La empresa de entretenimiento Live Nation y plataforma de...

Entertainment company Live Nation and ticket platform Ticketmaster pledged to display tickets’ full prices up front rather than at the end of the checkout process, according to a June 15 announcement...

The UT Austin Subreddit went offline alongside thousands of other Subreddits protesting Reddit’s decision on June 12 to charge third-party users. The Subreddit went public again on June 20.  “We...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de junio por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Alyssa Ramos. Poco después de que el COVID-19 azotara el Norteamerica,...

Soon after COVID-19 hit North America, sociology professor Gloria González-López joined a Zoom meeting about sexual violence against women in Mexico. A couple of men joined the meeting without permission...

Nota del editor: una versión anterior de esta historia incluía una descripción inexacta de los pétalos y los materiales de los que están hechos. Se han realizado cambios para describirlos con...

University Housing and Dining plans on renewing their composting contract and adding compost bins in dining halls for the upcoming fall semester, said Erich Geiger, executive director of residential dining...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story included an inaccurate description of the petals and the materials they are made of. Changes have been made to accurately describe them. The Texan regrets...

While most of the nation spent 2020 hoarding hand sanitizer and toilet paper, Jason McLellan kept his head down and went back to his research. After all, he anticipated the virus almost six years earlier,...

The design of roads surrounding campus poses a threat to pedestrian and cyclist safety, according to urban studies professor Greg Anderson. This creates a domino effect as their struggles for safety threaten...

The Willow Project, approved by the Biden administration on March 13, is one of the biggest oil drilling projects in U.S. history. ConocoPhillips, which heads the Willow Project, has worked with the UT...

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas granted UT’s Lee Lab $1 million to strengthen skin cancer research last month following breakthroughs in understanding how melanoma develops. The...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 2 de marzo por Pili Saravia y fue traducido al español por Maria Fernanda Castro La Universidad de A&M y UT unieron fuerzas para...

Texas A&M University and UT joined forces to push for increased allocation of research funds, more mental health resources and aids to student affordability from the Texas Legislature. “We’re...

University researchers partnered with the Austin Fire Department to strengthen responses to fires and analyze the smoke’s environmental impact in various communities to instill a proper plan for communities...

The City of Austin partnered with the Jackson School of Geosciences to explore the future of Texas’ water and aid in the city’s battle against future droughts.  Led by geological science professor...

The UT Energy Institute is partnering with global oil companies to fund research plans that focus on sustainable energy, a collaboration that works toward mitigating the carbon footprint of the corporations. Oil...

Three professors from across the country united in the Andes Mountains to find the cause of the range’s varied width. They found the subsiding of the plate tectonics caused the odd shape of the range...