The Next CIA Director May Be a Longhorn
This afternoon, President Obama is expected to announce his picks for two top national security posts—and one of them is a UT grad. John Brennan, MA ’80, will...
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A Longhorn in Alaska
Bruce Newlin, BS ’75, Life Member, tossed up the Hook ’em Horns at Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier in June 2011. Newlin lives in Lakeway, Texas, where he is...
Two Longhorn Legends in Brownsville
Hector Ruiz, BS ’68, MS ’70, and Juliet Garcia, PhD ’76, Life Members, hooked ’em at the Dec. 15 commencement ceremony of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost...
Larry Macon Just Won’t Stop Running
Need some inspiration to keep that New Year’s resolution to exercise? Look no further than marathon maniac Larry Macon. Macon, JD ’70, broke the Guinness...
Fishy Business
UT grad Alan Blake commercialized the world’s first genetically modified pet: a glow-in-the-dark fish. A decade later, the glow hasn’t worn off. Walk into almost...
A Passage to India
When 14 Flying Longhorns toured India and Nepal, they discovered a feast for the senses. India is the world’s largest democracy and is among the globe’s fastest-growing...
Alumni Authors
Cancer on the Brain: One Man’s Journey of Baseball, Business, and Beating the Odds By William J. Cobb, MA ’84 Lefevers is a Phoenix real-estate entrepreneur,...
The Way Back: Chin Up!
Straight spines and ideal physiques led Lavonia Raymond and Ruth Spargo, pictured above, to beat out 18 other finalists in the 1937-38 UT women’s intramural posture...
A Longhorn in Papua New Guinea
Rachel Kuhr, BS ’10, traveled to a remote Papua New Guinea village in October. When she learned that she was the first Westerner the locals had met, she promptly...
Uncommon Sense
Self-taught cook Christine Ha, BBA ’01, inspired millions in 2012 when she won FOX’s MasterChef. Now her career is on the rise again—and blindness never...
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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
