Archive for: longhorn
Longhorns Look to Make History at 2016 Rio Olympics
By Alex Samuels
More than 10,000 athletes will represent their respective counties at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, set to begin on Aug. 5. And 18 of the esteemed student-athletes...
Behold the Glory of this Petri-Dish Longhorn
By Adam Humphrey
The Longhorn symbol is one of the most recognizable logos on the planet, but you’ve probably never seen it in this eye-catching form: fluorescent yeast in...
Longhorn Astronaut Heads Back to Space
By Gaby Guajardo
Karen Nyberg dreamed of being an astronaut ever since she was a child, but while conducting graduate research at UT in 1997, she seemed a bit discouraged. That...
One Longhorn Meets Another
By Rose Cahalan
Deanna Dewberry, BJ ’92, hooked ’em at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo with a prize-winning longhorn from the Comanche Valley Ranch in Combine, Texas.
Rivalry at the Great Wall
By Rose Cahalan
Jon Duncan, BA ’90, Life Member (right), and Charles “Aggie” Hogan showed school pride at the Great Wall of China in April. The men are both colonels...
World’s Longest-Horned Longhorn is an Aussie [Watch]
By Rose Cahalan
The world’s longest-horned Texas Longhorn steer lives on a ranch in Australia, Texas Monthly reports. In November, 7-year-old JR (yes, he’s named after...
Horns-Down Longhorn Wasn’t Hurt, Won’t Appear at A&M
By Rose Cahalan
This photo of a Longhorn whose horns were, reportedly, weighted to grow downward went viral when we shared it on Tuesday. Our site briefly crashed due to heavy...
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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