July | August 2019
Making the UT Ring a Longhorn Tradition
By Danielle Lopez
(Association Note: Fall 2020 Tower Dedication and Ring Celebration looks different this year due to COVID-19. For more information, go here.) On an exceptionally...
Meet the Longhorn Serving as Chairman of the UT System’s Board of Regents
By Sofia Sokolove
After graduating from high school in Tyler, Texas, Kevin P. Eltife wanted to stay close to home, so he enrolled at Southern Methodist University. But, as...
This Longhorn has Visited Nearly 15,000 Starbucks Around the World
By Danielle Lopez
Winter never cared much for coffee. In college, he wasn’t like his other classmates, hopped up on caffeine just to get through the day. When the then-fledgling...
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Unearthing the Ancient ‘Texas Serengeti’
By Joe Hanson
Long-buried fossils collected before World War II are leading UT researchers to think the Texas coast once resembled the African Serengeti.
How a Recent UT Grad Became an Ambassador for Bumble on Campus
By Katie Friel
Like many of us lucky enough to attend college, my time in school was spent attending class, working a part-time retail job, studying abroad, and spending hours...
The Way Back: Moon Unit
By Ben Wright
A small chunk of the moon resides on the Forty Acres. Between 1969 and 1972, American astronauts brought back 842 pounds of similar specimens of moon rock....
Getting There: How Swimmer Joseph Schooling Became an Olympic Champion
By Gretchen Sanders
Joseph Schooling is a member of an elite club: He is among a handful of Longhorn swimmers to have won an NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship during all...
Back to School: Learning How We Talk About Gender
By Amber Byfield
This past spring, I donned my pink backpack festooned with enamel pins and began my cross-campus trek from the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center to the CMB—a walk so...
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Longhorn Gary Kelly Is Remaking the Once-Tiny Southwest Airlines
By Sofia Sokolove
“I don’t like to lose,” Gary Kelly says to a room full of Texas football players, who nod their heads in agreement. The 64-year-old chairman of the board...
Women’s Storybook Project Bridges the Gap Between Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children
By Chris O'Connell
Midday on a Thursday this past April, the Austin Country Club was the site of a luncheon to garner new volunteers and donations for a local nonprofit that has changed...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Busy Season
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Alcalde Photo Editor Takes Italy and Switzerland
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The Life and Legacy of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 100 Years
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Program in UT’s College of Pharmacy Provides Cellphones to People Experiencing Homelessness
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UT’s Wind Ensemble Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall