How Texas and Longhorns Are Tackling Maternal Mortality in Texas
At my first prenatal appointment, I was given a pink folder. On it were two dolphins jumping and the words: “Have the birth of your dreams.” To be clear, I...
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A New Website Developed at UT is Leveling the Playing Field for Texas Students
Before we meet for coffee on a summer afternoon, Michelle Snyder is showing a high school student how to set up a bank account. “She didn’t know if she needed...
UT is Now Home to the Fastest Supercomputer at Any U.S. University
The term “medical research” might bring to mind a sterile room with white lab coats, goggles, and vials. But for cutting-edge researchers, that picture is much...
Reading Ahead
Literacy First is teaching Austin how to read—one child at a time. Just a few days after the new year, more than 100 Americorps members sit in a room for an intensive,...
A Beautiful Mind
Emma Scribner’s brain isn’t quite like anyone else’s—and that’s just the way she likes it. It’s so cool how we can see colors in music,” a young Emma...
A Week at Accounting Camp
Charles Enriquez, BA ’98, asks the room of 48 high school students what they had heard about the McCombs School of Business before they arrived at camp. “It’s...
Independent, Not Alone
How UT is creating community for foster and independent students Maria Suarez-Magana can handle working two jobs in high school. She can handle being homeless at...
Sanya Richards-Ross Sends Students to Prom
Former UT student-athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, ’04, is passionate about prom. But 14 years ago, she almost missed her own. A...
One Kidney, Two Lives
Kyle Anderson wasn’t planning on being an organ donor. He jokes that he still isn’t listed as one on his driver’s license, but perhaps he should be. Even...
Texas Ex Brings Pop-Up Birthdays to Kids in Need
Laila Scott’s 9-year-old son Cole steps up to the table and reaches for the next present on the stack—a set of Hot Wheels. Once he’s wrapped it in red paper,...
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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
