July | August 2023

 
Letter from the Executive Director: Moment in the Sun

Letter from the Executive Director: Moment in the Sun

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After more than five years heading up the Texas Exes, I had one of my favorite UT experiences recently on the field at DKR, and it had nothing to do with football....

 
 
The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze

The Way Back: Bevo in Bronze

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The bronze longhorn statue is lifted onto the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center patio by crane. One of the more recognizable statues on the Forty Acres is a bronze...

 
 

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A Longhorn Is Developing Therapeutics to Extend Lifespans—Starting With Man’s Best Friend

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Celine Halioua and four of her friends. When Celine Halioua was just 18 years old, she spent the summer before her first year  at UT as an intern at a neuro-oncology...

 
 
As Pickleball Rises in Popularity, One Longhorn Is at the Center of It All

As Pickleball Rises in Popularity, One Longhorn Is at the Center of It All

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Shields playing pickleball in Bel Air, California. It was a bright morning in the fall semester of 2022 when MBA student Thomas Shields’ phone buzzed with...

 
 

Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rodney Terry Led the Longhorns to Their Best Season in 15 Years and Is Looking Ahead

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Rodney at the Texas vs. Rice game, 2023. It was one heck of a birthday present, even if Rodney Terry would have gladly taken it belated. On March 27, the...

 
 
Two UT Austin Professors Snag the ‘Nobel Prizes’ of Their Fields

Two UT Austin Professors Snag the ‘Nobel Prizes’ of Their Fields

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By Marc Airhart and Nat Levy Winning a Nobel Prize brings unmistakable cachet, but for many of the sciences—essentially anything outside of chemistry,...

 
 
LBJ School Unveils the Willie Nelson Endowment for Uplifting Rural Communities

LBJ School Unveils the Willie Nelson Endowment for Uplifting Rural Communities

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This September will mark 38 years since music legends Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp organized the first-ever Farm Aid concert to raise money...

 
 
Good Reads Q&A: A New Memoir from a Longhorn Astrophysicist Looks Up

Good Reads Q&A: A New Memoir from a Longhorn Astrophysicist Looks Up

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Sarafina El-Badry Nance, author of “StarStruck” Sarafina El-Badry Nance has always loved looking up at the stars. It’s one of the first things...

 
 
Cain & Abel’s Says Goodbye to its Original Location—and Begins a New Chapter

Cain & Abel’s Says Goodbye to its Original Location—and Begins a New Chapter

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Bartenders kept the drinks flowing to meet high demand in the final weeks. Sitting on the porch of their former neighborhood bar, a pitcher of cheap beer between...

 
 

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The Blanton Museum of Art Debuts Its Stunning New Entrance and Grounds to Austin—and the World

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When it first opened on campus in 2006, the Blanton Museum of Art was tucked away like a secret. It had one entrance, which directly faced its companion building...

 
 
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