British Petroleum announced Thursday that it will give $4 million to the University to fund research focused on industry projects in the oil and gas fields in various departments of the Cockrell School...
The Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis released the first in a series of reports on primary and secondary education in September.
The first report focuses on informing policy makers and...
International students crafted jack-o’-lanterns for the first time Tuesday at a pumpkin carving event put on by Partnerships to Advance Language Study and Cultural Exchange.
The student exchange...
Today, President William Powers Jr. was elected chair of the Association of American Universities. His term begins immediately and lasts for one year. Powers will continue to serve in his capacity as UT’s...
For seven years, Joseph Michael Pasqua has worked as a police officer and safety coordinator at the McDonald Observatory as the sole representative of UTPD in Fort Davis.
The observatory —...
UT’s search for a new athletic director will be facilitated by a seven-member advisory committee appointed by President William Powers Jr. Former athletic director DeLoss Dodds announced his retirement...
Rejecting the nationally recognized holiday of Columbus Day, the Native American and Indigenous Student Association celebrated Indigenous People’s Day on Monday with an event to raise awareness of...
As part of the search for a new athletics director after current men’s head athletics director DeLoss Dodds announced his retirement earlier this month, President William Powers Jr. named an advisory...
The number of cyber attacks targeted at the University’s resources has been steadily increasing over the past few years, in keeping with a national trend, according to Cam Beasley, Information Technology...
UT students and staff tip-toed through UTPD’s headquarters as part of the department’s Citizen Police Academy while officers responded to live dispatch calls.
The 11th session of the Citizen...
Two species of mice found in the mountains of Central America sing to mark their territory, according to a new study by UT researchers.
This finding came after postdoctoral student Bret Pasch researched...
While many would predict humans develop more as they age through experiences rather than through gene development, recent studies by psychology professors Elliot Tucker-Drob and Paige Harden and psychology...
In a discussion on the role that race and other minority statuses play in creating art, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz said he felt UT students should be more concerned about the societal implication...
After using Blackboard for 13 years, UT professors and students will make the switch to Canvas, a new learning management system.
Blackboard will be completely phased out by August 2015. Last...
A woman was attacked while running on a hike-and-bike trail near Interstate 35 on Monday morning. Her suspected attacker, a 20-year-old man, was taken into custody later that day.
Austin...
Joining the ranks of Facebook and Twitter, UT is launching its own social network to help connect students to organizations and resources on campus.
Called HornsLink, the network allows students to...
After a military coup in Egypt, college students participating in the Arabic Flagship program in Alexandria are being relocated to Meknes, Morocco for the remainder of their year abroad.
The program...
Although today’s tattoos serve aesthetically pleasing or emotional purposes, the tattoos of the future have the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry if aerospace engineering assistant...
For the first time, the UT Co-op is partnering with a UT student to make a new fashion line.
The UT Co-op is expanding its line of womens clothing with pieces designed by a UT student. Blake Love, a...
LT Robinson had never heard the General Order #3 , the order that freed enslaved persons in Texas, until Tuesday.
Robinson, a native Texan who is black, said hearing the order two...
More than a million books from UT and Texas A&M University will have a new, shared home in Bryan, Texas.
The $6.3 million dollar Joint Library Facility officially opened Friday and will free up...
