Alcalde Docs
Orange Santa Turns 25
By Alcalde Staff
Since 1994, Longhorns have been giving back to UT families in need during the holidays.
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Dearly Beloved: What Love Looks Like After 80 Years of Marriage
By Danielle Lopez
The oldest living married couple in the world are a pair of Longhorns.
Back to School: Medical Students Practice Empathy Through Art
By Amber Byfield
As I walk into the Blanton Museum of Art on a cool, fall day, I laugh to think that the experience ahead of me—yes, in an art museum—is the closest I might...
Three Longhorns Want to Change the Way Music Makes Onto Your Playlists
By Chris O'Connell
You know the feeling. You’re cruising down the highway listening to a playlist curated specifically for you by a major music service you pay for each month. You’re...
Two Longhorns Spark Discovery at the Hill Country’s Science Mill
By Gretchen Sanders
One Wednesday last September, four buses from Boerne Middle School North pulled up to the Science Mill in the heart of Johnson City. One hundred and fifty sixth...
The Way Back: The Big Boom
By Ben Wright
The president of the United States once set off explosives on campus, using a remote control from the back of a passenger train. No really, he did. In 1936, while...
UT Researchers Are Testing How Household Products Affect Our Environments
By Damond Benningfield
On a sunny autumn afternoon, wires are taped to the walls and ceiling of UTest House, a nondescript three-bedroom, two-bath structure on the corner of an otherwise...
New Janis Joplin Biography Reveals the Woman Behind the Superstar Persona
By Danielle Lopez
It was the summer of 1962 when a blues-loving, wild-haired hippie with a soulful voice left her hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, and arrived in Austin. Janis Joplin...
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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