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University of Houston students face off against administrators over how to spend student fees
Read full article: University of Houston students face off against administrators over how to spend student feesStudents want to reallocate funding for athletics to other student services, but university leaders rejected that recommendation. Regents on Wednesday sent both sides back to the negotiating table.
Iron Man: Albert Manero creates unforgettable, bionic prosthetics for children
Read full article: Iron Man: Albert Manero creates unforgettable, bionic prosthetics for childrenAlbert Manero said he was stuck in traffic listening to the radio when he heard an interview with a man who built 3-D-printed mechanical hands.
UT Austin campus has more COVID-19 cases than any other public 4-year college in the U.S., report finds
Read full article: UT Austin campus has more COVID-19 cases than any other public 4-year college in the U.S., report findsComing in second was the University of Central Florida with 438 cases and the University of Georgia with 390 cases. Currently, there is no method or standard for reporting COVID cases or deaths at colleges and universities. In Texas, some teachers and waging war with state officials about how and when to safely reopen campuses for learning. Earlier this month, officials with the Texas State Teachers Association demanded that the academic year start with remote learning. Classes at the University of Texas at Austin, which the numbers show is the hardest hit campus in Texas, will be capped at 40% capacity in-classroom seating, according to the universitys website.
These are the schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programs
Read full article: These are the schools reporting coronavirus cases within their athletic programsSee the list of impacted schools below:Arkansas StateSeven athletes from three of the school's sports programs tested positive in early June. Florida State UniversityAt least one Florida State football player tested positive for the virus, a spokesman for the program told CNN Tuesday. Texas TechThe Texas Tech athletic department on Monday confirmed recent positive tests for Covid-19 within the men's basketball program. University of AlabamaSeveral University of Alabama football players tested positive for coronavirus in early June, according to multiple reports including Sports Illustrated and AL.com. University of Central FloridaOf the 60 football players that returned to the University of Central Florida's campus, three tested positive for coronavirus.