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James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'

The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.

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UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders

In recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.

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UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell will leave to lead SMU

Hartzell leaves UT-Austin after four years of tense political battles and legislative efforts to implement a more conservative vision of public higher ed.

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Texas prisons and jails are recruiting more teenagers to shore up guard shortage

Two counties house training programs in local high schools as officials pitch corrections jobs as gateways to criminal justice careers.

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UT-Austin tightens automatic admission threshold to 5% of Texas’ top high schoolers

The current threshold is 6%. The change comes after the university received a record-breaking 73,000 undergraduate applications for this fall.

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Riled Texas University Students 'Devastated' Over Switch From Coke To Pepsi Products

University of Texas at Austin students got a surprise when they returned to campus this semester — Pepsi had replaced Coca-Cola products in the dining halls.

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UT-Austin student sues over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Ammer Qaddumi alleges UT-Austin violated his First Amendment rights. He still faces potential disciplinary action from the school.

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National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas

Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns.

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Pro-Palestinian Protests Disrupt U.S. University Commencements

Protests over Israel-Hamas conflict impact U.S. university commencements, leading to disruptions and demonstrations.

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Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdown

As administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.

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Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin

The Tesla CEO and Texas resident’s charitable foundation filed an application to create the new school “dedicated to education at the highest levels.”

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Texas A&M names Mike Elko as new head football coach

The announcement comes after the university spent more than $75 million to fire former football coach Jimbo Fisher. A&M did not immediately say how much it will pay Elko.

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GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy draws hundreds of young conservatives at UT-Austin event

The presidential contender visited the University of Texas at Austin Thursday where he answered student questions and said the U.S. shouldn’t aid Ukraine in its war against Russia.

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Meet the newest class of Tribune fellows

Fellows play key roles in the most important work of the Tribune, helping with The Texas Tribune Festival and covering the biennial legislative sessions, education and the environment, among other important topics.

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Texas Throws Good Money After Bad With New Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Industry

The state’s largest fossil fuel companies won a new loophole big enough for a liquified natural gas plant.

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University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center will partner to create a new $2.5 billion hospital

The new medical facility, to be located in downtown Austin, will help expand the University of Texas System’s reputed cancer center outside of the Houston area.

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Suspended Texas A&M professor denies saying Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes overdose victims “deserve to die”

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham alleged Wednesday that opioids expert Joy Alonzo told students in a guest lecture that “Your Lt. Governor says those kids deserve to die.” Alonzo denied the claims.

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For Black Aggies, questions over professor’s botched hiring persist after president’s departure

In the fallout from A&M’s failure to hire Kathleen McElroy, students and alumni lament the missed opportunity to revive the university’s journalism program and provide students with mentorship.

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James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.

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An effort to ban faculty tenure in public universities has failed in the Texas Legislature

The state Senate originally passed a bill to ban tenure, but on Saturday it approved the House’s counterproposal, which enshrines tenure in state law.

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