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Volcanoes Play Key Role in Long-Term Climate Shifts, UT Geologists Find
By Joe Hanson
There are no crocodiles near the North Pole today, but that wasn’t always the case. Fossil bones from crocodile-like reptiles called champsosaurs have been unearthed...
Hello From the Dark Side
By Danielle Lopez
How one UT alumnus helped continue some of Einstein’s most ambitious work The morning David Reitze, PhD ’90, vindicated Albert Einstein’s last remaining prediction...
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Taking the Bite Out of Zika
By Joe Hanson
We don’t know everything about the Zika virus—but we may know how to stop it. My wife is the mosquito magnet in our family. We have a running joke about how...
Longhorns on Screen
By Danielle Lopez
From Eli Wallach and Farrah Fawcett to Wes Anderson and Matthew McConaughey, Longhorns have a talented ancestry of Hollywood stars and filmmakers. You may have even...
UT Sociologist Harel Shapira on American Gun Culture
By Rose Cahalan
One in three Americans owns a gun, according to a 2015 Columbia University study. Yet the gulf between gun-owners and non-gun-owners may be wider than ever before—as anyone...
Late to the Game: Room to Grow
By Chris O'Connell
The last two seasons of Longhorn football, frustrating as they have been for fans, were not, in the grand scheme of things, actually that bad. Unless for some...
The Dream of the ’90s is Alive at the Blanton
By Chris O'Connell
“Call me,” the blonde phone sex operator purrs, looking straight into the camera. “We can talk about politics or Melrose Place.” This is...
Above and Beyond: Professor Courtney Byrd’s Surprise Honor
By Clara Wang
http://alcalde.texasexes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Fellowship_1-2.mp4 ”I don’t know how to say ‘thank you’ in a way that conveys how I feel,”...
Find Your Passion: Q&A with Hip-Hop Journalist Sama’an Ashrawi
By Clara Wang
Sama’an Ashrawi interviewed famous artists and comedians, hung out with legendary rappers, and started his own TV show—all while he was still a student at UT....
‘Starving the Beast’ Scrutinizes the Strange World of Higher Ed Reform
By Rose Cahalan
Wallace Hall, Jeff Sandefer, “dodgers and coasters,” Save Bill Powers, the “seven solutions,” a Cadillac education vs. a Bel Air: Terms...
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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