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UT Health San Antonio leading $11 million study of oral vaccine for chlamydia
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio will lead a five-year, $11 million study on a possible vaccine for the nation's most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease. The grant from the National Institutes of Health will take a mutated version of the chlamydia STD to determine if it works as a vaccine against a disease that affects about 4 million people in the U.S. annually. The possible vaccine came about when physician and researcher Dr. Guangming Zhong made an accidental...
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Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Liany Serrano Oviedo crouched in her yellow graduation dress, stared at the mirror and carefully blotted her tears with a wipe. It was a rare moment for the 22-year-old University of Texas at Austin senior to be alone and gather her composure.
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Fired UT-Austin lecturer with 'Marxism' interest facing criminal charge over anti-Israel protest police clash
A University of Texas-Austin lecturer not only lost his job but is now facing a criminal charge after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-Israel protest on the campus earlier this month. FOX 7 in Austin reported that 57-year-old Richard Heyman had been employed by the University of Texas for nearly 18 years. His most recent position at the school was as a lecturer. According to the university’s website, Heyman has taught courses in subjects like urban studies and contemporary...