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Research Initiative Planet Texas 2050 Uses Art to Tell Story of Climate Change

The 2022 research symposium featured three dance performances. In 2018, researchers at The University of Texas decided to take a hard look at an important milestone....

 
 

The Way Back: A Curious Classroom

Students lounge in the College of Business Administration’s experimental classroom, 1971. Long before the pandemic forced students to find alternative classrooms...

 
 
Big Bertha II

Big Bertha II

Big Bertha has been the Sweetheart of the Longhorn Band for decades. Now, an even bigger Bertha is taking the field.

 
 

5 Outstanding Young Texas Exes You Should Know About

Countless Longhorns have made impressive strides in their careers after leaving the Forty Acres, but not all do it by the time they turn 40. Each year since 1979,...

 
 

The Wildflower Center Is Planting a Field of Light

There’s plenty to see sprawled across the fields of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center nearly year round: pollinators flitting about native wildflowers,...

 
 
The Way Back: Aggie Armadillos

The Way Back: Aggie Armadillos

An armadillo is removed from the field by a University of Texas Longhorn Band Member during halftime of the 1971 Texas vs. Texas A&M game. Few rivalries...

 
 

Exploring Outside the Lines

We all had one during our time in college: an elective course signed up for on a whim, perhaps begrudgingly, to fulfill that elusive flag requirement, in search...

 
 

7 DAA Winners You’ve Seen in Hollywood

It’s no secret that there are plenty of Longhorns in the history books. But each year, only a few alumni receive The University of Texas’ highest honor:...

 
 

Here’s What the Texas Exes Staff Has Been up to This Summer

It’s summer here in Austin, which means the Forty Acres are quiet and the heat is oppressive. But we’re already busy getting ready for another burnt-orange...

 
 

Longhorn Glen Powell Is Finally Getting His Turn as a Leading Man

Glen Powell is a rare Hollywood type: the kind of guy who shows up early and stays late, with an easy grin and no complaints. Or at least, that’s how he is...

 
 
 
 
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