Socially distanced yet welcoming — if you step foot onto the Forty Acres today, it all seems a little strange but still familiar. As the new school year begins, the Texas community is hopeful, greeting returning students and welcoming new ones alike, be it for remote or in-person learning.
This is the Forty Acres today.
From left to right:
Students and staff members wear masks and keep their social distance during the fall reopening. (Photo by Callie Richmond)
UT staff members prepare classrooms and buildings for reopening. (Photo by Lauren Gerson)
From left to right:
Research scientist Kirsten Bjornson works in the High Throughput Testing Core (HTTC) lab, using liquid-handling robots and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for the coronavirus.
Visitor at the Blanton Museum of Art. Photo by Manny Alcalá
The "Austin" exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art. (Photo by Ellsworth Kelly)
New students move in. (Photo by Montinique Monroe)
From left to right:
The UT School of Law welcomes its new students at orientation. (Photos by UT Law School)
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