Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, I hope you are enjoying your summer — whether that’s staying in and around Austin or traveling safely. I’ll be among the many researchers returning to campus this summer, which is a fitting way of ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As you’ve likely heard, Governor Abbott issued an executive order yesterday that affects masking policies for counties, cities, school districts, public health authorities and government offices ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As we get closer to resuming full-capacity, on-campus research, I want to share a few quick reminders and updates with you: On Monday, May 17th, we will move to Research Level 1 (85% workforce ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As part of the research level step-down plan I introduced earlier this month, I’m writing to let you know that effective Monday, May 10, 2021, social distancing square footage requirements will ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As the university prepares to return to in-person classes and work this fall, I’m pleased to let you know that we are also initiating a gradual step-down process that will get us back to full-capacity ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, Following guidance from the Texas Education Agency, university leadership, and medical experts, all mask requirements and recommendations remain in effect for on-campus researchers ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As we work together to certify that our buildings and spaces can be safely occupied, I want to share some important Research Restart changes with you. This will be a long email, but I ask all of you to ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, I hope the better weather has brought each of you electricity, drinkable water, and a little space to breathe. If you haven’t been outside yet, please try to make time to get some sunlight. I think we ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, As temperatures warm and power comes back online in Austin, coping with water and food shortages is becoming increasingly critical for many. Please continue to prioritize your wellbeing and safety ...

Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, Given the deteriorating conditions in and around Austin and on the UT Campus, including water and electricity disruption, it has been deemed unsafe to conduct research on campus at this time ...