The Working World

 

Aunt Bertha Is Bringing Social Services Into the 21st Century

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Erine Gray was 16 when his mother was diagnosed with a rare type of encephalitis. The neurological disease left her with permanent brain damage and memory loss,...

 
 

Meet the Queen of Scuba

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Tabitha Lipkin is only 24, but she already has a more colorful resume than most people twice her age. Lipkin, BJ ’12, Life Member, is a San Diego-based TV reporter...

 
 

Film Critic Peter Debruge is Living the Dream

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As chief international film critic for Variety Magazine, Peter Debruge reviews hundreds of movies every year. But growing up in Waco in the ’80s and ’90s, he rarely...

 
 

A Seat at the Table

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While growing up in one of America’s “food deserts,” Johnie Jones III, MPAff ’11, watched his neighbors struggle. Now he’s working to give low-income families...

 
 

The Many Hats of Christine Chen

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There are some things in life that don’t mix: Oil and water, toddlers and firearms, and corporations and creatives come to mind. Too often are grand ideas...

 
 

Raising the Tail

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Jim Allison’s pioneering spirit is pure Texan—and his cancer drug is a global breakthrough.   In 2004, two weeks before her wedding day, 22-year-old Sharon...

 
 

“Be Fearless”: LadyMafia Connects Women in Tech

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Women are still woefully underrepresented in science and technology (STEM) fields—one recent study found that only 27 percent of STEM workers are female. Women...

 
 

Sweet Dreams

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Once upon a time, in a magical land called Vermont, a talented Texas Ex and her charming husband dreamed up a smart new storytelling platform for children with picky...

 
 

Socks with Soul

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Mitscoots is a sock company with a funny name and a serious goal. In a quiet West Austin office park lies a room filled with socks. Lime green and gray size large...

 
 

Fishy Business

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UT grad Alan Blake commercialized the world’s first genetically modified pet: a glow-in-the-dark fish. A decade later, the glow hasn’t worn off. Walk into almost...

 
 
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