Where to Watch the UT-Kansas Game
We know, we know. There’s plenty of annoyance out there about the limited means to catch today’s football matchup against Kansas. But if you’re...
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Encore for the Cactus Cafe
Last year’s near-closure of the Cactus Café brought the University the kind of publicity it didn’t need. What did UT learn from the experience, and how is the...
The Big Idea: A Medical School in Austin
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa has named a high-tech, research-intensive medical campus in Austin a priority, and state Sen. Kirk Watson has a plan to make...
Top-Ranked Golf Team Gets Third-Straight Win (Watch)
Not every year can bring a national championship in football, even for an athletics powerhouse like UT. That’s why it’s nice that even in our gridiron-rebuilding...
Higher Ed Watchers Call for Good Governance
As controversies surrounding the UT System Board of Regents reverberate, higher ed watchers came to the Capitol to call for good Texas university governance. The...
Next Big Things: Raw Milk, Sour Beer, and Dinners in Orange
First there were food trailers. Could the next big Austin food trend be Dinners in Orange? The founder of one of the city’s leading pop-up dinner clubs, Supper...
Mikhail Gorbachev Offers Geopolitical Analysis—and Jokes
After developing nerves of steel, ordering down the Berlin Wall, winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and serving decades as Russia’s elder statesman, Mikhail Gorbachev...
UT to Have Hand in Broadest-Ever Child Development Study
UT will have a hand in the largest longitudinal study of children’s development ever undertaken, thanks to the leadership of a researcher in the School of...
Envy Tires the Mind, UT Psychologists Find
We know, we know—it’s not good to feel jealous or envious. But just why? What negative effects do we experience? UT researchers are doing interesting experiments—often...
Pigskin Harem: UT’s 1938 Football Team
Historical research can be dry—until you stumble onto a photo like this! That’s what recently happened to UT architecture professor (and UT Heritage Society...
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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
