Recently, we have seen an increase of incidents involving raccoons and the UT student population. Unfortunately, these interactions have resulted in three students being bitten by a raccoon and receiving rabies vaccinations as a precautionary measure.
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Emergency Management means being ready and YOU are your own best first responder. Follow us to learn how to stay #LonghornReady for any emergency on campus.
- UT Austin will be closed Tue, Jan 21, 2025, due to forecast frozen precipitation and dangerous travel conditions.
- Not a morning person? Boil some water tonight so it’s ready to use when you wake up!
- Please join us in congratulating FPS Lead Fire Inspector, Roosevelt Easley, on retirement. Today, he is working his last football game after 22 years of service. He was hired @UTAustin after retiring from a military/fire service career. We thank you for your service!
- Wow! Look at all those bees! A bee removal was necessary on campus this week due to a tree losing a branch that contained their hive. No bees were harmed! They were safely collected and relocated to a new home.🐝
- Water distribution stations open at 3pm at the following locations: Recreational Sports Center, Gregory Gym, Student Services Building & Texas Union Building. Just show your UT ID, and we will give you a bottle of water. More at emergency.utexas.edu
- Today we celebrate the amazing career of our Incident Meteorologist, @troykimmelwx. We recognized his incredible achievements in the classroom as a professor and in the Emergency Operations Center. Troy, we wish you the best in your next chapter. Thanks for all you've done at UT!
- Over the next few days, you may use more disposable water bottles than usual -- don't forget to recycle them. Bins are located throughout campus.
- Commencement celebrations occur throughout this week and culminate with the University-Wide Commencement Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. on May 11, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. To receive updates and informational messages directly to your phone text "UTGRAD24" to 888-777.
- Male Peregrine falcon on the nest box this morning!
- Lots of bottled water arriving on the Forty Acres this afternoon! But while we’re under the boil water notice, remember to bring your own bottled or boiled water to campus, and head to emergency.utexas.edu for the most up-to-date information
- Please don't hesitate to call 9-1-1. Your call may save a life.
- We're still under the boil water notice, so we're offering free bottled water as a supplement to individual supplies for our students, faculty & staff — just head to the Recreational Sports Center, Gregory Gym, Student Services Building or Texas Union Building from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Call our office if you see wildlife in an area where it shouldn’t be or an animal that needs help. For more information about the Animal Make Safe program please see our website: ehs.utexas.edu/working-safely… #NationalSafetyMonth



















