Lauren Ancel Meyers

A young person reads a sign posted on the door at Travis High School, after the building closed in March because of the pandemic.

Education

Austin Students Will 'Arrive Infected' If School Buildings Open In August, Data Scientist Says

Claire McInerny

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Lee esta historia en español. If school buildings in Austin open on Aug. 18 as planned, there will be infections the first day of class, UT mathematical…

Austin

'Not The Time To Flip On The Light Switch': Health Experts Warn Of More Outbreaks If Austin Reopens

Audrey McGlinchy

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The graphs UT Austin professor Lauren Ancel Meyers presented to Austin City Council members in a virtual meeting Tuesday were “plausible futures” and not…

People wear face coverings in Austin to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Health

UT Researchers Say Social Distancing Is Working. Slacking Off Could Put Us On A 'Catastrophic Path.'

Jennifer Stayton

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UT Austin's COVID-19 Modeling Consortium is analyzing data on a rolling basis to chronicle and predict the spread of the coronavirus. The news so far in…