How Ada Calhoun Became a Bestselling Author
In late 2017, Ada Calhoun, BA ’00, felt busted and blue. The UT alumna from New York City had been a freelance writer for two decades. Her work had appeared...
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How Longhorn Drew Blackard Became a Leader in Mobile Technology
One third of the passengers on any commercial flight are likely using smart phones that Drew Blackard, MBA ’06, helped produce. As vice president of product management...
Two Longhorns Spark Discovery at the Hill Country’s Science Mill
One Wednesday last September, four buses from Boerne Middle School North pulled up to the Science Mill in the heart of Johnson City. One hundred and fifty sixth...
How UT Alumna Beverly White Became One of the Most Trusted Voices in News
Most television reporters in the 1970s didn’t look like Beverly White, an African-American teenager living in Killeen, Texas. Yet White and her family watched...
Getting There: How Swimmer Joseph Schooling Became an Olympic Champion
Joseph Schooling is a member of an elite club: He is among a handful of Longhorn swimmers to have won an NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship during all...
Getting There: How This UT Alumna Became Chief of Houston’s Busiest Emergency Room
In 2011, an 18-year-old man nearly died in a motorcycle crash in Houston. Severely bleeding from his abdomen, the teenager looked up from an operating table inside...
Getting There: How Longhorn Joan Darling Became One of the First Female Television Directors
When Joan Darling began her television career in the early 1970s, the directors yelling “action!” and “cut!” on her sets were invariably male. Her success...
How a Blind UT Grad Student is Solving Ancient Puzzles With His Fingertips
Daniel Smith runs his fingers over a mysterious relic. On the fifth floor of Burdine Hall, he wonders what it belongs to and where it has been. It may just hold...
Alan Bean Isn’t an Astronaut Who Paints—He’s an Artist Who Used to Be an Astronaut
Alan Bean has a problem. He can’t decide how to paint planet Earth. Should the land appear darker than the water? Or should the ocean outshine the continents?...
The Herman Center is Filling Critical Gaps in Mental Healthcare
Travis County has long suffered from a shortage of mental health services, especially for people in crisis. A new center named after UT alumnus Judge Guy Herman,...
