Fall 2019
Oct 28, 2019
Chain reaction: Professor honors high school teacher by giving back
For years, when The University of Texas at Austin professor Kenneth Johnson would go home to Davenport, Iowa, he would usually make plans to meet for breakfast — not with relatives…
Oct 24, 2019
Volunteer groups’ efforts to better campus add up
In the hustle and bustle of the Forty Acres, you can find hidden gardens, racks of donated professional clothing, hearty food pantries, organized trash cans and energy-saving efforts maintained by…
Oct 23, 2019
‘Ethics Unwrapped’ has global impact on understanding issues of right and wrong
Quick — what’s the difference between moral muteness and moral myopia? Are incrementalism and ethical fading the same? And do you know deontology from utilitarianism? Most people know that ethics…
Oct 08, 2019
Skies of Texas are upon you at McDonald Observatory
When the sun sets in West Texas, the Davis Mountains come alive. Javelinas rustle through the shrubs looking for food, moths flit about, and the telescopes of the McDonald Observatory turn…
Sep 02, 2019
Staff Q&A: Meet Sandra Catlett, executive assistant for the director of McDonald Observatory
For nearly two years, Sandra A. Catlett has been the executive assistant for the director of McDonald Observatory, working out of Austin, and she is also the newly elected chair…
Sep 02, 2019
Take a trip to the stars a little closer to home
No time to make the drive from Austin to the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis? Good thing telescopes on campus can bring the stars to you. The University of Texas…
Sep 01, 2019
Staff and faculty volunteers offer helping hand through victims advocate network
“Longhorns take care of each other” isn’t just a safety slogan used around campus — it’s the sentiment that inspired the creation of the UTPD Victims Advocate Network. “There was a longtime…
Sep 01, 2019
Discovery takes flight in campus butterfly habitats and beehives
Colorful work Lawrence Gilbert, professor of integrative biology, director of the Brackenridge Field Laboratory and self-described “childhood naturalist,” began his career researching the coevolved traits — how species influence one…
Sep 01, 2019
The Foundry is a space for creativity
On the third floor of the Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin, staffers, faculty members and students, regardless of their roles on campus, can find tools to print…
Sep 01, 2019
College of Natural Sciences creates new formula for staff recognition
Before her morning meeting, Keniahkiw Weso had an important work engagement to attend: a cheese tasting. On June 13, several staff members from The University of Texas at Austin’s College…
Sep 01, 2019
Let’s talk about ethics
A public university like The University of Texas at Austin lies at the intersection of several communities that have put their trust in us. The people of Texas support us…