Archive for: Byron Tapley
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Longhorns on Mars
By Mike Agresta
At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a group of UT-educated scientists known as the “Texas mafia” is using robots to explore a new frontier. Two and a half...
UT Makes Plans to Push Deeper Into Space Research
By Lynn Freehill
Over his 50-plus-year career, UT Center for Space Research director Byron Tapley, BS ’56, MS ’58, PhD ’60, Life Member, has guided hundreds of...
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The “D” Word: Drought
By Mike Agresta
If and when drought worsens again, what will Texas do? From new river-flow models to better native-grass mixes, UT scientists, engineers, and alumni are on the front...
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Letter from the Executive Director: Speaking Up
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Our 2020 Outstanding Young Texas Exes on How They Got Here—and What’s Next
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TxExplainer: What the 2021 Texas Legislative Session Has in Store for UT Austin
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Faces in the Crowd: Taking a Closer Look at Who Filled DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
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Alumna’s New Book on Burnout Argues Millennials Are Exhausted—and a Beach Vacation Won’t Fix It