In Their Own Words: The 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
Oscar acceptance speeches are sometimes amusing, occasionally tearful, and usually rote as each recipient thanks her producer, manicurist, and second cousins. If...
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A New Day for LBJ
Forty years ago, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library became the first on a college campus, despite heavy protests. How an institution born in controversy...
John McKetta on Energy Changes at UT
Exactly how far has The University of Texas come on energy? Few people have a longer or wiser perspective than 97-year-old John McKetta, Life Member. Watch the former...
Rewriting the M.F.A.
An author and professor with advertising experience brought a radical idea to academia: rebranding. But Oscar Cásares’ grand experiment almost failed before...
The Irish Humor Tour
Flying Longhorns trips offer unexpected benefits—in this case, an in-house comedian. On Galway Bay: “The water temperature is 49 degrees, and if you...
Texas, Still Wildcatting
A wood and iron platform crouches on a triangle of The University of Texas campus frequented only on six Saturdays each fall. This creaky sculpture has taken on...
Personal, Inspirational, and Funny: Distinguished Alumni Accept Awards
Oscar acceptance speeches are sometimes amusing, occasionally tearful, and usually rote as each recipient thanks her producer, manicurist, and second cousins. If...
Six Distinguished Alumni, Six Turns of Fate
It’s our red-letter, red-carpet day here at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center as we honor six of The University of Texas’ most impressive graduates. Tonight...
UT Makes Plans to Push Deeper Into Space Research
Over his 50-plus-year career, UT Center for Space Research director Byron Tapley, BS ’56, MS ’58, PhD ’60, Life Member, has guided hundreds of...
Gunman Apprehended Without Incident Near Campus
The 69,000-plus subscribers to the University’s text-message alert system got a scare this afternoon when the University Police announced a man with a shotgun...
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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
