A Longhorn Makes It Possible for Victims to Have Therapy Dogs in Texas Courtrooms
Sharon Davis, BS ’64, wants to make one thing extremely clear: She won’t take the credit. Instead, she insists that the Texas Legislature’s recent bill...
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Texas Performing Arts Partners With Fusebox to Advance Austin’s Avant-Garde
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,...
The Ransom Center Spotlights the Women Who Helped Bring James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ to Life
Sylvia Beach and James Joyce in the doorway of Beach’s Paris bookshop, in 1922. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s...
The Blanton Museum Is Featuring More Works by Black Artists Than Ever Before in Its Permanent Collection
Noah Purifoy, “Restoration,” 2001, mixed media construction, 68 x 41 x 4 1/2 in. The way the Blanton Museum of Art came by the paintings, sculptures, and...
Longhorn Entrepreneurs Share Wisdom at Austin Chapter Event
An ice cream shop owner, a lawyer, a techie, and a bookstore founder walk into a room. The result? A compelling discussion between some of Austin’s leading entrepreneurs...
Longhorns Are Among World’s Most Employable Grads
Recent UT grads can set their worries and half-finished job applications aside (if only for a moment), and take comfort in the results of a new global list ranking...
UT to Cut Funding for Texas Memorial Museum
The Texas Memorial Museum has been a campus institution since it first opened its doors in 1939, drawing students and locals alike to see dinosaur bones, fossils,...
UT Energy Poll Reveals Contradictions [Watch]
UT’s fifth and latest energy poll, released last week, shows a drop in interest in energy and related issues, as well as a disconnect between the public and energy...
“Just Light”: James Turrell Talks Skyspaces at UT
Artist James Turrell’s medium of choice must be shaped, molded, and formed, not unlike clay. Like paint, it requires a canvas and, as with any other medium,...
A Little Piece of Texas in Sweden
W. Charles Gaskamp, BA ’71, and his son Derek Gaskamp, BS ’12, Life Members, shared this photo from their Princess Northern European cruise that saw them all...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor
