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An Iconic Mural Near Campus Just Got a Well-Deserved Update

When Rick Turner, BFA ’72, and Tommy Bauman, BA ’73, were students at UT, their College of Fine Arts professor had never seen airbrush painting before....

 
 

Robots Are Roaming the Forty Acres in a New Research Program

For more than a century, robots have played a starring role in our visions of the future. Whether these sci-fi automatons would turn out to be our companions...

 
 

This Blanton Museum Exhibit Examines the Long Afterlife of the Medieval Aesthetic

From left, Michelino da Besozzo, “Madonna and Child” (circa 1428–29); Ellsworth Kelly, “Mother and Child” (1949). The Middle Ages ended more...

 
 

A UT English Course Reveals Memories of Alfred Hitchcock’s Works Across Generations

“What do you remember about Alfred Hitchcock?” That’s the question my students asked their older relatives over Thanksgiving as part of English 310S:...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: Firsthand Experience

Brianna Holt never thought her first book would be a memoir, and especially not at only 25 years old. But after the summer of 2020, when Holt, BJ, BS ’16,...

 
 

New Reads for Spring 2023 From the Longhorn Universe

TEXAS TEXTURES  Photographs and Tales from the Backroads  BY KAY SWANSEY  Lonely towns and dilapidated structures form the core of Texas...

 
 

These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability

The audience listens as the Gazelle team presents to local stakeholders in Botswana. When Mihir Bendre first arrived in Botswana over the summer, the UT Austin...

 
 

Longhorn Scientists Are on a Quest to Grow the Ultimate Texan Delicacy in a Laboratory

Texas is home to 13 million cattle that are raised on thousands of ranches to feed America’s insatiable appetite for burgers, steaks, and ribs. But no one...

 
 

What to Watch During the 2023 Texas Legislative Session

Every new year brings another semester, another bluebonnet season, and new hopes for Longhorn football. And every other year? The legislature comes together...

 
 

Meet the Network of UT Staff and Faculty Dedicated to the Care of Campus Cats

For UT staff members Christine Huizar, MA ’11, and Patrick Parker, taking care of cats on campus all started with one beloved feline: Domino. The big...

 
 
 
 
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