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Texas Orange Jackets Celebrates Centennial
By Eliza Pillsbury
Texas Exes’ Distinguished Alumni aren’t the only exclusive group to sport burnt-orange outerwear. You’re likely to see distinctive orange vests on the Darrell...
Q&A: Texas-German History Comes to Life in Translation
By Katey Psencik Outka
Kearney at his ranch, the home that originally inspired his German studies. Over the past few decades, Fredericksburg, Texas, has grown from a small Hill Country...
West Campus Ambassadors Program Makes Neighborhood Cleaner and Safer
By Karina Kumar
The cleaning team of West Campus Ambassadors addresses litter and graffiti, among other concerns. For decades, West Campus has been the place most UT students...
UT Professor’s Research About the Connection Between Texas and Antarctica Wins Polar Medal
By Daniel Oberhaus
Installing a GPS station at the Whichaway Nunataks in the Antarctic interior. In 1987, Ian Dalziel, a professor and senior research scientist at the Jackson...
Founding Director of UT’s Disability Cultural Center Talks Campus Culture Shift
By Eliza Pillsbury
Emily Shryock has the rare perspective of having been a student, staff, and faculty member at The University of Texas. Relying on her master’s in social work...
UT’s Trash Becomes Treasure at the Surplus REuse Store
By Ava Motes
When Bibi Macias, a senior Economics and Sustainability Studies major, walks into her internship, she is greeted by a headless wrestler mannequin, fittingly...
Q&A: Children’s Book Author on Getting Lost and Finding Your Way Back
By Katey Psencik Outka
Nikki Loftin, author of If You Get Lost. Nikki Loftin knew she wanted to be a writer since she was 9 years old, so she chased that dream in the graduate program...
The Tower Is the Backdrop to Longhorns’ Favorite Memories
By Alcalde Staff
Driving into Austin, the city appears slowly, then all at once. But in between all the shiny new high rises and skyscrapers, the UT Tower still stands as recognizable...
Texas Performing Arts Partners With Fusebox to Advance Austin’s Avant-Garde
By Amanda O'Donnell
A still from Geoff Sobelle’s FOOD, an upcoming production copresented by Texas Performing Arts and Fusebox. Now the 10th largest city in the United States,...
UT Researchers Use AI to Translate Thoughts Into Text
By Daniel Oberhaus
Imagine a world where humans can express their thoughts to computers directly—no keyboard required. It sounds like a scenario ripped straight from science...