Happy Campers
By Jonathan Sherchand
After pandemic delays and a virtual interlude, Camp Texas was finally back in full force this summer in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Here’s one counselor’s...
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Playing the Long Game
By Jason Cohen
Vick celebrates a winning putt with Fields. “That’s good.” It only took two words for The University of Texas men’s golf team to win the 2022 NCAA Championship....
UT Invests in Giant Telescope to Take Us Back in Time
By Daniel Oberhaus
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s primary mirror segment six at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. About 4,500 miles south of the Forty...
100 Years Young, Big Bertha Is Finally Retired
By Alan Cundy
Big Bertha at the Texas vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game, 2021. The world’s most famous one-note instrument, the iconic Big Bertha, has played her final tune....
This Longhorn Racer Isn’t Stopping Anytime Soon
By Lauren Castro
Whilden, 87, has been running since his days at UT—and he’s not stopping yet. Sprinting off the block on May 22, 2022, Longhorn Bobby Whilden raced down...
Q&A: Journalism Professor Kate Dawson Is Truly a True Crime Historian
By Katey Psencik Outka
If you haven’t heard Kate Winkler Dawson’s voice before, you probably will soon. Maybe you listened to the audiobook version of her most recent book,...
Match.com Founder, Longhorn Is on a Mission to Improve Education Access
By Abigail Rosenthal
Peng Ong at the Monk’s Hill offices in Singapore. Peng Ong still remembers the first time he got to explore a computer. He was around 13 years old, well before...
Research Initiative Planet Texas 2050 Uses Art to Tell Story of Climate Change
By Abigail Rosenthal
The 2022 research symposium featured three dance performances. In 2018, researchers at The University of Texas decided to take a hard look at an important milestone....
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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