UT’s Aerospace Engineering and Theater Departments Join Forces to Raise Awareness for Orbital Debris

By Daniel Oberhaus

Space is getting crowded. Over the next decade, companies like SpaceX and Amazon’s Kuiper Systems plan to launch thousands of internet satellites, which would...

UT Professor’s New Book Explores Opposing Sides of the American Revolution

By Marisa Charpentier

When do you decide to make changes within the system? And when is the system so broken that you have to abandon it—maybe even take up arms against...

Letter From the Executive Director: Serendipity

By Chuck Harris

The photo above was taken in the Frank Denius Family University of Texas Athletics Hall of Fame, which opened on August 30, 2019. Even though it is two years...

LBJ Memorial Unveiled in Houston

By Alan Cundy

On Aug. 6, 2021, the City of Houston unveiled a statue dedicated to America’s 36th president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, at Little Tranquillity Park. Johnson’s...

Alcalde Docs

A Longhorn’s New Video Installation Revisits a Hollywood Icon

By Alcalde Staff

In Valley, now at the Blanton Museum of Art through September 19, 2021, various artists reenact Judy Garland’s wardrobe test for Valley of the Dolls.

New Summer Reads Introduce You to Important Trailblazers

By Alcalde Staff

Lone Star Vistas Travel Writing on Texas, 1821-1861 by Astrid Haas   As Texas became a destination for large-scale immigration in the wake of Mexico’s...

New Coming-of-age Novel from Longhorn Author Tackles Questions of Faith and Family

By Courtney Runn

In Kelsey McKinney’s debut novel, the Texas landscape—sun-baked soil, vast blue skies, and oppressive heat—serves as a vibrant backdrop for the secrets...

Feature

How UT’s Sustainability Infrastructure Reduced Waste in a Time of Crisis

By Daniel Oberhaus

It’s early on a Sunday morning last October and the parking lot outside Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium is unusually empty. The night...