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Three decades ago, if you had asked Dr. Stephen Martin how the molecules he synthesizes would be used today, he might have given you any number of answers ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s research. He says it’s really a matter of “serendipity” that his life’s work may now culminate in a breakthrough non-opioid treatment for […]

As dusk falls over West Campus, the concrete walls of a neighborhood corner store thrum with sporadic bass and excited chatter. Students and locals fill the aisles, grabbing eclectic snacks while they wait for the clerks to cut the lights—their cue that the show between the shelves has begun. Friendly Rio Market is not your […]

It was a foggy morning in February 2021, and Kathryn Szoka was flipping through the New York Times from her home in Sag Harbor, New York, when her sacred Sunday routine was shaken by one announcement: John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor home was on the market. The asking price was $17.9 million—a figure that only made […]

When Bibi Macias, a senior Economics and Sustainability Studies major, walks into her internship, she is greeted by a headless wrestler mannequin, fittingly bedecked in a cape and spandex pants. It’s one of the few constants in the nondescript warehouse where she spends her days sorting, pricing, and ultimately selling the surplus resources of UT […]

Sitting on the porch of their former neighborhood bar, a pitcher of cheap beer between them, Marion Trapolino, BS ’92, MSW ’09, Life Member, and her college friends felt like they were coming home. Although decades had passed since Trapolino’s crew used to ditch their backpacks in the evening to unwind at Cain & Abel’s, […]

The only thing that makes Catherine Flores, BA ’16, MA ’19, prouder than sporting her rainbow Longhorn T-shirt is when fellow Texas Exes stop to ask her where she got it—giving her the perfect opportunity to tell them about the Texas Exes Pride Alumni Network.   “We know that there are alumni that identify with the […]

It seemed like just yesterday that Selle James, a third-year journalism major, walked into her first Monday night meeting for Texas 4000 for Cancer, where the posted countdown to her Summer 2023 ride read over 500 days. But as Day Zero drew nearer, James says she could see the passage of time—not in the months […]

When Jane Hervey, BJ ’14, started writing for ORANGE Magazine as a UT undergrad, she realized for the first time that she had the power to define what was cool. As part of the independent lifestyle publication’s founding staff, Hervey was responsible for developing the look and feel of ORANGE, as well as curating its […]

At first, it seemed like a simple networking opportunity to Bobby Meza, a second-year sports management student. He’d show up for a free dinner with classmates, learn a post-grad secret or two from an alumnus, and be on his way. But after a hard semester at UT, which often left him puzzled and discouraged at […]

Graduation season is in full swing here on the Forty Acres as seniors press “submit” on final assignments, present capstone projects, and compete for coveted photo opportunities in front of the Tower. It has been a winding road for our 2023 graduates, many of whom began their freshman year in Fall 2019—months before the pandemic […]