Student Experience

Do you tweet, message, review, chat, friend or connect online? The university’s Social Media Collaborative @UT has developed a set of new guidelines to help you navigate the ever-growing realm of social technologies.

Are the chances of being victim of a crime in America substantially less than they were 20 years ago? Do electric vehicles really yield all of the benefits that proponents claim? When playing in a tennis match, how does the time at which you challenge an umpire’s call affect your odds of winning the game?

It’s no surprise that many children will choose pizza over spinach. The University of Texas Elementary School aims to change that mind set with an after-school pilot program.

Community organizer, social entrepreneur, poet and UT alumna Rajasvini Bhansali is playing a unique role in the global justice movement.

The Texas Exes honored six alumni of The University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 22 with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest alumni award that recognizes those who have distinguished themselves professionally and through service to the university.

The Tower will be lighted orange tonight in honor of Physics Professor George Sudarshan, who was awarded the 2010 Dirac Medal and Prize for his contributions to theoretical physics.

The University of Texas at Austin will host the 17th annual “Longhorn Halloween” from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at the Frank Erwin Center.

From King Kong to Godzilla, what makes these movie monsters tick? Get in on the hype surrounding Science Study Break lectures.

Doctoral students are invited to apply for the Francis Fowler Wallace Memorial Award — administered by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health — to support their research of mental health-related topics.

Joanna Hitchcock, director of the University of Texas Press at The University of Texas at Austin since 1992, will retire from that position at the end of February 2011.