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Organization teaches entrepreneurship abroad

Katya Bandouil December 9, 2019

By discussing case studies from engineered drones that clean up ocean trash to financially accessible prosthetics, a UT-based nonprofit helped Colombian students recognize their ability to pursue business...

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UT startups take business ideas to New York City conference

Amarachi Ngwakwe December 6, 2019

In November, UT student startups took their ideas to New York City to participate in the third annual LaunchPad Propel conference. The two-day technology conference, hosted by Blackstone Charitable...

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‌ Fresh Light: Design Shine sculptures at UMLAUF Museum

James Robertson December 5, 2019

Preparing for the deep trudge into the pond, Alexandra Krippner pulled up her waders to set up concrete bases to create the lines. In the little pond, Toni Toscano floated on a canoe to set up the...

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AR(t): The realities of when art, tech collide

Aimee Knight December 5, 2019

Despite its playful name, the FLARMINGOS app makes a serious point. Once downloaded, users can tap anywhere on the screen to populate their surroundings with life-size augmented reality flamingos. The...

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San Antonio’s Fuerza Unida educates and empowers garment workers in Austin

November 26, 2019

This article was retracted by The Daily Texan on April 29, 2020. Read our managing editor's statement on the situation here. 

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UT student receives awards at National Film Festival for Talented Youth

Catherine Cardenas November 22, 2019

“Lucky Girl” is a coming-of-age film that follows a 9-year-old girl struggling with cultural identity in a foreign world. When Sidi Wang created this film for her undergraduate thesis project,...

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Immersive operetta ‘Alien Wanderers: Alien World: Alien Home’ takes on modern topics of border, discrimination

Meghan Holland November 22, 2019

With no physical barriers or a stage between the audience and the performers, “Alien Wanderers: Alien World: Alien Home” by opera composer Nathan Felix takes on the task of addressing discrimination...

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Literary legacy: Famous novels, plays at HRC

James Robertson November 21, 2019

At the intersection of 21st and Guadalupe streets, the Harry Ransom Center holds behind its imposing concrete walls an unparalleled collection of literary archives. Students and the general public can...

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Jean Caffeine: UT alum, countercultural Austinite still going strong

Aimee Knight November 21, 2019

Better known to fans as Jean Caffeine, Jean Leider wears many hats. She’s an art educator, a self-described “punk rock high school dropout,” a UT alumna and an avid performer.  In...

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RTF associate professor PJ Raval contributes unique background, filmmaking experience to UT

Grace Barnes November 20, 2019

Growing up in a more conservative small town in central California, PJ Raval said there weren’t many people who looked like him, which left him feeling isolated. Raval is a queer, first-generation...

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UT alumna creates entrepreneurship opportunities for students in new position at Blackstone LaunchPad

Amarachi Ngwakwe November 15, 2019

Frustrated by the lack of resources available for liberal arts students to explore entrepreneurship, Nina Ho marched into the office f the former director of the Liberal Arts Honors program, Dr. Larry...

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UT honors student takes on professional modeling, 2020 Olympics

Mackenzie Dyer November 14, 2019

After her sophomore year in the business honors program and running track and field at UT, Kendall Baisden left her comfort zone to run professionally for Team USA. After years on the track, she’s...

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