40 Acres
Two Longhorns Revisit a 15-Year-Old West Campus Murder in New Podcast
By Courtney Runn
In August of 2005, Jennifer Cave’s body was discovered in the Orange Tree Condos in West Campus. The primary suspect and a potential accomplice were soon...
Documenting Latinos’ Experiences in the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Cat Cardenas
In mid-March, UT journalism professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez had no way of knowing how long the pandemic would last. She certainly didn’t expect that Latinos...
Meet the New Women’s Basketball Coach Vic Schaefer
By Jason Cohen
When University of Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte was contemplating moving on from women’s basketball head coach Karen Aston, the first person...
New Landmarks Installation Is an Ode to Evolutionary Science
By Annette An-Jen Liu
Against a background of subtle, shifting hues and periodic flashes of lightning, branches, twigs, leaves, petals, and feathers fall as air bubbles flow upward....
Renowned Trumpeter Billy Hunter Joins the UT Faculty
By Chris O'Connell
Many college professors are struggling with distance learning this fall. Between technology issues and wrestling with the ways in which different students best...
Matthew McConaughey Takes Stock of His Life in New Memoir ‘Greenlights’
By Danielle Lopez
Last year, Matthew McConaughey packed his bags and headed to Fort Davis, Texas, where his story first begins (“That’s where I was conceived,” he explains)....
Texas Longhorn Football Players March to the State Capitol in Honor of George Floyd
By Danielle Lopez
June 4, 2020; Austin, TX, USA; Members of the Texas Longhorns march to the Texas State Capitol from the UT Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lola Gomez/American Statesman...
Two Longhorns Land a Life-Changing Opportunity with Target
By Brittany King
When Ariel Lee got the chance to attend NextGen Summit, a three-day conference built for rising entrepreneurs in New York City, she jumped at the chance. It...
Longhorn Daron K. Roberts’ New Children’s Book Offers a Lesson in Empathy For All Ages
By Danielle Lopez
When I speak with Daron K. Roberts, BA ’01, Life Member, over the phone one early morning in June, the former NFL coach, UT lecturer, and founding director...
Reflecting on the Beauty of Waller Creek Amid Massive Campus Construction
By Valerie Salinas-Davis
AS a student at UT in the early ’80s, I walked across Waller Creek at 21st Street and San Jacinto Boulevard hundreds of times. I would head...
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Houston Photographer Finds Art Along the Road
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Longhorn’s 16th Straight Marathon Fighting for a Cure for DMD
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In the Storm of the Century, UTMSI Rescued a Record Number of Turtles
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One Year Later, The Daily Texan Adapts to a Changing Media Landscape
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The Longhorns in Your Neighborhood: A Program Started on the Basketball Courts of East Austin 30 Years Ago is Still Going Strong