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Letter From the Executive Director: Word on the Street

Letter From the Executive Director: Word on the Street

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Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, TX. Recently I had a procedure that was inconsequential enough that I was back to work at the Alumni Center the next...

 
 

These UT Sophomores Started a Company That Incentivizes Sustainability

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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

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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

What to Watch During the 2023 Texas Legislative Session

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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

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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...

 
 
Q&A: A New Novel Tells the Story of Hurricane Ike

Q&A: A New Novel Tells the Story of Hurricane Ike

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Texas is vast, diverse, and complicated. It can be nearly impossible to describe to people who don’t live here, who didn’t grow up in and around the nuances...

 
 

New Year, New Reads From the Longhorn Universe

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THE ROAD TO TEXAS   Incredible Twists and Improbable Turns Along the Longhorns Recruiting Trail   BY MIKE ROACH    The...

 
 

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This Longhorn Has Sky-High Dreams of an Airship Race Around the World

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Hartsell in the cockpit of a blimp at Livermore Municipal Airport in Livermore, California, July 2, 2022. Imagine this: In the near future, across the world,...

 
 

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This High-Flying Former UT Cheerleader Is Giving Back

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Amy Porter with members of Texas Cheer & Pom. On a warm September day in 2016, Amy Porter put on her Texas cheerleading uniform and headed toward Darrell...

 
 

A Place in History: The 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

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During a chilly night last November, the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center was packed with admirers, well-wishers, old friends, and family members of six people who...

 
 
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