Academics

Last year’s freshman class at The University of Texas at Austin returned to campus at higher rates, earned better grades and took and passed more credit hours than any other class on record.

The Ethics Unwrapped program gives students insights on how to live ethical lives and set an example for others to follow. Take a quiz to test just how ethical you actually are.

Incorporating ethics lessons into courses across majors helps students practice making tough decisions before they’re tested in the working world.

Take a look at rankings that show what UT offers outside the classroom, from happiness to health, social mobility to social media, and millionaires to money-saving.

From 3-D printing to a battery used by millions, these inventions from UT researchers are worth knowing about. 

Two professors from The University of Texas at Austin Wayne Rebhorn of the Department of English and Bill Minutaglio of the School of Journalism have been selected to receive PEN Awards from the PEN USA Center, a human rights and literary organization devoted to defending free expression.

The $50 million gift will establish the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes at the Dell Medical School. Read more about how the partnership will advance a new model of patient-centered care.

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has chosen 28 faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin to receive 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards, its highest teaching honor.

The late T.W. “Tom” Whaley, Ph.D. ’68, bequeathed $35 million to create engineering scholarships at the Cockrell School. “He made this extraordinary gift to change students’ lives.”

Longhorn and Navy SEAL Admiral William McRaven was named the sole finalist to become chancellor of the University of Texas System. Here’s a quick look at the leader.

Six faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been named to the university’s respected Academy of Distinguished Teachers for 2014, said Gregory L. Fenves, executive vice president and provost.

The highly competitive Hertz Foundation Fellowship and British Marshall Scholarship each fully fund graduate education for the recipients, who are headed to MIT and the University of Manchester.