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Five Essential Longhorn Beers

Craft beer is now commonplace in Austin (“Brewtopia,” May|June 2013), and dozens of those local brews are created by UT alumni. Here are five to try.(512)...

 
 

Brewtopia

Thirsty UT alumni have made Austin the craft beer capital of Texas. Can’t see the video? Click here. Five years ago, scoring a keg of Real Ale’s Firemans...

 
 

Sol LeWitt Artwork Unveiled at UT’s New Computer Science Building

Creativity meets technology with a new installation at the Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall. Can’t see the video? Click...

 
 

From Prototype to Product

Dell, Facebook, 3M, Google—with a plethora of tech companies within its city limits, Austin has more than earned its nickname of “Silicon Hills.” Now, with...

 
 

Tibetan Monks Construct Sand Mandala at Blanton Museum

Nine men in red robes, golden wraps, and tall hats stand silently in a line behind tables carefully arranged with dozens of small silver bowls, decorative scarves,...

 
 

All Downhill From Here

The hill is steep. Alone on a board that’s almost breaking 30 mph, the skater pushes forward. It feels like carving ice, surfing a wave, or flying.  It’s easy...

 
 

Eye on the Hurricane

Clint Dawson isn’t exactly a thrill-seeker. The soft-spoken engineer has never lived through a hurricane and says the only way he’d agree to see one firsthand...

 
 

Meet William Berdanier, UT’s Latest Marshall Scholar

William Berdanier, a senior majoring in mathematics and physics honors in UT’s Dean’s Scholar’s program, will be heading to the United Kingdom...

 
 

Texas Cowboys Donate Almost $11,000 to Arc of the Capital Area

The Texas Cowboys’ love of Smokey the Cannon is rivaled only by their passion for volunteer work. After record-breaking fundraising at their Harvest Moon...

 
 

Staring Gone Viral

UT freshman Jacob “Gator” Weaver has a talent for staring that has turned into a YouTube sensation. “Stare of the Gator,” filmed by UT junior...

 
 
 
 
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