Jorge Vara intended to get a degree in business, but his art took him down a different path.
“I had no intention of doing anything in a creative field of work,” studio art senior Vara said....
For nursing senior Ashley Saenz, snuggling with rabbit Marbles was “ear”-resistible.
Saenz, along with other nursing students, were in the School of Nursing courtyard with roughly 15 other...
People who don’t open themselves up to new career opportunities will have more regrets than those who do, said Ruth Porat, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alphabet Inc., Google’s...
In a “massive” transformation to the way it handles data, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA, is partnering with professionals in the private sector.
“I know the...
Camaraderie, conversation and collaboration. These are just a few words guiding the new LGBTQ Studies program at UT, which celebrated its launch with a Queer Camaraderie symposium.
The symposium, which...
Student Government
Campaigns for Student Government positions will take place in the spring as candidates announce their intent to run at the start of the semester and continue until voting takes place...
From President Donald Trump visiting Austin to the Speedway bricks being ripped up, here are some of the top moments during the fall.
Hurricane Harvey
Many students’ semesters were stalled...
Make sure your bike has extra locks when leaving it around Duren Residence Hall, Jester Residence Hall and the UT Administration Building, the three most common places for bike thefts, according to UTPD...
SURE Walk’s fundraiser for two new golf carts has been extended to the end of December, said Holden Hopkins, one of the SURE Walk directors.
“We just want to give people a longer opportunity...
A woman accused of burglarizing a house in Central Austin is now in Austin Police Department’s custody, according to online APD records.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Kaylee Morgan...
Austin Police Department is searching for a man suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman around the Hyde Park area Wednesday night.
“(The victim) is doing as well as she could be...
SURE Walk has quadrupled its number of fulfilled requests for rides over the past year, said Holden Hopkins, one of the SURE Walk directors.
According to SURE Walk data, in the fall of 2016, the organization...
Following recent attacks off-campus, including one where a UT student was hit in the back of the head near Harris Park, the Austin Police Department is hosting Run/Walk with APD Cops to educate the public...
Credit card skimming crimes are increasing all around the Austin area, especially at gas stations, said Mike Morgovnik, financial crime detective for the Austin Police Department.
Skimming is an electronic...
Matthew Searfoss, who is suspected of assaulting a UT student near the 7-Eleven on Guadalupe Street Tuesday, was taken into custody by APD on Thursday.
The victim claimed she was punched in the...
People can now purchase crash reports online without going to the police station, using Austin Police Department’s new online portal.
“This online tool makes purchasing crash reports more...
The Austin Police Department is rolling out body cameras to officers this week, APD Chief Brian Manley said in a Friday announcement.
“The community is going to get what it has long desired, which...
Bicyclists breaking transportation laws are too common on campus, said Le’Patrick Moore, UT Police Department Corporal.
Since transportation code treats bicycles as motor vehicles, bicyclists...
UT Police Department Lt. Laura Davis had just finished walking a woman to her car late at night when she first realized the difference between being a female cop and a male cop.
“The woman told...
Chemistry freshman Narexcy Marichalar-Elizo walked into SafeHorns’ second annual West Campus National Night Out with no idea what to expect. After walking out, she said she understands the importance...
The Austin Police Department is reviewing security for the upcoming Austin City Limits music festival in response to the Las Vegas mass shooting, APD Chief Brian Manley said.
“We live in...
The UT community will again have an opportunity to interact with the UT Police Department when the 15th session of Citizen Police Academy begins Oct. 11.
The academy is a seven-week program designed...
A UT student was assaulted off-campus this morning, according to UTPD reports.
APD and UTPD are investigating the crime, which involved the student reportedly being punched in the back of the head while...
The judge in the UT stabbing case pretrial denied the prosecutors’ second request for a mental health evaluation of murder defendant Kendrex White on Thursday.
In July, White was indicted on first-degree...
When Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston-area animal shelters in early August, Austin-based rescue shelter Austin Pets Alive answered a cry — and a bark — for help, tripling its number of foster...
Austin Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for the suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man during an apparent road rage incident near the intersection of Parmer Lane and Dessau Road.
The...
Texas Exes is currently offering 2017 graduates a special rate of $600 for a lifetime membership.
The Texas Exes is the official alumni organization for the University of Texas whose mission includes...
Out of the 16,660 housing applications filed by students for the 2016-17 school year, only 44 percent of applicants actually live on campus, according to the UT Division of Housing and Food Service.
Ryan...
Cassey Ho’s parents told her she had to be a doctor to be successful, but instead, she became a fitness instructor and the creator of the top female fitness channel on YouTube — Blogilates.
“I...
In a life dominated by uncertainty, undocumented immigrant Samuel Cervantes has become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
“My identity is politicized, so I am constantly thinking of what the...
Experimentation is the beginning of progress in education, according to James Pennebaker, executive director of Project 2021, an education innovation project.
Pennebaker introduced the latest initiative...
Eighty-seven percent of students are now in support of unassigned seating in the student sections of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, according to a survey conducted by the authors of Assembly Resolution...
The mission is simple, but the issues surrounding homeland security are becoming complex, according to James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Comey visited UT Thursday morning...
Senate of College Councils passed two pieces of legislation Thursday evening involving the current Canvas plagiarism system and VAPA credits.
The first piece of legislation, Senate Resolution 1613,...
The Senate of College Councils passed four pieces of legislation Thursday night regarding Voices Against Violence Theatre for Dialogue programs, the Senate constitution, scheduling advising appointments...
Since the beginning of his administration, President Trump has taken a stance on immigration, and UT Student Government is doing the same.
On Tuesday, UT’s University Leadership Initiative organization...
As claiming college credit through AP credit becomes increasingly popular, colleges have begun questioning whether or not the practice should even be allowed.
According to a recent article in the...
Trevante Rhodes once walked the streets of Austin as a student. Now, he’s returned as the star of an Oscar-nominated film.
Rhodes, a UT alumnus and actor in the 2016 movie “Moonlight,”...
Journalism junior Carlos Devora checked his email Tuesday morning to find an invitation to come pick up a sweet treat, or as UT students call it, a CrushGram.
“I got all warm and fuzzy,”...
The UT Campus Climate Response Team is working to develop protocols and procedures for responding to bias issues on and around campus that affect campus climate, but lacks student representation, according...
Eric Schmidt, the 19th-richest person in the tech industry, has one big piece of advice for students: to pursue what they believe in and to do it passionately.
On Monday, the former CEO of Google visited...
In 2010, Amy Lynn Cowling, a 33-year-old mother, was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanors warrant.
Upon arriving at the nearest jail, Cowling had to replace her normal medications with substitutes...
O N E E V E R Y O N E is the newest photographic portrait series commissioned by UT’s public art program, Landmarks, for the Dell Medical School.
Artist Ann Hamilton photographed over 530...
From deep inside the rainforests to the depths of the sea, our planet provides answers to our future. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his roles in films such as “The Revenant” and “Inception,”...
Miss Major is one of the original champion for transgenders women of color and is now the subject of a documentary highlighting her refusal to give up on LGBT rights.
As part of its Films in Person...
UT graduate student Morene Parten Cutler went to John F. Kennedy’s presidential inauguration in 1961 wearing a yellow dress, which students can now view at an exhibit highlighting the fashion and...
A man and woman walk from the UT observation deck into the Tower and run into a man carrying two rifles. The woman smiles and says “hello.” The man, Charles Whitman, returns the smile and asks,...
An unidentified suspect threw a rock at a window on the eastern side of the Harry Ransom Center around 3 a.m. on Saturday.
According to Cindy Posey, associate director of communications for University...
As part of National Fossil Day, the National Parks Service sponsored a celebration at the Texas Memorial Museum Wednesday intended to raise interest and appreciation among the public for fossils.
Pamela...
Derek Wang, a biology and Asian studies senior, received a call at the beginning of the semester from an anonymous number. The caller, who claimed he was from the Internal Revenue Service, told Wang he...
Although more extensive research is needed, some studies have shown correlations between the younger generation’s use of e-cigarettes and long-term harmful effects on their health, according to a...
The University of Texas system jumped from No. 7 to No. 4 on the Reuters list of the world’s most innovative universities.
According to Reuters’s analysis released last week, UT rose...
Lara Putnam, professor and chair of history at the University of Pittsburgh, spoke Wednesday at Garrison Hall on the importance of digital research and its impact on future historians’ researching...
The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit exhibit, which explores the interplay between poetry and science, opened Sept. 26 in the Perry-Castañeda Library.
This exhibit questions the assumed divide between...
Rita Charon spoke on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center about her approach to patient care. In order to cultivate empathy and understanding in the physician-patient relationship, she encourages...
Eliot Cohen, director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and Eugene Gholz, LBJ School of Public Affairs professor,...
Entrée, a free, new app that helps people decide their next meal by looking through images of appetizing dishes from nearby restaurants, is coming to Austin and is hoping to attract UT students.
The...
The Texas Student Research Showdown provides undergraduate researchers the chance battle in a two-round competition, where students present their results to peers and a panel of judges.
“This...
Michael Ledeen, author and Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discussed how fascism grew out of World War I and the impact it had on Europe, especially Italy, as a part of a...
The Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s hosted a gala on Sept. 2 to honor the legacy of the late Coach and to present the 2016 DKR Fund grant winners.
The DKR Fund grant is given out...
In high school, it’s easy to get flustered by the process of picking a university. Seniors stress out about narrowing down the colleges that fit with the careers they want to pursue and then, of...
