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![Underpaid@UT anuncia su decisión de sindicarse](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CARLAGARCIALEIJA_UNDERPAIDATUT-1200x800.png)
Underpaid@UT anuncia su decisión de sindicarse
Sowmya Sridhar and Mariela Villela
• April 20, 2024
![Underpaid@UT announces decision to unionize](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CARLAGARCIALEIJA_UNDERPAIDATUT-1200x800.png)
Underpaid@UT announces decision to unionize
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• April 18, 2024
![Junior Social Work major Fabiola Amaya takes the newly operational grocery shuttle from Duren Residence Hall to HEB on Sunday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-24-24_GroceryShuttleLaunch_MiyaTanner003-1-1200x800.jpg)
UT Food Security Agency launches grocery shuttle pilot program
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 27, 2024
![From left, Ryan Streeter moderates a debate with New York Times writers Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg. The debate, Is Liberalism Doomed? took place on Friday in the Alumni Center as part of the Civil Discord series.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-22-24_civil-discord-liberalism_medha-sarin-1200x668.jpg)
Speakers discuss if liberalism is doomed at Civil Discord Symposium
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 23, 2024
![The tower on Wednesday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/021424_Deposition_LorianneWillett.jpg)
Speakers debate role of anti-racism on university campuses as part of Civil Discord Symposium
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 23, 2024
![UT researcher studies how use of voice assistants can drive children’s learning](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-3-24_AILearning_EmmaGeorge.jpeg)
UT researcher studies how use of voice assistants can drive children’s learning
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 4, 2024
![Panelists (left to right) Tina Alexander, Taylor Payne, and Kim Watts discuss student mental health on Feb. 26, 2024 in UTC 3.104.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-27-24_MentalHealthPanel_ChampersFu-1200x802.jpg)
Panelists discuss mental health in Black community in honor of Black History Month
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• February 28, 2024
![Students wield virtual reality for social change at Social Impact BuildFest](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-20-24_buildfest_Courtesy-of-Maya-Maldonado-Martin-1200x800.jpg)
Students wield virtual reality for social change at Social Impact BuildFest
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 20, 2024
![UT researchers contribute to knowledge on long COVID](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-13-24_long-covid_Carla-Garcia-Leija-1200x670.png)
UT researchers contribute to knowledge on long COVID
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 14, 2024
![Soncia Reagins-Lilly, former vice president for student affairs, announces retirement from University](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-6-24_vp-retirement_courtesy-of-Marsha-Miller-1.jpg)
Soncia Reagins-Lilly, former vice president for student affairs, announces retirement from University
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 8, 2024
![UT researchers in process of creating new drug delivery methods to help treat brain diseases](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-22-23_drug-delivery-research_Rong-Hua-Wang-1200x1200.png)
UT researchers in process of creating new drug delivery methods to help treat brain diseases
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• October 23, 2023
![UT researchers to host datathon to collect data on fines, fees](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-18-23_datathon_Angela-Leon.jpeg)
UT researchers to host datathon to collect data on fines, fees
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• October 19, 2023
![UT researchers join collaborative research project to study brain connections](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-12-23_NIH_Breyona-Mitchell-1200x1200.png)
UT researchers join collaborative research project to study brain connections
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• October 13, 2023
![UT researchers receive grant to apply principles of human vision, learning to autonomous robots](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-4-23_NSF-ai_Ana-Campos.jpg)
UT researchers receive grant to apply principles of human vision, learning to autonomous robots
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• October 4, 2023
![Rhetoric and Writing professor Donnie Sackey received an $8,000 University grant earlier this month towards climate change initiatives.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-26-23_DrSackey_ManooSirivelu-1200x819.jpg)
Liberal Arts professor joins Planet Texas 2050 to further work on environmental justice, communication
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• September 26, 2023
![Researchers find link between social factors, water quality risks](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-20-23_watertower_AlishaDulaney-1200x800.jpeg)
Researchers find link between social factors, water quality risks
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• September 20, 2023
![Researchers discover mechanisms underlying rapid changes from drought to floods](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-11-23_drought_Emma-Berke-1200x1184.png)
Researchers discover mechanisms underlying rapid changes from drought to floods
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• September 11, 2023
![Researchers analyze patients’ experiences after Planned Parenthood services terminated from Medicaid](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-3-23_AmbientPortrait_LorianneWillett-5-1200x801.jpg)
Researchers analyze patients’ experiences after Planned Parenthood services terminated from Medicaid
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• September 7, 2023
![Mellon Foundation provides $1.5 million grant to audiovisual annotation platform](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-4-23_AV-annotate_Amara-Lopez-1200x1200.png)
Mellon Foundation provides $1.5 million grant to audiovisual annotation platform
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• September 5, 2023
![National reading proficiency in students dropped post-pandemic, UT researchers find](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8-22-23_covid-19-effects_alexa-zimmermann.jpg)
National reading proficiency in students dropped post-pandemic, UT researchers find
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• August 22, 2023
![UT researcher launches Water Resources Podcast to discuss global water issues](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_2113.png)
UT researcher launches Water Resources Podcast to discuss global water issues
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• April 16, 2023
![NASA selects UT researchers to lead new Quantum Pathways Institute](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Image-from-iOS.jpg)
NASA selects UT researchers to lead new Quantum Pathways Institute
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 29, 2023
![Mental health resources to push away mid-semester blues](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mental-health-listicle-900x900.png)
Mental health resources to push away mid-semester blues
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 20, 2023
![UT and Harvard researchers study the impact of climate change on plankton](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image.jpeg-900x880.jpg)
UT and Harvard researchers study the impact of climate change on plankton
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• March 5, 2023
![UT researchers building Global Disinformation Policy Database, collection of laws related to misinformation](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3870-900x675.jpg)
UT researchers building Global Disinformation Policy Database, collection of laws related to misinformation
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 22, 2023
![Texas SMARTTrack initiative aims to make roadways safer, introduce autonomous cars](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-15-23_SmartTrack_AssadMalik-2-900x600.jpg)
Texas SMARTTrack initiative aims to make roadways safer, introduce autonomous cars
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 15, 2023
![La Fundación Mellon otorga fondos para 3 proyectos de artes liberales](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCF8514-900x600.jpg)
La Fundación Mellon otorga fondos para 3 proyectos de artes liberales
Sowmya Sridhar and Alexa Leon
• February 12, 2023
![Mellon Foundation grants funding for 3 liberal arts projects](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSCF8514-900x600.jpg)
Mellon Foundation grants funding for 3 liberal arts projects
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 8, 2023
![UT-Austin researchers building digital platform to help young adults manage asthma](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-31-23_CampusCura-1-900x675.jpeg)
UT-Austin researchers building digital platform to help young adults manage asthma
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• February 1, 2023
![UT researchers receive grant to use fitness wearables to study dementia risk factors](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-25-23_Alzheimers_GraceCao-900x675.jpeg)
UT researchers receive grant to use fitness wearables to study dementia risk factors
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• January 25, 2023
![UT researchers receive grant to create technology for cellular bonding studies](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-11-23_CellularBonding_EmmaBurke-900x878.png)
UT researchers receive grant to create technology for cellular bonding studies
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• January 11, 2023
![UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-01-22_3dprinter-file_9-8-22_library_Julius-Shieh_IMG_7986-900x506.jpg)
UT researchers receive grant to study nanoscale 3D printing
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• December 19, 2022
![SFA Board of Regents votes to join UT System pending approval of state legislature](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-30-22_sfa-ut-system_marissa-kapp-900x670.png)
SFA Board of Regents votes to join UT System pending approval of state legislature
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• December 1, 2022
UT researchers’ policy paper identifies potential solutions for cognitive impairment crisis
Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter
• November 15, 2022
![UT researchers develop electrode to rehabilitate stroke patients at home](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-20-22_electrode_Hingis-Chang-900x613.jpg)
UT researchers develop electrode to rehabilitate stroke patients at home
Sowmya Sridhar, News Reporter
• October 21, 2022
![UT researchers analyze internet usage of older adults during pandemic](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-13-22_adultstechnology_Julieta-Cruz-900x900.png)
UT researchers analyze internet usage of older adults during pandemic
Sowmya Sridhar, News Reporter
• October 14, 2022
![Study reveals link between discrimination, cognitive impairment in Hispanic adults](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-11-22_elizabeth-munoz-portrait_Julius-Shieh-900x600.jpg)
Study reveals link between discrimination, cognitive impairment in Hispanic adults
Sowmya Sridhar, News Reporter
• October 11, 2022
![UT researchers studying intersection of trauma, genetics in development of bipolar disorder](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9-26-22-bipolar-study-Audrey-Braugh-900x472.png)
UT researchers studying intersection of trauma, genetics in development of bipolar disorder
Sowmya Sridhar, News General Reporter
• September 27, 2022