UT Austin Stop the Bleed chapter to hold free training sessions

Six one-hour classes will be held twice a month from October until December. The classes will help give knowledge and experience in basic bleeding control techniques such as direct pressure, tourniquets and packing wounds.

UT professor talks about winning Nobel Prize in Chemistry

University of Texas and Nobel Prize winning professor John Goodenough continues to celebrate his accomplishment.

Kendra Scott unveils new Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at UT-Austin

Kendra Scott and the University of Texas at Austin recently celebrated the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepenurial Leadership (WEL) Institute with a launch event on September 24.

UT professor becomes oldest person to win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

John B. Goodenough, a professor at UT Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering, was awarded the 2019 prize with Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York at Binghamton and Akira Yoshino of Meijo University in Japan "for the development of lithium-ion batteries."

UTPD: Homeless man threatened to "shoot all the rich kids at UT"

The man reportedly told a nurse during a medical screening that he intended to go to campus to "shoot all the rich kids at UT."

Search for suspect following assault involving machete-like knife near UT Austin

Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly attacked someone with a machete-like knife near the UT Austin campus. The suspect is described as a white male with blonde hair. He is believed to be in his early twenties, according to police. 

UT Austin says no current plans for bike lane on San Jacinto

Nine months after a Capital Metro bus driver hit and killed FOX 7 Austin employee and bicyclist Tony Diaz, the University of Texas at Austin has made no changes to the street there.

Balcones fault line dead, but UT monitoring others

Austin is on an ancient geological formation known as the Balcones fault line which runs from just south of Dallas through Austin and San Marcos to Del Rio. It's one of several fault lines monitored by researchers at the University of Texas.

UT Board of Regents votes to increase tuition assistance for families

The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to establish a $160 million endowment from a distribution of the state's Permanent University Fund to generate money for financial assistance beginning in fall 2020.

Habitat for Humanity begins unity build in East Austin

City leaders and civic organizations rolled up their sleeves and raised a wall on a new home in East Austin Saturday morning.

Fan stampede at UT/LSU game highlights need for crowd control

Crowd control on a typical day at UT Austin is managed with traffic lights. Saturday at DKR, it was a free-for-all which was caught on camera by UT Senior Miranda Larralde.

UTPD patrol car catches on fire on UT campus

Firefighters responded to the University of Texas at Austin campus after a patrol vehicle for the campus police caught fire on Monday. 

College admissions scandal: Internal review finds no other UT student athletes improperly admitted

The University of Texas says an internal review of athletics admissions found no additional cases of students fraudulently awarded entry after the school was snared in a national bribery scandal.

Game day in Austin

It's game day in Austin again as the Texas Longhorns take on the LSU Tigers.

Safety measures already in play for UT vs LSU football game

Crews setting up for game day could be seen Friday all across the UT campus, but just out of sight security teams were also preparing. "Dress rehearsal was last week, not only for the players on the field, with that win, but certainly for what we do,” said Jimmy Johnson

Fans get ready for LSU/UT football game

One of the biggest games of the college football season is taking place in Austin on Saturday so it's no surprise that fans are already getting ready for the Texas Longhorns/LSU Tigers.