Longhorns do it all. They build batteries, study ancient languages and seek cures for cancer. They generate power and patrol the grounds. Each university unit contributes to the mission of…

On Oct. 28, trucks for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” backed into the loading dock at Bass Concert Hall. Two days later, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah’s crew…

Most people strive to achieve ethical behavior in the way they choose to live life. Arguably the definition of exactly what this means is not always black and white. Some…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…