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Jacob Kerr
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UT continues to limit centrally funded salary increases
August 5, 2013
According to UT spokesman Gary Susswein, the University has not centrally raised salaries since the 2008-2009 fiscal year when a 3 percent increase was given.
Relationships between regents and University, state continue to be strained
August 5, 2013
Under the glare of a possible impeachment and facing controversy, the regents will meet this month and release two reports that could impact school policy.
UT to launch massive open online course program this year
August 5, 2013
Partnering with online education provider edX, the University has selected four courses to start in the fall and five more to start in the spring 2014 semester.
City, Capitol Metro partner to bring Urban Rail train system to Austin
July 28, 2013
Officials hope to link the system to MetroRail, which runs between Leander and Austin.
Former UT student leaders doubt changes to MyEdu beneficial
July 23, 2013
MyEdu claims students support changes made by the company in the past year, but former student leaders doubt the changes are beneficial or worth the $10 million the UT System invested in the company.
UT's Dell Med School shaping up, architects chosen
July 19, 2013
As the Dell Medical School continues to search for its inaugural dean, UT has selected an architect to design the first phase of buildings for the school.
Committee meets to investigate UT regent
July 15, 2013
State legislators took a step closer to possibly impeaching UT System regent Wallace Hall at a public hearing on Monday, examining what precedents are at hand for the impeachment of appointed state officials.
Masik Collegiate Fragrances beginning to develop UT cologne
July 11, 2013
UT is in talks with Masik Collegiate Fragrances to develop a school scent that could be released by the end of this year.
Changes to MyEdu frustrate some UT students
July 10, 2013
While a presentation from MyEdu’s executives to the UT System’s Board of Regents elicited a positive response from the regents on Thursday, some UT students are not pleased with the changes in MyEdu and the direction the company has taken since the systen invested $10 million in 2011.
While students leave campus for summer, UT keeps operations normal
July 9, 2013
Although there are fewer students on campus during the summer, UT continues to operate at its regular pace.
UT researchers developing process to turn seawater into drinking water
July 5, 2013
Researchers at UT have developed new desalination method that uses electrochemistry to make drinking water from seawater.
UT presents water conservation efforts to network
June 13, 2013
UT gave a presentation of the University's recent water conservation efforts to the Central Texas Water Efficiency Network on Thursday.
Moore Fellowship goes to dissertation research on LGBTQ Latinas/os
June 7, 2013
David Glisch-Sánchez, a doctoral candidate at UT, has been awarded a $20,000 Moore Fellowship from the Hogg Foundation.
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