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The Return of the Mumps

While students and faculty were preparing for finals, they were also keeping a wary eye on University Health Services announcements for the last week—and washing...

 
 

Longhorn Startup Nourishes Student Entrepreneurs

In 2010, a UT computer science student named Elben Shira, BS ’11, posted an essay on his website about the department’s “second-rate” startup culture. Shira...

 
 

The Painted World

A woman in a beautiful red dress squeezes down the narrow aisle of a small Air Botswana plane. Anne McCullough’s hand instinctively reaches for her sketchbook,...

 
 

Trending Now: Pop Culture Feminism on Fleek, Whatever That Means

Beyoncé 101 Beyoncé isn’t exactly new on the scene, but thanks to a new class at UT, Queen Bee is more popular than ever. First offered last fall in UT’s...

 
 

Head of the Class

Meet six rising stars who aren’t waiting for graduation to change the world. Since 1985, the Texas Exes’ President’s Leadership Award has honored six students...

 
 

UT Study Links Binge-Watching, Depression

Binge-watching a television series is now the guilty pleasure of choice for many. Perhaps, while watching a few episodes of Friends, a familiar voice in your head...

 
 

D.C. Texas Exes Gather for State of The Union

Washington, D.C. may be 1,500 miles from Austin, but it didn’t feel that way on Tuesday night, when more than 70 Longhorns gathered at an oyster bar to watch...

 
 
 
 
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