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In the city of Quito, Ecuador, a young girl wrote poetry in the bedroom of her home. Her mother would collect these poems, and the girl would recite them at…

In May 2022, The University of Texas at Austin rolled out Change Starts Here, an ambitious 10-year plan to make UT the highest-impact public research university in the world. The…

Universities are currently grappling with integrating AI into various aspects of campus life, such as teaching, administrative tasks, student work, intellectual property rights, plagiarism detection, and even admissions. Jeffery Graves,…

Science fiction has been heralding the advancement of artificial intelligence for decades. Through characters ranging from Samantha in “Her” to C-3PO in “Star Wars” and Data in “Star Trek,” creatives…

Wham! The sound of Russell Podgorsek’s body slamming into the floor echoes throughout the highest reaches of Bates Recital Hall. Skillfully rolling to his feet, the UT-based composer, building manager…

The neighborhood west of Guadalupe Street, known as West Campus, has long presented the University with a conundrum: It isn’t UT property, but it is overwhelmingly populated by UT students.…

Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk’s legacy holds layers of accomplishments: her bond with her husband, Robert, an esteemed renaissance man; her devout tenure as a nun within the Congregation of the Divine Providence;…

In elementary school, Lisa B.  Thompson played with poetry. In high school, she began honing her literary craft. At UCLA, she studied English, integrating her love of the written word…

Liz Locke has a lifelong love affair with the 1960s. She recalls growing up with 3WS, the local oldies station out of Pittsburgh, playing in her dad’s car. “House of…

Deep within the corridors of UT’s Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building (CPE), a piece of University history rests hidden inside a nondescript student research laboratory. Tightly wrapped in plastic, the…

Professor Arnold Jin has a habit of feeding his students. He began teaching at the Center for Asian American Studies in the fall of 2020, during the thick of the…

A classroom with long, wide tables sits in the corner of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. On each surface is a stack of quilts faded with age. Vibrant…