What I've Done
- Government major Nicholas Lucier decided to run for mayor during a Travis County probation meeting. Originally a satirical knock at Tea Party, the Mushroom Tea Party has since morphed into the platform for his campaign, promo...
- The contract benefits both UT and St. David’s by providing the university with health care services for student athletes and fans and by providing the healthcare company with good exposure in order to grow the business in t...
- A team of UT Dallas researchers, including students, have discovered they can cause light to bend around an object and make it disappear from view. Similar technology has been studied by scientists in Britain who have worked ...
- The former University of Texas student and founder of Dell, Inc. described how he got to where he is now. A question and answer session followed with an opportunity to network with current and future entrepreneurs.
- Five students and a staff member participated as actors in a simulation on Nov. 4 to prepare soldiers for interactions with Afghan families after they've been deployed.
- The decision made by the UT Board of Regents has since erupted a firestorm of controversy due to the fact key UT figures had deep ties to the company, including a former UT Chancellor and a current Department Chair.
- Hispanic enrollment makes up 17.5 percent of the UT student population, which marks the 10th year in a row that enrollment has set a new record, climbing all the way from 12 percent in 2001.
- University of Texas President Bill Powers expressed support for his faculty and described the university's mission to implement new changes to be a better undergraduate and research institution.
- Two Saudi nationals are in custody for their involvement in the incident that occurred at Jefferson 26 early Sunday morning.
- Two recent University of Texas studies have determined chocolate milk can go a long way toward helping one’s body recover from a hard session at the gym, more so than plain milk, sports drinks or even water.
- A UT alumnus opened up a Longhorn-themed sports bar in his hometown of Karachi, Pakistan, where many longhorn fans reside.
- The Lyndon B. Johnson Library unveiled all 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers on Monday, a group of highly classified documents related to a government study on the Vietnam War
- A group at the University of Texas is determined to reduce the amount of spam by releasing a list of the top companies who allow spam emails to be sent to their users.
- The University of Texas Investment Management Co. recently converted $1 billion of its assets into gold bars.
- Raul Zamora, an urban studies senior with plans to graduate in 2012, is fighting to postpone his immigration hearing so he can remain in the US and complete his education.
- The University of Texas was awarded an honorable mention, but the League of American Bicyclists says it needs to implement more policies and programs in order to become a bicycle friendly university.
- Natalie Butler warned the UT Board of Regents in a letter about implementing many of ASU's new programs, and UT Chancellor wrote apologizing for the concern that Butler’s letter raised among ASU officials.
- A survey of 185 large public universities complied by the Chronicle of Higher Education shows University of Texas officials filling the second and third highest slots in total compensation.
- The UT Board of Regents approved tuition hikes for five of the six UT system health institutions, but the cost of tuition is still considerably lower than most schools across the country.
- University of Texas graduate Lani Rosales offers tips on how to draw in customers by investing in aesthetically-pleasing business cards
