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A Cure for Clara

When a rare “orphan disease” strikes, families often take matters into their own hands. This is Ryan and Jenny Bragg’s quest for a cure that may be just around...

 
 

UT’s First Black Undergraduates Tell Their Stories

On a Thursday night in September, about 50 black alumni, UT staff, and community members file into the Alumni Center’s Connally Ballroom for a panel discussion...

 
 

In Search of the Perfect Pass

S.C. Gwynne on the little-known coach who transformed football You’ve probably never heard the name Hal Mumme, but you’ve very likely watched or even played...

 
 

Five Highlights From President Greg Fenves’ State of the University Speech

State of the University 2016 with President Fenves Greg Fenves’ first year as president of the University of Texas was an eventful one. Since taking office...

 
 

Remembering Tom Anderson, Who Tolled UT’s Bells for Six Decades

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12:50 p.m., the dulcet tones of the Tower bells ring out across the campus. As students and professors walk to class or lunch,...

 
 

Celebrating 100 Years of Bevo—And Getting to Know the Newest Steer to Hold the Title

The biggest and most beloved mascot in college sports is, at present, napping under a grove of shady oak trees. An 18-month-old longhorn steer with a tawny orange...

 
 

Texas Secretary of State Kicks Off Voter Education Campaign at UT

Students in H.W. Brands’ American history class got a visit this morning from Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos, BA ’74, who kicked off the state’s...

 
 

Bohemian Rhapsody

In Prague, photography students learn a new way of seeing the world. Every summer for the past decade, UT photojournalism professor Dennis Darling has taken a small...

 
 

After Five Years in Iranian Prison, Omid Kokabee Is Released [Updated]

Update, Wednesday, Aug. 31: A member of Kokabee’s family in Iran, who requested anonymity out of concern for their safety, said that Kokabee is feeling well...

 
 

UT Students Protest Campus Carry in Provocative Demonstration

A crowd of several hundred students, faculty, staff, and curious community members gathered on UT’s West Mall today to protest the implementation of the state’s...

 
 
 
 
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