Staring Down Cancer, Two Longhorn Fans Forge Unlikely Friendship
Sometimes a little burnt orange can bring people together in surprising ways. In the cancer unit of a hospital 1,500 miles from Austin, a 21-year-old UT student...
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Burnt Orange at the Arctic Circle
Life Member Penny Viteo, BA ’75, and her husband Steve drove nearly 12,000 miles during a trip to Alaska this past summer. The couple made sure they had their...
The Alcalde in Bora Bora
A copy of the Alcalde made it all the way to the island of Bora Bora this summer! Pictured in front of Polynesian restaurant Bloody Mary’s, Life Members (from...
UT Scientists Build Tiny Bacterial Zoos
It may have exhibits, living creatures, and cages—but this isn’t your average zoo. The cages are made up of a Jell-O like substance and are so small that...
‘You Can Ask Anything’: Reporter Anne Hull Tells UT Journalism Students to be Fearless
“As always I feel like a complete fraud standing up here,” Anne Hull said, glancing around at the filled seats of the Joynes Reading Room on Tuesday...
UT Alum Creates Gorgeous Austin Timelapse [Watch]
Andrew Takano, BS ’07, MS ’10, the same independent videographer who created “Sleepwalking Austin,” couldn’t pass up the opportunity to film Austin’s...
Ransom Center Receives Biggest Donation Ever
UT’s Harry Ransom Center has long been an archival powerhouse that draws scholars from around the globe, with holdings including an original Gutenberg Bible...
Hispanic Alumni Network’s Fiesta Raises Big Money for Scholarships
Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. At the Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Network’s 12th-annual Fiesta last Friday, there was no shortage of fun—or...
Longhorns in London: Alumni Band Invited to Perform in UK Parade
UT’s Longhorn Alumni Band had a lot to celebrate this past weekend. Not only did the band reunite for its 50th Band Day anniversary to kick off the new football...
From Russia With Love
Eight days in St. Petersburg gave 27 Flying Longhorns an in-depth, behind-the-scenes view of Russia’s cultural capital. Backstage at the historic Mikhailovsky...
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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
