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Mar 16, 2023

Lisa Thompson and Richard Reddick dive deep in Season 2 of ‘Black Austin Matters’

Lisa Thompson and Richard Reddick sit across from each other in a small recording studio at the KUT Radio newsroom. Reddick’s shirt reads “Black Austin Matters,” the title of one…
Read More Lisa Thompson and Richard Reddick dive deep in Season 2 of ‘Black Austin Matters’
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Mar 16, 2023

Jackson School experts plan an expedition at Greenland’s glacial edges

At the glassy blue waters’ edge of Greenland’s fjords sits the world’s second-largest ice sheet measuring between 6,600 and 9,800 feet thick and covering 660,000 square miles. The ice is…
Read More Jackson School experts plan an expedition at Greenland’s glacial edges
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Mar 15, 2023

University Resource Groups offer diverse community spaces to faculty and staff

When Richard Costa was in The Old Guard in Fort Myer, Virginia, he facilitated over 3,000 ceremonies. Of all the vigils he oversaw, military-dependent funerals were the hardest.Costa, who was…
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Mar 15, 2023

Harry Ransom Center exhibition offers an in-depth look behind some of history’s iconic films

Film experts and casual movie enthusiasts alike have a new exhibition to browse through at the Harry Ransom Center. “Drawing the Motion Picture,” which is free to the public and…
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Mar 15, 2023

The director of the Admissions Welcome Center helps prospective Longhorns envision life at UT

UT sophomore Sonali Reddy and senior Malvika Patil conclude their co-led campus tour in front of the UT Tower. Before they leave the visiting group of high school students and…
Read More The director of the Admissions Welcome Center helps prospective Longhorns envision life at UT
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Mar 15, 2023

The Hamilton Book Awards celebrate literature by UT authors

Faculty and staff mingled behind the gold-trimmed doors of the Lee Jamail Academic Room in The University of Texas’ historic Main Building. They gathered Nov. 3 to celebrate the school’s…
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Mar 15, 2023

English professor Edward Carey compiles stories and illustrations from inside the pandemic

Three illustrations sit above English professor Edward Carey’s desk. The drawings from his book “The Iremonger Trilogy” exhibit characters who undergo plot twists and tribulations. The two characters Clod Iremonger…
Read More English professor Edward Carey compiles stories and illustrations from inside the pandemic
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Nov 14, 2022

Costume production associate Desireé Humphries facilitates diverse character representation on stage

Desireé Humphries collided with the world of costume design in middle school. In the musical film “Moulin Rouge!,” the protagonist Satine wears a scarlet red, silk and satin dress in…
Read More Costume production associate Desireé Humphries facilitates diverse character representation on stage

Nov 14, 2022

Uniting campus with ‘Make it Your Texas, Make it Our Texas’

The University of Texas at Austin welcomed students, faculty and staff, as well as parents, alumni and visitors to campus for the 2022-23 academic year with a campus-wide campaign. The…
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Nov 14, 2022

UT faculty and staff superfans share their love of football games

A wave of burnt orange floods Bevo Blvd. as football fans head toward the gates of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Along the way, some fans drop out and set…
Read More UT faculty and staff superfans share their love of football games
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Nov 14, 2022

Man on a mission: Professor of research Raj Patel devotes his life to ending global hunger

Raj Patel was 5, traveling with his family to India from England during the monsoon season. A young girl, no older than 12, approached their car, carrying a crying infant.…
Read More Man on a mission: Professor of research Raj Patel devotes his life to ending global hunger
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Nov 14, 2022

Iliana Sosa tells her family’s legacy through an award-winning documentary

In 2014, Iliana Sosa borrowed a camera, hopped on a bus with her mother and grandfather, and documented her grandfather’s monthly 17-hour trip from Durango, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas. …
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