March | April 2018
March|April Alumni Authors
By Ryan Duffy and Elizabeth Hlavinka
The Tree That Ate Everything By Bob Feiner, MBA ’97, Life Member Inspired by Feiner’s two sons, this is a story of twins: Jake, who has Down syndrome, and Austin,...
White Out: How Climate Change is Killing Earth’s Coral Reefs
By Melissa Gaskill
While most people think of evolution as something that happens over millennia, it can actually occur much more quickly. That could have major implications for the...
Working the Problem: How Gregory L. Fenves is Making His Mark on UT
By Dorothy Guerrero
Fenves has been president of UT Austin for only two and a half years, but it has been a remarkably eventful, painful, and consequential period of time.
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Lives On Hold: Longhorn DACA Recipients Tell Their Stories
By Danielle Lopez
Lawmakers spent the last six months negotiating the future of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrival Program. Longhorn Dreamers talk about this period of uncertainty...
Sacred Space: Look Inside Ellsworth Kelly’s Last Work at the Blanton Museum
By Marisa Charpentier
In 2015, renowned artist Ellsworth Kelly gifted his most monumental work to the Blanton Museum of Art. The soon to be open building is a chapel of joy and contemplation — and...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor