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UTPD trains, competes at Crisis Negotiation Competition

By Hayden Baggett - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:35 am

Several UT Police Department officers received training and competed last week at Texas State University’s annual Crisis Negotiation Competition
and Seminar.
New initiative Launch Years strives to implement math that matters

By Tien Nguyen - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:35 am

The Dana Center, which focuses on improving STEM education, is bringing together math educators from K-12 with those at the college and university level to develop Launch Years.
UT researchers find the love genes — sort of.

By Rahi Dakwala - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:32 am

The study, published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,” provides insight into animal behavior and vertebrate evolution, said Hans Hofmann, integrative biology professor.
UT System helps create game to teach chemistry through Minecraft

By Savana Dunning - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:26 am

The UT System and Kate the Chemist are using video games to spark interest in STEM with their new Careers in Chemistry project.
Student company ‘Clean ‘Em’ advances to semifinal of national competition

By Jackson Barton - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:23 am

Earlier this month, Clean ‘Em, along with 31 other student tech companies, qualified for the semifinal round of Student Startup Madness, a nationwide competition, where student entrepreneurs compete for the chance to pitch their digital media business to tech investors.
The Texas Legislature kicked off earlier this month. Now what?

By Chad Lyle - Updated on January 22, 2019 at 12:13 am

Once a bill has been successfully filed, it is assigned to a committee. The large role that committees play in the legislative process is apparent during the first 60 days of the session, a time when no bills can be debated on the floor of the House or Senate.
Free menstrual hygiene products available on-campus restrooms

By Mason Carroll - Updated on January 21, 2019 at 11:24 pm

The Union will support the project until next fall, when UT administrators will decide if and how the products will be implemented in the future, according to an email Student Body President Colton Becker sent out last Thursday.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from adding citizenship question to 2020 census

By Chase Karacostas - Updated on January 21, 2019 at 11:21 pm

If the question ends up on the 2020 census, experts say it could result in undercounting the U.S. population, which would hurt Texas’ political standing because of its high immigrant population.
New College of Liberal Arts dean Ann Huff Stevens to assume role this July

By Hannah Ortega - Updated on January 21, 2019 at 10:57 pm

The College of Liberal Arts has named Ann Huff Stevens as its new dean, effective this July.
What a drag: Moojo, Austin Pizza, Jamba Juice and Fat Sal’s — some of the Drag’s staples — close permanently

By Chase Karacostas - Updated on January 21, 2019 at 10:51 pm

The Daily Texan reported last summer that restaurants and stores often struggle to survive on the Drag due to high rent and fluctuating sales depending on when classes are in session.