The College of Liberal Arts has expanded its synchronous massive online course offerings for the fall semester by an additional course for fall semester.   The SMOC format was launched in fall 2013...

A group of UT students participated in the “Texas Stands with Gaza” protest of more than 3,000 at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday. Saturday’s protest was the most recent of five...

Gov. Rick Perry announced on Monday he will deploy 1,000 state National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border. According to a statement issued by Perry’s office, the troops will work alongside...

Neuroscience researchers at the University reported they successfully prevented mutant worms from becoming intoxicated by alcohol in “The Journal of Neuroscience” in July. The researchers...

In an unexpected decision, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa announced President William Powers Jr. will remain in his position until June 2, 2015 in a statement on Wednesday. Cigarroa previously...

Students in a women’s engineering group at UT became the first people to test how a new material burns in microgravity in early June. The six students, members of the Cockrell School of Engineering’s...

UT physicists have invented a new method, called Magnetically Activated and Guided Isotope Separation, or MAGIS, to increase efficiency, affordability and environmental sustainability of stable isotope...

Kedra Ishop, vice provost and director of admissions, is leaving her position at the University in July after working in the admissions office for 16 years. Ishop is resigning to become the associate...

The University’s Center for Frontiers of Subsurface Energy Security, led by engineering professor Larry W. Lake, received a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, also known as the...