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Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducts Vince Young

Sabrina Tran April 9, 2018

On Saturday night, former Texas quarterback Vince Young was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco. Young was a star member of the football team at Madison High School in Houston. He solidified...

WATCH: Coaches dressed as bunnies infiltrate field at Texas football practice

Sabrina Tran April 2, 2018

This Easter Sunday, Texas Football tweeted a clip of a couple of bunnies showing no mercy to Longhorn players at Saturday’s practice. Wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator Drew Mehringer...

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Carrington continues to roast on social media

Sabrina Tran March 26, 2018

Lots of attention has been on Texas football’s Bryan Carrington recently. Carrington joined the Texas football staff from Houston with head coach Tom Herman in November 2016, taking over the 10th...

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Andrew Jones appears on 40 Acres for first time since cancer diagnosis

Sabrina Tran March 19, 2018

Andrew’s back, tell a friend. Sophomore guard Andrew Jones, who has been battling leukemia since January, had a good time at the Texas women’s NCAA Tournament game. Fans got a glimpse of him...

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ESPN’s Joe Lunardi: Texas one of last four teams in NCAA Tournament

Sabrina Tran March 6, 2018

According to an updated bracket from ESPN, Texas and USC are expected to face off for a play-in game to the NCAA Tournament. After a big overtime win against No. 20 West Virginia this past Saturday, the...

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Off-season football takes: Orlando’s contract, 2019 recruiting and beef with A&M

Sabrina Tran February 27, 2018

Good news for Texas defense Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando’s contract was approved by the Board of Regents on Feb. 22. Orlando has earned a $1.7 million salary increase through 2021. It’d...

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Nothing but net for Andrew Jones despite leukemia diagnosis

Sabrina Tran February 12, 2018

Texas basketball sophomore guard Andrew Jones has been keeping his head up since his leukemia diagnosis in January. Throughout the start of the month, Jones has been periodically posting videos and...

Students search for new antibiotics

Sabrina Tran November 10, 2017

Students are learning how to fight bacteria with antibiotic-producing bacteria and looking for new antibiotics in Antibiotics: Research and Function, a research stream run by the College of Natural Sciences. Bacterial...

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Students search for new antibiotics

Sabrina Tran November 9, 2017

Students are learning how to fight bacteria with antibiotic-producing bacteria and looking for new antibiotics in Antibiotics: Research and Function, a research stream run by the College of Natural Sciences. Bacterial...

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Former Jackson School of Geosciences undergraduate rewrites geological history

Sabrina Tran October 26, 2017

Until this summer, scientists thought that an ancient millipede, Pneumodesmus newmani, was the oldest air-breathing land animal. However, a former Jackson School of Geosciences student came up with a creative...

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UT researchers study Hurricane Harvey’s effects

Sabrina Tran October 19, 2017

After Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf coast of Texas in August, researchers from the UT Institute for Geophysics studied what impact the hurricane had on the coast itself. The researchers collected data...

Natural Sciences Week: Five events to celebrate science scholarship

Sabrina Tran October 13, 2017

Next week, the Natural Sciences Council, NSC, is presenting its annual Natural Sciences Week to recognize students, organizations and initiatives within the College of Natural Sciences. Check out these...

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Mars research finds evidence of vast bodies of water

Sabrina Tran October 5, 2017

A team of researchers from the Jackson School of Geosciences has found evidence of a large, fluctuating body of water in a sedimentary basin on Mars. Geological studies graduate student Benjamin Cardenas,...

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UT research labs use lasers to treat anxiety

Sabrina Tran September 28, 2017

Two UT labs focusing on anxiety and lasers are working together to determine if infrared lasers directed at the brain can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety. Psychology professor Michael Telch, who...

When heat approaches, watch for cockroaches

Sabrina Tran September 15, 2017

Austin’s hottest month to date was March of this year, according to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. The unceasing summer heat ushered in many outdoor memories for Austin...

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