Community colleges have not fully tapped resources for reaching students through social networking sites, according to a report by the UT Center for Community College Student Engagement.
When Juliet García accepted the nomination for the presidency of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she didn’t realize she was making history.
The process of exonerating Claude Simmons Jr. and Chris Scott began in August 2005 with a letter Simmons sent to the UT School of Law Actual Innocence Clinic.
Bob Jensen's most recent book highlights necessity
UT journalism professor Bob Jensen wants people to use his personal spiritual struggles
to critically examine their own religion.
While Harvard University researchers found that a nation’s economic growth coincides with its population’s belief in heaven and hell, a UT professor attributes this growth, in part, to Protestant missionaries. The pair from Harvard, Rachel McCleary and Robert Barro, focused on religion’s effect on economic development and the effect of economic development on religion in their studies from 2003 and 2006.
Texas earned a failing grade on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card for the second year in a row.
Phthalate may not be a familiar word, but the plasticizer is a familiar substance found just about anywhere.
Students hoping to impress job interviewers may consider new research that emphasizes the importance of appearance in forming first impressions.
UT nursing sophomore Donald Davis remembers the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But the recent shooting at Fort Hood has more personal implications for Davis, an Iraq War veteran.
Six speakers to lecture about different aspects of UT finances, lay-offs
Both employed and recently laid-off University speakers will hold a teach-in today to discuss the roots of recent budget cuts at UT and ways to prevent further layoffs.
Angela Chen's family said they will support her filmmaking career when she becomes the next Oscar-winning Ang Lee.
One of the most influential journalists of the 20th century opened up about his experiences in news for a live interview talk show at the KLRU station on campus Friday.
LBJ library to hold dedication for third stage of renovations; Marketing association honors mentors dedicated to diversity
Trailblazing firebrand's former colleagues team to host book signing
Former Texas Observer co-editor Molly Ivins was famous in Texas for her controversial writing style and liberal opinions.
Buffalo Exchange will begin its Coats for Cubs collection drive for the Humane Society of the United States this Saturday — encouraging customers to donate their fur apparel for use as bedding for injured and orphaned wildlife.
As students struggle with exams and papers, international students have the added burden of establishing the status of their visas while pursuing their education in the U.S.
Despite improvement, environmentalists fear for state's air quality
Texas’ air pollution has decreased by 2 percent since 2004, according to a report released by Environment Texas on Thursday.
College students now have the opportunity to improve city parks while earning money and an education through the new Austin Conservation Corps.
A resolution to encourage “socially responsible” investments could force the UT System to consider a company’s human-rights history before investing in it after the Graduate Student Assembly passed the legislation Wednesday.
UT scientist receives millions to fund oceanic research project
Entrepreneur encourages students to make errors, learn from past mistakes
“Don’t be afraid to make a lot of mistakes,” said Michael Dell in the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center ballroom Wednesday afternoon. “Just don’t make the same one over and over again.”
Students carried backpacks full of old batteries, plastic bottles and tin cans to recycle on the West Mall for an early celebration of America Recycles Day. The holiday takes place nationally Nov. 15.
With the rising costs of college and the falling number of available jobs, some scholars are questioning whether America’s youth should be put on a conveyor belt directly from high school to a four-year college.
Every November, Carlos Mauricio leaves his family in California to participate in his annual “Journey for Justice” under the Stop Impurity Project he founded with fellow torture survivors Frankie Flores, Pedro Antonio Cabeza and Amilcar Carrillo.
A UT nursing professor was rewarded last week for her work teaching asthmatic children and their families to manage the lung disease.
O’Brien confronts ethnic discrimination, stresses importance of diversity
When applying for one of her first broadcast journalism jobs after graduating from Harvard University, Soledad O’Brien said the station manager asked her to change her name to something a little less difficult to pronounce.
Amid the current economic climate, student voice in the tuition-setting process is more important than ever, said Student Government President Liam O'Rourke.
UT advertising senior Kaki Gaines said she has always been passionate about fashion and jewelry design, but she never thought her passion would land her on the red carpet at the People's Choice Awards.
Of the hundreds of student organizations on campus, one more has joined the ranks.
When a student at the Veritas Forum asked how to change the mindset of a crack addict begging for money on the Drag, Vinoth Ramachandra responded by asking why people always question the poor, not the rich, when it comes to change. Ramachandra, author of several theological books and member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, spoke Wednesday night at Hogg Memorial Auditorium to address the relationship between Christianity and justice, the way humans value each other and how overindulgence perpetuates injustice.
Using a pair of tweezers, a UT graduate student carefully lifted a nylon mesh square about the size of a thumbnail out of a small flask in his team’s lab.
The Benson Latin American Collection invited the UT community to view memorabilia from all eras of Mexican cinema on Wednesday, including posters, movies, books and photographs.
Annual blood drive banks on rivalry to boost contributions
John Quinones, an ABC news anchor who grew up in San Antonio, stressed the importance of people engaging their communities and lending a helping hand to others at a book signing Wednesday.
Students eager to calculate their grade point average this semester don’t have to pull out their TI-84s, not since the introduction of the University’s new GPA calculator on the registrar’s Web site.
According to statistics, private universities may favor male applicants
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission launched an investigation Oct. 30 into possible discrimination by private liberal arts universities against women in the admissions process.
State Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-San Benito, spoke to a Foundations of Marketing class Tuesday evening about the importance of marketing oneself in all areas of life, not just in business.
Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott spoke to a crowd of 130 about state educational policies and initiatives at the annual Austin Chamber of Commerce roundtable Tuesday afternoon. His talk included topics of e-learning, accountability and college readiness.
Zombies, the longtime subjects of savage horror movies, have now become the subjects of epidemiological studies.
Almost half of UT students forward their e-mails from their University accounts directly to personal e-mail addresses, said Brad Englert, chief operating officer of UT’s Information Technology Services.
In the face of a national nurse shortage, the UT School of Nursing received a $120,000 grant to distribute scholarships to males or to students of an ethnic minority. The grant came from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on health policy.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina came to the UT campus Wednesday night in 2-inch heels and a turquoise suit.
In a talk tuesday titled “My Life in Disaster Preparedness,” a nationally known archivist spoke at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum about his experience after Hurricane Katrina and his attempts to preserve state records nationwide.
For nearly one hour after Tuesday evening’s Student Government meeting, seven members addressed the images and perceptions of SG.
Despite peace treaties ending the Second Congo War in 2003, violence and the recruitment of child soldiers for militant groups persist in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said a Congolese human rights activist Monday.
A $1.5 million grant awarded to UT molecular biology professor Robert Krug and a Rice University assistant professor will allow the duo to create a more effective antiviral drug for strains of influenza A, which include H1N1 and bird flu.
UT's Center for Sustainable Development in the School of Architecture is partnering with a variety of local organizations to build the world's first affordable net-zero energy subdivision.
Department of Public Safety cuts services to decrease wait
University makes strides for equality in pay, tenure levels of female faculty
After an extended debate, the Senate of College Councils passed a resolution Thursday in support of efforts to increase gender equity on campus.
The Austin City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon that will allow Austin’s city manager to look into providing low-interest loans for homeowners to invest in energy efficient upgrades such as solar panels.
Abortion survivor Gianna Jessen got a crowd of more than 1,000 pro-life activists riled up Thursday night at the downtown Hilton Hotel, urging them to stand up for their beliefs.
Rate hike of $2-$3 per customer over 30-year period to fund facility
Despite concerns from some city officials and local activists, a fourth water treatment plant will be built in Austin, ending a 25-year debate.
Before the doors opened at 11 a.m., they were already waiting outside the Texas Union Ballroom — a line of fresh-faced, professionally dressed students.
When Mark McPhail, an interdisciplinary studies professor at Southern Methodist University, asks his students how they know what they know, he’s looking to solve problems.
Hoping to dispel myths about disabilities, representatives from UT’s Services for Students with Disabilities hosted an event Tuesday for students to temporarily experience life with physical or mental impairments.
Speaker says meeting his wife, becoming a father made him change
One of the world’s most famous con men gave advice to students on campus Tuesday.
Frank Abagnale, whose autobiography “Catch Me If You Can” turned into a film of the same name and who is now the CEO of a financial fraud consultancy company, spoke to students in the Texas Union Ballroom, sponsored by UT’s Distinguished Speakers Committee.
During time typically reserved for afternoon snacks and post-class nap sessions, about 30 students were left to graze outside as Austin firefighters responded to an alarm at The Block on Campus apartment complex on West 28th Street on Tuesday afternoon.
Ambassador's absence does not hinder lecture on Latin American politics
Even though the Honduran ambassador to the United Nations had to cancel his visit, the Central American country was still in the spotlight Monday during a series of panels and lectures discussing last summer’s Honduran coup.
If the The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce copied the McCombs School of Business theme and started printing “Austin Means Business” T-shirts, there wouldn’t be much room for objection.
Analysis by UT researchers of more than 2,300 vehicle crashes on U.S. roadways suggests that drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 are more likely to drive aggressively.
Resource center hosts talk on handling domestic violence for handicapped
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 aims to provide support for the physically handicapped, but the office of Services for Students with Disabilities at UT explored what else can be done to help those affected by domestic violence.
Social networking site attracts investors despite current lack of revenue
Twitter has accumulated nearly $1 billion in investments since first launching in 2006, according to the social networking Web site’s fifth fund statement, released earlier this week.
Female science majors shared their challenges and gender stereotypes within the male-dominated field with four industry panelists Monday.
City planners, council members and some Austin residents are working together to establish a new comprehensive plan for the city of Austin to replace the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, which first took effect in 1979. The new plan will focus on some issues included in the previous plan including neighborhood and environmental protection, while adding new topics like homelessness and climate change.
The Austin-area campaign to reduce ozone emissions succeeded this summer in meeting federal emissions standards, but those standards are about to get tougher.
Journalist claims Third-World food shortages due to American intervention
Devinder Sharma, an award-winning Indian journalist and food policy expert, said Friday that American policy and irregular weather patterns were causing instability in the world food market.
With the words "try to let go of everything and leave it all behind," Venerable Master Jian Zong from the Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston opened up a half-day meditation in the West Mall Office Building on Sunday morning called "Managing Stress the Zen Way."
College student organizations across the nation led a campaign this week to convince their senators to support a bill that proposes larger Pell grants.
Asians are all career-driven, good at math, quiet and will end up as either engineers or doctors. Right?
For James Mulva, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips, passion is everything.
To help celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, a human model of our solar system was displayed Wednesday on the Robert Lee Moore Hall plaza.
Social work graduate students gathered in Utopia Theater on Wednesday to listen to a presentation by members of People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources, an activist group based in East Austin.
Three years ago, Michelle Bynum believed she was a healthy 31-year-old with no risk of breast cancer.
The first two grant applications for state-funded cancer research were released by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and aim to expand preventive care.
The funding comes from a $3 billion, decade-long initiative passed by Texas voters in the 2007 bond election. The Lance Armstrong Foundation served as a lobbyist for the campaign.
UT had one of its greatest turnouts Monday at National Night Out, an annual event that promotes neighborhood and campus safety.
One of the founders of a green business incubator in New York City’s South Bronx gave a talk on how his organization works to cut down on pollution and promote the creation of environmental and community-based businesses.
In a visit four days after the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a Harvard University professor highlighted the positive outcomes of the Chinese Communist revolution and its reverberations in the next 40 years of the country’s history.
A discussion on the spread of music across various cultures and Austin’s salsa culture engaged nearly 20 graduate students and professors Monday.
Critics question if policy to protect police officers violates free speech rights
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has said he plans to use a new Texas law to prosecute bloggers and blog commenters who impersonate police officers.
A new report on found that building advanced solar homes can reduce Texas homeowners’ energy bills by $5.4 billion, which equals a net savings of $480 per household every year.
Starting today, student veterans who have yet to receive federal education payments are eligible for emergency checks of up to $3,000.
Tic-tac-toe, mazes and crosswords can help illustrate the shape of the universe, a New York freelance mathematician proved Thursday night.
DALLAS — A Texas judge cleared the way for two Dallas men to get a divorce, ruling Thursday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee to equal protection under the law.
While financial aid applications had been steadily increasing for years, the current economic downturn has caused the number of American students applying for financial support to jump.
Money will support research while still benefiting community
The University received nearly $46.5 million of federal stimulus money in the form of research grants — less than other major research universities in states like California, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.
The UT Department of Physics held its first open house showcasing student projects and research laboratories, including tours of the Texas Petawatt Laser at Robert Lee Moore Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
For most students, the biggest threat on Facebook is a potential addiction to FarmVille. But with the Internet comes the specter of cyberbullying, a viral form of social intimidation that could have a greater impact than some users suspect.
Months of preparation lead to a single day of competition for the young women who participate in beauty pageants.
The UT Staff Council informed staff members Thursday to stay home if they are infected with influenza.
Former 20/20 co-anchor talks about reform bill at nonprofit luncheon
John Stossel, a 19-time Emmy Award-winning correspondent, gave his opinions about President Barack Obama’s health care reform to a group of about 200 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Thursday.
Austin for Iran organized crowd interactions and poetry on the West Mall to object to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
Some students juggled colorful beanbags while others precariously rocked on balance boards at the fourth annual Applied Movement Science Student Round-Up on Wednesday in the Anna Hiss Gymnasium Courtyard.
A new book exploring the psychology of sex reveals some women have sex simply because they’re bored.
Oxfam-UT partnered with Oxfam Action Corps Austin to put on a flashmob on the West Mall Monday to draw attention to climate change and global warming.
Members of the Student Affairs Committee made few changes Thursday evening to the proposed revision of Student Government election rules before passing it out of committee.
The death rate of the swine flu pandemic is comparable to a moderate year of seasonal flu, according to infectious disease expert Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University.
Longhorn fans headed to Saturday’s football game might see heavier-than-usual pedestrian and automobile traffic after the University’s termination of its shuttle contract with a private company.
The “thousand points of light,” first invoked by former President George H. W. Bush as a call to service in his inaugural address are being revived by President Barack Obama next month at Bush’s Texas A&M University presidential library.
The College Republicans at Texas hosted guest speaker Liz Young, a UT alum and former chair of the Young Conservatives of Texas, Thursday to discuss the myths and rumors surrounding President Barack Obama’s health care plan.
At health care town hall, all eyes are on the largest uninsured group: youth
Young adults make up the largest portion of the uninsured in the United States.
A new communications director and 15 new members joined the Senate of College Councils at its meeting Thursday. It approved resolutions to support the creation of college-bridging programs and to create a University-wide GPA calculator.
The Black Graduate Student Association will make increasing the number of black graduate students at UT a top priority for the upcoming academic year.
UT cheerleaders put on a show for a crowd of aspiring cheerleaders Tuesday in an effort to increase enrollment at the North Austin YMCA and showcase the group’s new classes.
All proceeds from event to be channeled for UT Emergency Fund
Students interested in joining student clubs and taking advantage of volunteer opportunities will have the option to today outside Gregory Gym.
Contrary to what the film “Angels and Demons” portrays, there isn’t enough known antimatter in the universe to destroy the Vatican City, and it can’t be carried around in a cylinder the size of a Coca Cola bottle.
Hundreds of students gathered at the Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday for the Hispanic Business Student Association’s 29th annual Company Night.
City enacts restrictions for conservation plan after 23-month drought
Visitors to the 40 Acres for Saturday’s football game who wanted photos in front of Littlefield Fountain might have noticed that it was not running, like several other landmark fountains on campus.
When Frontera de Salud began as a student organization at the UT Medical Branch in Galveston in 1998, medical students operating on a shoestring budget made annual trips to Cameron County on the Mexican border to provide free health care and preventive treatment.
DNA testing is no longer strictly the realm of scientists and detectives. For less than $400, consumers can now directly purchase their own personalized genetic information.
Famous ‘noodle’ installation ends tenure at the University
Business school encourages students to study abroad
Despite economic lows, UT’s Hearts of Texas Charitable Campaign hopes University staff members will continue to contribute part of their payroll to local, national and international charities through the State Employee Charitable Campaign.
Student Government will hold its first meeting of the school year tonight at 7 p.m. on the Spanish Oaks Terrace at Jester Center.
Students no longer able to add/drop via Registrar’s site
Scientific experts from across Central Texas assembled at the Texas Memorial Museum on Sunday to identify fossils and natural objects for members of the community.
Department welcomes design proposals from scholars worldwide
Academics hoping to conduct research in Central America can begin applying in September to use the Casa Herrera, the Department of Art and Art History’s new research and academic facility located in Antigua, Guatemala.
Community members attend forum to evaluate eco-friendly designs
Several University professors evaluated the designs of environmentally friendly communities at the School of Architecture on Friday.
Spirit groups ready to recruit new members at Big Yell event
The expression “Men need women more than women need men” may hold even truer for a species of ants, which have no male counterparts, discovered by ecologists from Brazil and the University.
Volunteers from the LBJ Library and Museum celebrated what would have been the former president’s 101st birthday Wednesday by handing out free birthday cake and refreshments.
UT graduate students took a break after the first day of classes to mingle with peers and enjoy some catered barbecue.
A group working with UT students has received federal funding to educate the public about the prevalence of human sex trafficking in Texas.
Students get hands-on practice with radio journalism program
The annual “Gone to Texas” event welcomed a crowd of new students to the University on Tuesday night.
Students will have a better view of this season’s football games now that 2,000 student seats that were previously in the upper deck of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium have been moved to the lower level. Some visiting fans will now sit in the upper deck.
In response to the serious drought facing Central Texas this summer, the Austin Water Utility will impose Stage 2 Watering Restrictions on Monday. Residents and businesses caught watering their yards with sprinklers more than once a week can be fined without a prior warning for up to $500.
City Manager Marc Ott announced Wednesday that he will hire an independent, outside law firm to review the internal affairs and grand jury investigations of the shooting of Nathaniel Sanders by Austin Police Department Officer Leondardo Quintana.
Dean Dolores Sands will step down Aug. 31 after 20 years of service to the School of Nursing.
Four-part lecture series explains what’s going on and how it’s affecting you
In light of the faltering economy, Lewis Spellman, UT finance and interdisciplinary professor, unraveled the complexities of the market and the ailing economy in a lecture Tuesday.
Questions arise on legality of mandatory $5 cover charge on club patrons
Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Supreme Court to rule on the legality of a bill which allowed Texas strip clubs to impose a $5 cover charge on all patrons.
Authorities released the identities Friday of the three construction workers who died after falling off a scaffold in West Campus.
A New York-based architecture firm recently introduced plans that would drastically change student housing in the UT-owned Brackenridge tract.
The rest of the universities in the UT System now have the same copyright licensing privileges as UT-Austin, making it one of the largest higher education systems in the U.S. to have those rights.
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has awarded Mental Health America of Greater Houston, a nonprofit organization, with a $259,092 grant to advance the development of an integrated health care educational system.
Billions of dollars in proposed state funding for the hurricane-damaged University of Texas Medical Branch now await Gov. Rick Perry’s signature after the state House and Senate approved several bills last weekend.
Alumnus and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez speaks to attendees about future
Friends, family and UT alumni arrived hours early to secure a spot on UT’s Main Mall lawn, despite the dark, overcast sky. But the threat of rain did not discourage the viewers from celebrating 126th Spring Commencement ceremony, which ended May 23 with fireworks and a rendition of “The Eyes of Texas.”
A bill that would allow seven state universities to compete for tier-one research university status cleared the House and Senate on Sunday and is awaiting approval from Gov. Rick Perry.
University of Texas President Bill Powers was knighted into a centuries-old French order known as Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, or the “Legion of Honor.”
WASHINGTON — Two women who accused a federal judge of sexually assaulting them detailed the attacks and their fear of him Wednesday before a congressional panel considering impeaching the judge.
While studying for finals, a group of aerospace engineering students has helped redesign a surveillance aircraft for defense contractor Raytheon.
Studying the traumatic effects of hurricanes Ike and Katrina on coastal communities in Texas has garnered two UT graduate students recognition from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Government project uses UTEX to convert cultures’ oil into jet fuel for military
UT biologists and engineers are involved in a government project to convert oil from algae to jet fuel for military use.
Two employees of the Millennium Lab at the McCombs School of Business claim that the school’s custodial staff does not properly dispose of the building’s recycling.
“Get help or be help” was the mantra at last night’s suicide-prevention event where students wrote the word “love” on each others’ arms.
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted $30.5 million to two Energy Frontier Research Centers at UT for research and development in energy efficiency.
University names two faculty members as vice provosts; National Academy of Sciences adds member from UT faculty; bama administration names UT professor to advisory council
Amy Goodman, the award-winning journalist and host of the news show “Democracy Now!,” criticized the major news networks’ coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking a crowd of several hundred people: “Where’s the debate?
The Harry Ransom Center revealed the new Robert De Niro Collection to the public Wednesday night.
Biochemistry and Plan II senior Yuxuan Wang received a $20,000 scholarship as part of the George H. Mitchell Undergraduate Award for Academic Excellence on Wednesday night.
Against a backdrop of space, Hugh Ross presented a creationist model of the universe to both religious and non-religious audience members.
At showcase, devices on display exhibit future of higher-ed electronics
With a plethora of new technological devices debuting every day, determining which devices are suitable for a teaching environment can be difficult.
The Election Review Task Force meeting was canceled Monday night because the majority of task force members could not attend.
“Some of you might be wondering what the sign is for vagina monologues,” signed Lauren Kinast to audience members in Jester Auditorium on Saturday night.
Memorial to commemorate dedication to community, commitment to civil rights
The University will unveil a bronze statue of Barbara Jordan today, marking the first time a woman will be honored with a statue on campus. Jordan, who was the first black woman from Texas to serve in Congress, also taught at the LBJ School of Public Affairs from 1979 until her death in 1996.
The three astronauts who flew the Apollo 8 mission shared their experiences Thursday at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.
Serious changes could be made to the Supreme Court during President Barack Obama’s administration, two government professors said during a panel at Batts Hall on Thursday night.
Students waited outside Gregory Gym on Wednesday to record anti-drinking-and-driving videos to be posted on YouTube for the opportunity to win a high definition camcorder.
UT researchers explained brain processes to hundreds of Austinites at the Erwin Center on Tuesday night.
Jeffrey Mikeska, a 25-year-old former Daily Texan cartoonist and UT alumnus who died last week, was buried Monday.
A public affairs student group nearly canceled a mayoral debate Tuesday that it will host tonight at the school’s library.
In run-up to statue unveiling, students honor Barbara Jordan
College Democrats from around the state gathered on the Capitol grounds Monday morning to advocate for the issues they believe affect them most.
A $1 million donation from Chevron will support core research facilities at the Bureau of Economic Geology, one of the largest research units on campus.
Students lobby for free Google e-mail services over more costly options
The University of Notre Dame has decided to outsource its commercial sudent e-mail in favor of a free alternative: Gmail.
Painted cinder blocks and a wooden cross were arranged as a makeshift grave for one of the female victims of violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Talent show draws 2,200 to Tower to watch annual competition
On a windy and rain-threatening Thursday night came the beatboxing and Bollywood dancing, the sassy salsa and symphony pop, the lavish vocals and love story between an engineer and a business major.
Sweden’s permanent representative to the United Nations discussed the role of small nations in global change at the Texas Student Union on Wednesday.
Three jobs may be saved at Texas Student Media through budget revisions proposed during a TSM Board Executive Committee meeting Wednesday morning.
Hundreds of students unwittingly participated in a class project Wednesday afternoon when they arrived on the Main Mall at precisely 12:55 p.m. for what organizers called the “biggest flash mob UT has ever seen.”
Spokeswoman: Families must plan ahead to avert unanticipated difficulties
A recent survey conducted by student loan company Sallie Mae claims that college seniors will graduate with an average credit card balance of $4,100, which is $1,000 more than in 2004.
UT journalism junior Mackie Bays’ time spent living on East Riverside Drive was riddled with stress, which she credits to more than just school.
Applications for fall 2009 admission into the LBJ School of Public Affairs master’s programs have increased by 35 percent from last year, due in part to the school’s adoption of a globalized curriculum, officials have said.
After three years of fundraising, the College of Liberal Arts has matched a donation made by a Lufkin-based nonprofit organization to establish the nation’s first privately funded faculty chair in Pakistani studies.
The April 24 Texas Student Media Board meeting has been postponed by one week because Wanda Cash, chief of the executive committee, would have been unable to attend.
An ongoing competition at UT is focusing on making University buildings more energy-efficient.
The lights dimmed at the Palmer Events Center on Saturday night as the Taal Indian Students Association Talent Show got underway.
Iran is second only to Thailand in the number of sex-change operations performed each year, though the fact might not be common knowledge in the U.S.
As police praise a national DNA database for helping solve local crimes, lawmakers are proposing legislation that could more than double the number of Texas offenders whose genetic codes are cataloged.
Nine students presented monologues on different identities within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community Thursday evening at the Will C. Hogg Building.
The students are participating in a new two-semester course called “Peers for Pride,” which allows students to interact with an audience about GLBT-related current events and cultural topics.
As the issue of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights gains momentum and attention in political and legal circles, the biological argument that one is “born gay” has come into question.
A woman held up by a man in a ski mask may carry the fear of anyone donning ski masks with her throughout her life, even fearing the sight of a real skiier on the slopes.
Gov. Rick Perry applauded the success of Texas’ hurricane response system, calling it an example to the rest of the world of how to “get the job done.”
Students can catch a break today between classes to hop aboard the 12th annual Stressfest “virtual cruise” at the Flawn Academic Center. Just follow the inflatable palm trees, deck chairs and nautical flags that transform the FAC into a tropical ship deck.
A UT program that helps migrant workers graduate from high school honored its annual picks for outstanding students Monday.
Neutrality, independence, flexibility among rising complex global challenges
Karen Mingst, professor of international commerce and entrepreneurship at the University of Kentucky, addressed the topic of humanitarian non-governmental organizations at the LBJ Library on Tuesday.
A graduate program unique to UT is suspending its admissions for the 2009-2010 academic year after the loss of federal grant money.
Sororities Omega Phi Alpha and Alpha Phi Alpha began a weeklong fundraiser Monday afternoon at Gregory Gym Plaza.
Professor cites Amazon as microcosm of shifting climate, vegetation cycles
More than 30 people packed into the Jackson Geological Sciences Building’s Barrow Conference Room late Monday afternoon for a forum titled “Abrupt Climate Change: Atmospheric Tipping Points.”
Organizations host booths, raise awareness during free county-fair-style shindig
UT students faced the same trials Odysseus did in his effort to prove his love to Penelope in an obstacle course run by toga-clad Plan II students Saturday afternoon.
Scholarship fund receives $200,000 thanks to UT fans; Police: Convict assaulted stepfather, killed stranger; College of Communication celebrates Pulitzer winner; University lauds more than 6,000 students at Honors Day
Juan Gonzalez, a columnist for the New York Daily News and co-host of radio and television program “Democracy Now!,” addressed the future of the news media under the Obama administration at UT on Thursday.
With donations, event aims to raise awareness of sweatshops, fair trade
Local bands and thrift-minded student models walked a makeshift aisle in front of the Tower on Thursday for Oxfam-UT’s annual Oxjam concert.
University pulls possibly contaminated nuts, hopes to avoid potential outbreak
The salmonella outbreak might have scared off some peanut butter lovers, but now pistachio consumers might also have a reason to be cautious.
Proposed plan would redesign downtown Dallas, add park
The Dallas Urban Laboratory, the UT School of Architecture’s urban design workshop, has received an international award for its plan to redevelop West Dallas.
SG passes bill for student involvement in honor code; California university sends invite to rejected students; Former drama professor sentenced in child porn case
Society hosts symposium to encourage activism, intervention in the Sudan
The White Rose Society, a genocide awareness and Holocaust remembrance organization, kicked off its annual weeklong Action or Apathy Symposium Monday with a “1-800-GENOCIDE” White House call-in for Darfur and a first-hand account of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Despite an increased interest in higher eduction caused by the recent economic downturn, some colleges have announced plans to admit fewer Ph.D. students than they admitted last year.
Erle Nye, newly appointed chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company, defended the company’s investment strategy before a kinder, gentler Senate Finance Committee at its hearing Monday.
Voting on the proposed restructuring of six job positions in Texas Student Media was postponed Friday, as board members requested more information about the layoffs.
Two UT biologists have received funding and support from a nonprofit medical research institution to help finance potentially groundbreaking research projects.
Organizers ask students to submit suggestions for fifth annual forum
UT’s Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice’s fifth annual human rights conference began Thursday, providing an opportunity for students and the community to initiate a dialogue.
A fire that displaced dozens of students from a North Campus condominium complex over spring break was caused by a forgotten cigarette, a spokeswoman for the Austin Fire Department said Thursday.
Two major Texas labor organizations rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday asking state legislators to accept President Barack Obama’s stimulus package to provide insurance funds to unemployed workers.
Scientists and teachers from across Texas testified before the State Board of Education on Wednesday to present arguments over whether the state should reinsert “strengths and weaknesses” language into the state science curriculum after they were removed last January.
Student Government approved resolutions for gender equity and textbook affordability in its weekly meeting Tuesday, but the body did not discuss a resolution supporting modification of the top 10 percent law.
A candidate guidebook, a revamped Election Supervisory Board and a clarified election code are a few of the changes that could be made to student elections next year.
Former attorney general to address war on drugs, state of national defense
John Ashcroft, the U.S. attorney general during the first four years of the Bush administration, will be at UT tonight to explore contrasting decisions made by the Bush and Obama administrations.
For those who never question the accuracy of content in movies and TV shows, the Science Study Break lecture series strives to separate fact from fiction behind the scenes.
Lt. Col. Marotto details the dangers of serving in the military in Iraq
UT alumnus Wayne Marotto must silence his fears while he serves as a voice for a U.S. Army unit stationed in Iraq.
Juan Carlos Zarate, George W. Bush’s deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism, will discuss the war on terror and the Obama administration’s anti-terrorism policies tonight at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
When Azar Nafisi entered the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on Thursday, nearly 100 fans stood waiting for her.
UT students who thought ahead about their spring break travel plans benefited from many low airline rates, and others may still find good deals if they choose an unconventional destination.
Wednesday’s cold front has left meteorologists predicting for cold and chilly weather over the next two to three days.
When Phillip Booth parked next to a red curb outside Jester dormitory last fall, he had no intention of paying for it.
Hoping to promote a positive view of Israeli culture, Texas Hillel threw its 11th annual Israel Block Party on Wednesday at its center in West Campus.
Ben Wermund
If Juweon Kim wins a contest, he will spend six months feeding fish, removing the occasional leaf from his pool and blogging about tourism on an island on the Great Barrier Reef.
At forum following exposure of e-mail, Rajagopalan defends behavior, election
Calls for a new election and the resignation of the Student Government president were met with both opposition and encouragement during an open forum Tuesday.
The UT System Board of Regents announced Tuesday at a specially called meeting that it hopes to rebuild the University of Texas Medical Branch’s clinical facilities on Galveston Island.
Despite the economic downturn, UT research funding has increased by more than 20 percent in the last year.
A new scholarship offered by Texas Lutheran University aims to lure current and prospective UT and Texas A&M University students to its campus by making a private liberal arts education more affordable.
Lawyer’s historic records donated to Ransom Center; Obama nominates UT faculty member for science office
Smoke, sirens and pools of fake blood filled Speedway Mall on Tuesday morning during a simulated car wreck.
Abilene Christian University’s student body president was impeached last week, six months after he reported finding a noose on his chair.
Lawyer’s historic records donated to Ransom Center; Obama nominates UT faculty member for science office
Seventy-nine percent of UT’s greenhouse-gas emissions come from natural gas used on campus.
Open house marks 10th anniversary as children of all ages tour University
A throng of more than 50,000 people filtered throughout campus Saturday, and while for most students this may sound like a typical day at UT, the crowd was of a different sort.
Revised admission policy would take more holistic approach to student files
Affordable textbooks and modification of the top 10 percent law were two of the concerns students voiced at the Student Government meeting Tuesday night.
As a wide array of contenders vies for Student Government positions, graduate students must decide between two candidates for president of the Graduate Student Assembly: Daniel Spikes and Ankit Shah.
UT and A&M alumni and students lobbied the Legislature for higher education Tuesday as part of the fourth Orange & Maroon Legislative Day.
UT will fulfill its promise to make sustainable building a priority by designating 12 new campus buildings for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
Concerns about grade inflation — students’ expectation that they will receive a certain grade for attending a class — are again in the public sphere, thanks to a recent study.
Islamic preacher’s lecture draws mixed reactions from some UT students
People who live spiritually oriented lives live longer and are healthier, said Syed Sulayman Hasan, an Islamic scholar and preacher, to a group of students Friday afternoon in the Sinclair Suite in the Texas Union.
Daily Texan Editor Candidates
UT students are encouraged to take an active role in University media properties by electing the editor of The Daily Texan and members of the Texas Student Media board. The following are the platform statements of this year’s candidates. Students can vote for these positions Tuesday and Wednesday on the Student Government ballot.
Texas Student Media Board
UT students are encouraged to take an active role in University media properties by electing the editor of The Daily Texan and members of the Texas Student Media board. The following are the platform statements of this year’s candidates. Students can vote for these positions Tuesday and Wednesday on the Student Government ballot.
