Texas Standard— “I do think there is something about turtles in general that they’re somewhat charismatic and people really like them,” said Justin Havird, a UT associate professor leading research involving the turtle ponds."

The Facilities Service Center (FSC) was established in 2013, originally to handle work orders for divisions within Facilities Services. These work orders typically include maintenance, landscape, custodial, surplus, and event and moving support and services. Today, the group has a reputation as the first line of contact when anyone on campus has an operational issue. A team of seven full-time employees answers approximately 70,000 calls and emails every year, collecting information from clients to create work orders and route inquiries across Campus Operations and beyond.

Austin American-Statesman—A new memorial with the names of former UT students who died while serving in WWII is dedicated at the University of Texas annual Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Thursday November 7, 2024.

Campus Operations hosted a barbecue for all team members on Oct. 24 at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field Baseball Concourse to celebrate all the hard work accomplished over the last year. View photos from the event, including aerial group photos for both day and night shifts.

Carin Peterson is no stranger to working with animals. A UT graduate, she has a background in zoology and wildlife biology that prepared her to work with bats, reptiles, and endangered birds as a field biologist and researcher. She also worked as a zookeeper, veterinary technician, technician with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and ranch hand before joining UT to develop Animal Make Safe, a program in the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) department.

The energy at The University of Texas at Austin is electric with a thriving academic community. Beneath the surface, another energy is at work — the University's microgrid, a self-sufficient system that powers UT, ensuring reliable electricity, heating, and cooling. This microgrid also offers a unique opportunity: a living-learning laboratory for students across various majors.

If you’ve met Julian Cantu, his positivity probably made an impression on you. As an administrative associate in Planning, Design and Construction, he juggles multiple priorities: welcoming guests, managing schedules, responding to emails, preparing reports, arranging travel plans, organizing documents, and much more. A true team player, he says one of his motivators is the success of others.

KVUE — Since 1937, the University of Texas at Austin has been the home to a 307-foot-tall structure: the UT Tower. With 27 floors, an observation deck, and a series of windows, this building is well-known even beyond the campus. Now a $70 million renovation project has been approved by the school's Board of Regents.