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Tower and orange flowers 2012 from University Ave.

Aug 20, 2025

It’s Official: UT System Board of Regents Confirms Appointment of John M. Zerwas, MD, as UT System Chancellor and James E. Davis as UT Austin President

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System Board of Regents has officially appointed John M. Zerwas, MD, as chancellor of The University of Texas System, and James E. Davis as…

From left to right: Madonna, Anthony Michael Hall, and Lorne Michaels in Studio 8H, 1985. Photographer: Isaiah Wyner. Lorne Michaels Collection, Harry Ransom Center.

Aug 13, 2025

‘Live from New York: The Lorne Michaels Collection’ Opens at the Harry Ransom Center This September

Dell Medical School

Aug 08, 2025

Dell Med Awarded State Grant to Expand Graduate Medical Education Programs

Towering Aspirations

A Short History of How UT's Main Building Came To Be

Young family stands together at evening event

Aug 08, 2025

Giving Back to the Tower That Gave So Much

Oct 04, 2024

UT Tower To Undergo Historic Restoration Beginning This Fall

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Transforming How Scientists Study and Prepare for Natural Disasters

A decade of DesignSafe, NSF’s cyberinfrastructure

Student in white lab coat with lab equipment

Aug 15, 2025

Meet the UT Student Tracking Microplastics in Austin Lakes

Artist representation of CAPERS-LRD-z9, home to the earliest confirmed black hole. The supermassive black hole at its center is believed to be surrounded by a thick cloud of gas, giving the galaxy a distinctive red color. Image credit: Erik Zumalt, The University of Texas at Austin.

Aug 06, 2025

Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time

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Helping Others Shown To Slow Cognitive Decline

AUSTIN, Texas — In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Boston has f…

Jul 15, 2025

Stay Hydrated: New Sensor Knows When You Need a Drink

Jul 14, 2025

Daily Exercise May Be Key to Better Sleep, New Study Finds

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Celebrating National Coloring Book Day — the Forty Acres Way

For National Coloring Book Day, College of Fine Arts students turned their favorite campus scenes and traditions into coloring pages for the Longhorn community to enjoy. Below you&…

Two people walking on a trail in Ireland

Alcalde

Jul 29, 2025

Through the Lens: Photographing Life and Culture in Ireland

1-Unidentified photographer, [Lorne Michaels], 2000s. Lorne Michaels Collection. Harry Ransom Center

Jan 15, 2025

Lorne Michaels Entrusts Harry Ransom Center With Historic ‘SNL’ Collection

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UT’s Clements Center for National Security Bolstered by $10 Million Clements Foundation Gift

Group of students and John Dalton give the Hook 'em hand sign

Aug 12, 2025

Short-Term Opportunity Leads to Life-Changing Career

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Public relations alumnus Victor Guardiola founded Bawi Sparkling Agua Fresca to make a Mexican tradition healthier. His journey is a case study in what happens when smarts and persistence meet a UT education.