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How UT Research Led to the Development of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Record-Breaking Time
By Katie Friel
Jason McLellan in his lab on January 18, 2021. Credit: Matt Wright-Steel On January 6, 2020, Jason McLellan and his wife, Jinelle,...
Three Longhorns in the Music Business Share How They Have Fared During COVID-19
By Chris O'Connell
Back in early March 2020, which feels like 100 years ago, the thriving Austin music industry felt the rumblings of a catastrophic...
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The Blanton Museum Grounds Have Been Reimagined
By Alcalde Staff
Behind the scenes of the Blanton’s new look, which will include architectural and landscape improvements and a public mural.
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Houston Photographer Finds Art Along the Road
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Longhorn’s 16th Straight Marathon Fighting for a Cure for DMD
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One Year Later, The Daily Texan Adapts to a Changing Media Landscape
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The Longhorns in Your Neighborhood: A Program Started on the Basketball Courts of East Austin 30 Years Ago is Still Going Strong
By Sofia Sokolove
In 1991, Howard Nirken caught the attention of the Texas Exes. As a President’s Leadership Award finalist, the gregarious undergrad was being interviewed...
A Year Into the Pandemic, Checking in With the People Who Keep Campus Running
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Nearly a year after students left the Forty Acres for spring break 2020, campus is still far emptier than usual, with many of UT’s faculty, staff, and even students...
Letter from the Executive Director: Play on
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So much of our identity as Austinites comes from the city’s famously vibrant live music scene. And Longhorns have always been especially proud to attend college...
The Massive Lone Star Flag Unfurled Before UT Football Games is a Tradition That Goes Back Generations
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New UT Research Could Help Turn Inhospitable Soil into Fertile Ground
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Around May of last year, after a few months of working (and doing just about everything else) from home, I decided to turn my concrete balcony into something...
Feature
How UT Research Led to the Development of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Record-Breaking Time
By Katie Friel
Jason McLellan in his lab on January 18, 2021. Credit: Matt Wright-Steel On January 6, 2020, Jason McLellan and his wife, Jinelle, were in Park City, Utah, for...
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Houston Photographer Finds Art Along the Road
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Longhorn’s 16th Straight Marathon Fighting for a Cure for DMD
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In the Storm of the Century, UTMSI Rescued a Record Number of Turtles
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One Year Later, The Daily Texan Adapts to a Changing Media Landscape
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The Longhorns in Your Neighborhood: A Program Started on the Basketball Courts of East Austin 30 Years Ago is Still Going Strong