UT Researchers Study Role of Social Media in Aiding Hurricane Harvey Victims

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When Hurricane Harvey made landfall near the end of August, it relentlessly pummeled the Gulf Coast as it stalled over the southern flank of the state. With Houston...

 
 

President Fenves Honored by Holocaust Museum Houston

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On Thursday at the Hilton Americas-Houston, the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) presented their 2017 Guardian of the Human Spirit award to The University of Texas...

 
 

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Thunderbirds

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From the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the Thunderbirds have been putting on air shows for almost 65 years. Meet two UT alums who are behind the dazzling loops...

 
 

How BookPeople Became the Center of Austin’s Literary Universe

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Walking through the doors of BookPeople, near the corner of Sixth and Lamar in downtown Austin, you may be surprised at not only how a brick-and-mortar bookstore...

 
 

Boomerang Days: My White Whale

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In which our intrepid columnist takes one last wistful lap around the Forty Acres in search of a majestic beast. I’m in search of a legend lurking among the oaks...

 
 

Good Reads: 4 New Books from the Longhorn Universe to Read This November

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Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldy Advice for Everyday Troubles By Taisia Kitaiskaia, MFA ’15 For years, Kitaiskaia ran an advice column for The Hairpin titled “Ask...

 
 

The Way Back: Step Aside, Boys

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Founded in 1923, The Texas Ranger was a wild, raucous student-run magazine that poked fun at just about anything—including our farmer friends to the east. Each...

 
 

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Scenes from Houston after Hurricane Harvey

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Photojournalist Michael Stravato, ’88, has documented destruction in disparate corners of the world, from Bosnia to Latin America. In August, devastation came...

 
 
 
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