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Seeking an escape from the gloomy weather and old classmates in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, Elizabeth Morris said she looked for a college in Texas and found UT to be the perfect fit. Two years later, she’s now bearing the hefty cost of UT’s out-of-state tuition.

World Intellectual Property Day, observed annually on April 26, honors the inventors behind the innovative technology used in daily life.

According to the UT Report to the Governor, more than 50% of reported family incomes of UT students enrolled in 2018 were greater than the national median income of $61,372, cited by the U.S. Census Bureau.

For first-generation college students Titus Rucker and Camille Proffer being accepted to UT helped them realize they could do more with their lives than they once thought, the siblings said.