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It was nearly 9 a.m. on Dec. 14, in an industrial looking room of stone walls and stainless steel that was as crowded with news cameras and broadcast reporters as…

When controversy over UT’s school song boiled over last summer as part of a national movement to root out institutional racism, President Jay Hartzell responded by meeting with dozens of…

While working on an essay related to Simone de Beauvoir in the late 2000s, Judith Coffin came across a virtually unexplored archive of letters sent by readers to the famed…

In the American Southwest, where deer and coyotes roam free and the prickly pear cactus grows wild, there’s a new outsider ready to cause trouble. But there’s no need for…

During fall 2019, The University of Texas at Austin launched UTNY, an internship-based experiential program in New York City. There, students learn inside and outside the classroom, gaining the skills…

The book’s inscription, in precise, delicate script, is innocuous: “To Amy Lester Garland — A legacy left in his lifetime for her future examination by her affectionate father.” John Bingley…

Advisers across campus spend countless hours talking to students about their classwork, career goals and other topics related to student success. During those student-focused advising sessions, however, they don’t get…

After years of analyzing the human response to large-scale events, such as the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington and the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building,…

Last spring, on March 6, Tricia Berry was pulling into the loading dock of the Engineering Education and Research Center, preparing for the annual educational event Explore UT, when her…

The University of Texas’ ichthyology collection spans two rooms in a warehouse-like building at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus and includes more than 1.5 million fish specimens, encased in jars of…

The University of Texas at Austin Staff Service Awards honor longtime staff members for their commitment to the university. In 2021, more than 800 employees with 10 or more years…

Even when the campus is quiet, there are moments of enduring beauty — the way the late afternoon light illuminates Athena on the Main Building, the power plant’s modern tangle…