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For Every Longhorn on Your List: Our 2018 Texas Gift Guide

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From stocking stuffers and weekend staycations to burnt-orange boots.

 
 

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World-Renowned Pediatric Surgeon Charles Fraser Comes Home to UT

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Baby John Doe lies on the operating table, his brown plastic skin shining under the surgical lights. Nurses at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas...

 
 

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Looking at Family History to Discover What it Means to Be a Longhorn

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My grandmother has the most wonderful collection of books. Or, she had the most wonderful collection of books, until pancreatic cancer rendered them orphans in...

 
 

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The Complete Story of DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium

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The first time the stadium felt special to me—this should be obvious, but for transparency’s sake, I mean Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, otherwise...

 
 

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Now and Then: Looking at the Lives of Two UT Grads, 80 Years Apart

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June 6, 1938, was a perfectly moonlit summer night in Austin. Gathered before the one-year-old Tower were 1,161 students, dressed in black gowns and tasseled hats....

 
 

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How Did DNA Kits Become so Popular—and What’s Next?

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  When I first think about signing up for 23andMe in early 2018, the direct-to-consumer genetics testing company is running a campaign called “DNA of a Champion,”...

 
 

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The Story of Burnt Orange

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On any given Saturday, you might find yourself inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, or under the shady oaks of the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, awash in...

 
 

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The Texas Ten 2018

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Since 2011, the Alcalde has honored UT professors with the Texas 10 awards.

 
 

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Meet the Man Watching Over the Oldest Clocks in Texas

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Galbraith is the foremost — and perhaps the only — restorer of tower clocks in Texas, an essential skill that, if it isn’t passed down, could be lost...

 
 

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Fresh Eyes on the Forty Acres

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From the ordinary to the extraordinary, photographer Sarah Frankie Linder gives us a unique visual tour of the Forty Acres and all of its details.

 
 
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