Spring 2021
Apr 20, 2021
A look at UT’s essential role in addressing the global COVID-19 pandemic
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…
Apr 01, 2021
The history of ‘The Eyes of Texas’ is now better understood, so where do we go from here?
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…
Mar 20, 2021
Professor examines fans’ letters with French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir
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…
Mar 20, 2021
Scientists at UT’s Brackenridge Field Laboratory are fighting a prickly predator
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…
Mar 20, 2021
Colleges and schools across campus collaborate to give students a taste of life in the Big Apple
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…
Mar 20, 2021
Videos give a peek inside the Ransom Center’s vast collections
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…
Mar 20, 2021
Off the clock: Advising staff members share what they love to do when they’re not working with students
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…
Mar 20, 2021
The psychology of a pandemic: Psychology project tracks how COVID-19 has changed society
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,…
Mar 20, 2021
The value of celebration: Event organizers get creative to keep community engaged while socially distanced
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…
Mar 15, 2021
Fish Fanatic: Curator continues three-decade run tending UT’s ichthyology collection
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…
Mar 15, 2021
Loyal Longhorns: Long-serving staff members share what has and hasn’t changed in their time at UT
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…