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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Photo By Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff

Intro to UTD sports

May 1, 2023

Pictured: Sophomore Trystan Clark. UTD boasts an award-winning woman’s basketball team. Photo By Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff While UTD does not have a football team, there is a plethora of exciting...

Building 13 experienced different instances of graffiti on doors and stairwells. Photo courtesy of UTDBruhMoments.

Northside vandals strike

April 17, 2023

Northside residents reported a string of vandalism in late March in and around Building 13. Several residents of Northside Building 13 reported graffiti both in stairwells and on unit front doors,...

Sophia Babool's startup, BrightOwl, offers K-12 tutoring services across America. Photo by Devinee Amin | Mercury Staff.

Alumni mends gaps in education

April 17, 2023

UTD neuroscience alumnus Sofia Babool founded a startup company known as BrightOwl in August 2021. The company aims to close educational gaps for students through an online tutoring service. BrightOwl...

Students work in the ECO HUB apiary, learn how to care for honeybees. Photo courtesy of Eco Hub.

Eco Hub Blooms For Spring

April 3, 2023

In the face of global warming, ozone depletion and rampant deforestation, UTD’s Eco Hub, a project of the Office of Sustainability managed by Sustainability Coordinator Avery McKitrick and student employees,...

Graphic by Aditi Mungale | Mercury Staff

Senate bills threaten DEI

March 20, 2023

Three Senate bills proposed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick could have serious implications on higher education institutions if they are passed in the legislative session. The three bills include Senate Bill...

Photo by Oluwaseun Adeyemi | Mercury Staff

Gender studies minor opens students’ eyes to world issues

March 20, 2023

UTD’s gender studies minor gives students the opportunity to study and discuss how topics such as the gender pay gap, abortion and non-binary identities impact young people. The gender studies program...

LOV Task Force strives to support minorities

February 28, 2023

UTD faculty and administrators form task forces to increase outreach and support the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, a group of students led by...

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