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Strengthening U.S. Industrial Independence
Discovery to Impact startups are helping bring American manufacturing home, from critical minerals and safer batteries to AI-powered robots and resilient navigation.
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Why Is Burnt Orange Our Color?
The journey to the well-known burnt orange and white has a long and winding history.
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McCombs MBA Students Help Austin Sunshine Camps With Expansion Efforts
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UT, Then and Now
In 1936, the UT Tower had just become the tallest building in Austin. Fast forward nearly 90 years, and Austin looks a little different. One thing that hasn’t changed: The Tower still stands at the heart of the Forty Acres. Take a trip through UT history since the Tower was built.
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A Lifetime of Discovery
Professor Emeritus Ernie Lundelius spent more than 70 years pursuing a single research question, demonstrating that scientific curiosity can last a lifetime.
143 years of changing the world. 🤘
Since 1883, The University of Texas at Austin has been a place of discovery, innovation and opportunity, driven by generations of Longhorns who came here to learn, lead and make an impact.
Today, we’re proud to celebrate 143 years as the flagship University of the great state of Texas and everything still to come.
Happy birthday, UT! 🧡
Please join us in welcoming Cary Granat as the new dean of UT Austin’s Moody College of Communication.
A media executive, entrepreneur and educator, Cary brings more than three decades of experience across storytelling, technology and education, with a career that has connected industry, teaching and research.
Read more at our link in bio 🔗
A new piece of UT history is on the horizon. ✨
Landmarks has announced Floating Landscape, a new 3,600-square-foot installation by renowned artist Maya Lin coming to the Autry C. Stephens Engineering Discovery Building. At night, embedded LEDs will illuminate the constellations that appeared over Texas on Sept. 15, 1883, the day UT was founded. 🤘
Learn more about the new installation at the link in our bio 🌌
Nothing beats the spirit of this Longhorn sports mom 🤘
Mechele Dickerson has spent the past four years serving as UT’s faculty athletics representative, connecting academics, athletics and the NCAA while advocating for more than 500 student-athletes.
Read Mechele’s full story at the link in our bio 🧡
Light the Tower! 🧡🤘
Tonight, the UT Tower will shine burnt orange to honor the landmark gift from accounting alumnus Jonathan Shulkin, BBA ’97, to name the Shulkin Department of Accounting in the McCombs School of Business.
