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In the Loop
By Chris O'Connell
A crackerjack team of UT students is competing to change the way we travel. Imagine commuting from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back in one night after attending...
Making History
By Andrew Roush
After more than 40 years of housing America’s historical treasures, the Briscoe Center for American History is preparing for one of its greatest undertakings—one...
Joe Jamail Dies at 90
By Rose Cahalan
Attorney and Longhorn philanthropist Joe Jamail, BA ’50, JD ’53, Life Member, Distinguished Alumnus, died Wednesday at age 90. One of the most successful trial...
Meet the World’s Biggest Telescope
By Melissa Gaskill
The view from the remote, barren Andes Mountains in northern Chile stretches for miles, over waves of bare, dun-colored peaks rolling to each horizon. More importantly,...
YouTube Star Paul Cantu On the Art of Thrifting
By Chris O'Connell
“My YouTube success was not at all taught here,” laughs the Polo shirt-clad college Internet sensation sitting before me on a cold November morning just before...
UT Now Offering Sexual Assault Forensic Exams
By Rose Cahalan
UT-Austin students who are survivors of sexual assault can now get free post-assault forensic exams on campus. The new policy, which went into effect on Nov. 16,...
After the China Experiment, Texas Heads to the Bahamas
By Jillian Kushner
On Saturday, Nov. 21, Texas men’s basketball will play its home opener against Texas A&M—Corpus Christi. The Longhorns tipped off for the season-opener...
UT Ring Ceremony Bigger and Better Than Ever
By Alex Vickery
A thousand soon-to-be UT-Austin graduates gathered under the light of the Tower Friday night, surrounded by adoring friends and family. Each of them held a small...
Texas Ex Brings Pop-Up Birthdays to Kids in Need
By Anna Daugherty
Laila Scott’s 9-year-old son Cole steps up to the table and reaches for the next present on the stack—a set of Hot Wheels. Once he’s wrapped it in red paper,...
Six More Honored as Distinguished Alumni
By Alex Vickery
Saturday’s win against Kansas capped off a victorious weekend for Longhorns both on and off the field. Shortly before the game that saw five touchdowns by...
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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