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Spinning Wheels

July 1, 2015 8:06 am | no comments

In the northwestern corner of New Mexico, massive sheets of rock shoot out of the earth 7,000 feet high. It’s Shiprock—an iconic formation found among the 27,000...

 
 

Lost and Found

April 28, 2014 2:28 pm | 2 comments

By day, Phil Bennett is a geology professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences. But he’s always on call as a volunteer with Travis County Search and Rescue. Phil...

 
 

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Draws 2,700 to Campus

February 24, 2014 10:14 am | no comments

Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. The scientist readies the rocket for blastoff. “Three … two … one … LAUNCH!” But something has gone wrong....

 
 

Alum’s Epic Balloon Flight Falls Short

September 16, 2013 10:33 am | no comments

It was supposed to be a flight like no other, one for the record books. But fate—in the form of ever-troublesome technical difficulties—intervened. On Thursday,...

 
 

New Texas Exes CEO Leslie Cedar on the Irrational Passion of School Pride

August 9, 2011 3:36 pm | no comments

This interview first ran on the McCombs TODAY blog. New Texas Exes CEO Leslie Cedar, BS ’89, MBA ’98, is on a mission to rally the Longhorn faithful. Cedar...

 
 
 
 
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