July | August 2016

 

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The Big One

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An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Now geologists are drilling into the crater left behind to learn how it happened—and what it means for...

 
 

July|August 2016 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Relentless: The Stories Behind the Photographs by Neil Leifer, with Diane K. Shah Anytime there was a major athletic...

 
 

July|August 2016 Alumni Authors

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On Cedar Hill by Emil Kresl, MPAff ’16, MSCRP ’16 In On Cedar Hill, things are not always as they appear. Through a series of vignettes, Kresl intertwines the...

 
 

Oh, Snap

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A new exhibition at the Ransom Center explores photographer Elliott Erwitt’s sparkling sense of humor. “Elliott Erwitt likes children and dogs,” reads the...

 
 

Circle of Life

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This March, the Flying Longhorns jetted to Southern Africa to explore its rich history, culture, and nature. They visited Nelson Mandela’s prison cell, traveled...

 
 

The Big Idea: Mapquest

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Science researchers typically work on tiny slivers of big problems—but their vision often goes well beyond any single project they’re currently tackling. We...

 
 

Free Omid

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Five years ago, a UT student was imprisoned in Iran. He’s still there. In a photo taken in the fall of 2010, Omid Kokabee stands on a bridge over Austin’s...

 
 

Crash Course

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Five days in New York with UT visiting professor Iris Apfel and the students she calls her “little chickens.” Not every classroom is created equal. Most are...

 
 

Editor’s Letter: 50 Years Later

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Remembering those lost on UT’s darkest day On Aug. 1, 1966, a troubled young University of Texas student committed one of the most horrific acts of public violence...

 
 

The Way Back: In Formation

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Unlocking the vault of UT history Russell Lee was one of the 20th century’s most important photographers. Trained as a chemical engineer, he spent the 1920s struggling...

 
 
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