UT System disseminates financial info about faculty
The UT System released 821 pages of information about each faculty member in the system’s nine academic institutions Thursday, including their salaries, number of semester hours taught and research...
View ArticleTexas Student Media building evacuated
Daily Texan staff members sat on the plaza of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center on Thursday evening after learning paint masks were not enough to protect them from potentially toxic fumes in...
View ArticleFederal appeals court hands down decision in UTs favor
A federal appeals court handed down a win for UT in a lawsuit examining its consideration of race in admissions decisions, but the case could still have life if the plantiffs take it to the U.S....
View ArticleSchools take different approaches to budget cuts
School of Architecture After losing three prominent professors in the past year, the School of Architecture’s answer to balancing a difficult budget has been to replace two positions with entry level...
View ArticleHealthPoint fair gives health tips to UT employees
UT employees had the opportunity to learn about what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus on Saturday. The Commons Learning Center at the Pickle Campus and UT’s...
View ArticleStorms bring much needed rain, mild damage
Storms on Saturday night brought much needed rain to the city, and the unexpected weather also caused some minor damage to power lines and tree limbs. Afternoon showers on Saturday and overnight storms...
View ArticleResults of first UT Energy Poll released, attempts to sway energy policymakers
UT President William Powers Jr. and Thomas Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business, announced the results of the first UT Energy Poll in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The poll, conducted by...
View ArticleAustin water restrictions advance to stage two
The City of Austin will implement city-wide water restrictions Tuesday in response to declining water levels in Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan. Restrictions will enter stage two of the city’s four...
View ArticleSCOTUS to hear case on race based admissions
UT officials are in Washington, D.C., today for oral arguments in a Supreme Court case whose outcome will have implications for how universities can factor race into admission decisions. Abigail Fisher...
View ArticleTAMU wide receiver Thomas Linze Johnson missing since Monday
Police are continuing to search for a freshman wide receiver for Texas A&M University who has been missing since Monday evening. Thomas Linze Johnson, 18, was last seen leaving his residence in...
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