Jan | Feb 2014

 
My Road to UT

My Road to UT

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I always wanted to go to UT, but it was out of reach until I was awarded a Texas Exes scholarship. As told to Rose Cahalan. I was about 6 or 7 years old when my...

 
 

Rethinking the Status Quo

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Making major strides in fundraising, graduation rates, and innovation is business as usual at UT-Austin. One of the main talking points for those who would have...

 
 

Talk Back: Responses to our November|December Issue

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The Seeker Writer Dan Solomon did his best to catch up with the frenetic and ever-evolving Ricky Williams in “The Seeker.” Erik Hensarling, BS ’04, Life Member,...

 
 

Go West

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Five Longhorns set out on a 10-day, 4,000-mile journey to explore the great Earthworks of the American Southwest. The result: a new art exhibit at UT’s Visual...

 
 

Trending Now: Bitstrips, Secret Menus, Piloxing

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Bitstrips Nope, Facebook hasn’t changed yet again. A new app called Bitstrips is responsible for all those cartoon images blowing up your feed. Launched on the...

 
 

Fighting the Good Fight

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Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, responsible for nearly one in every four deaths each year. But it’s got a formidable opponent...

 
 

New Year, New View

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Wonder what Remington’s Mountain Man looks like upside down? Longhorns got a head start on their New Year’s resolutions at the Blanton Museum of Art’s monthly...

 
 

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The Robots Are Coming!

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UT researchers are building intelligent robots that can play soccer, handle weapons, help the disabled, and more. Let’s meet five of them.

 
 

From Russia With Love

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Eight days in St. Petersburg gave 27 Flying Longhorns an in-depth, behind-the-scenes view of Russia’s cultural capital. Backstage at the historic Mikhailovsky...

 
 

Uncommon Sense

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Self-taught cook Christine Ha, BBA ’01, inspired millions in 2012 when she won FOX’s MasterChef. Now her career is on the rise again—and blindness never...

 
 
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