July | August 2013

 

Fake Trees, Real Potential

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By mimicking a tree’s approach to photosynthesis, the Surface-Adhering Bioreactor grows crops of algae with unheard-of efficiency. Assistant professor of mechanical...

 
 

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A Field Guide to the 40 Acres

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UT is an urban university in the heart of the city, yet the campus and its environs teem with fascinating plants and animals—from tropical parakeets to the world’s...

 
 

July|August Good Reads

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Need a compelling summer read? Dive into one of these new books of interest to the Longhorn Universe. If you’re a fan of the Old West… The Son By Philipp Meyer In...

 
 

July|August Alumni Authors

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Cowboy Stuntman By Dean Smith, ’55, with Mike Cox Dean Smith’s biography is so colorful, it could easily be a film. After growing up in a small Texas town,...

 
 

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The Lawn Rangers

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Can’t see the video? Click here. A Longhorn captures the sport of lawn mower racing in all its gritty glory. Above: Jay Kelly, 71, shows off his custom...

 
 

Texas Quidditch Takes Flight

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Laugh all you want—Quidditch has arrived. As a late-spring evening turns to dusk, UT’s Caven Lacrosse and Sports Center at Clark Field bustles with activity....

 
 

What’s Next for Players?

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In spring of 2012, UT reached a deal with Players Restaurant to purchase the land the burger joint sits on at the corner of MLK and Whitis Avenue. Longhorn owners...

 
 

Big Man on Campus [Podcast]

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History senior Horacio Villarreal is UT’s 2013-14 student-body president. What does he hope to achieve in the role once abolished by its own constituents, and...

 
 

Lifelike

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A paper bag, an apple core, a doctor’s waiting room—these everyday objects and locations don’t exactly come to mind when you think of beautiful works...

 
 

The Way Back: The Water’s Fine

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Anne Burchart Boucher, left, and Billy Sunday, ’52, posed for this photo at Barton Springs on June 5, 1952. Our city’s favorite pool hasn’t changed much in...

 
 
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