NASA’s Next Test Flight will Honor the Longhorn who Helped Save the Apollo 13 Astronauts

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Arturo Campos, BS ’56, was fast asleep at his Houston home when he got a call from NASA that would thrust him into the history books. It was just before midnight...

 
 

Longhorn John Schwartz Returns to UT After a Storied Journalism Career

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Earlier this year, John Schwartz, BA ’79, JD ’84, became one of the millions of Americans who left their jobs during the pandemic. After nearly four decades...

 
 

The Texas 4000 Crew Remembers a Ride Unlike Any Other

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The only thing harder than biking thousands of miles across America and Canada? Not biking thousands of miles across America and Canada—after you’ve spent...

 
 

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After Life: Remembering Don Graham

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Don Graham took his last breath on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 6:33 a.m., as I held his hand in mine in a narrow room at St. David’s Hospital in Austin. It...

 
 

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Longhorns’ Most Invaluable UT Objects and Their Heartfelt Stories

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Most everyone who attended The University of Texas has a boatload of school spirit and the tendency to end phone calls with a quick “hook ’em!” instead of...

 
 

Discover Your Inner-Texan with New Reads from the Longhorn Universe

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Being TexanEssays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of LifeBy the editors of Texas Monthly Texas Monthly taps into its long roster of contributors...

 
 

UT Geoscientists are Leading an International Team That Wants to Predict Earthquakes

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On August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti. The Caribbean nation deals with quakes regularly, but this event was the largest...

 
 

How Tour Directors Stayed Ahead When the Pandemic Threatened the Travel Industry

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On any given group travel excursion, whether by motor coach, ferry, train, or plane, there are scores of excited faces staring out the windows—watching every...

 
 
 
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