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Wildflower Center hosts weekly summer event to teach kids about the environment

Heather Finnegan June 12, 2015

Nature Nights is a weekly summer event hosted by the Lardy Bird Johnson Wildflower Center that encourages kids and their parents to explore and learn about the environment.  

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Free Austin summertime events to attend this week

Katie Walsh June 8, 2015

Editor’s Note: In this recurring column, writer Katie Walsh outlines free Austin summer events happening each day of the week. Monday, June 8 What: Motown Mondays Where: The Highball, 1120...

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World’s oldest living roadie tells his story in documentary “King of the Roadies”

Cat Cardenas June 5, 2015

At age 15, Ben Dorcy became an Ice Capades dancer. A few years later he became a Navy seaman, and now, at 90 years old, he is the world’s oldest living roadie. In the upcoming biographical documentary...

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The next Bill Nye: six communicators that explore science on modern platforms

Ellen Airhart June 2, 2015

Bill Nye, host of the PBS show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” is now available 24/7 to anyone with a Netflix account and a passion for scientific adventures. For the generation that grew up glued...

Two albums to listen to: A career revival and an intriguing duo

Chris Duncan June 2, 2015

Editor’s note: In this recurring column, music writer Chris Duncan suggests two albums to listen to this week. Have a suggestion? Send a tweet to @chr_dunc. Graceland — Paul Simon In...

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Free Austin summertime events to attend this week

Katie Walsh June 1, 2015

From $10 movie tickets to overpriced concerts, nightlife in Austin gets expensive — and when summer starts and late-night cram sessions end, it’s even harder to limit spending. Avoid breaking...

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Life Delivered: A Video Series

Bryce Seifert May 7, 2015

Welcome to Life Delivered, a video series on Austin's delivery economy. Watch the introduction video then click on the interactive image below to select which video in the series you would like...

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UT alumni, Austin improvisers create podcast Now You Know A Little Bit More About Us

Marisa Charpentier May 7, 2015

Space exploration and high seas adventures are common topics of conversation between UT alumni Patrick Creamer and Quinn Buckner. Once a week, they set up their microphones and record random stories for...

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Science Scene: In midst of ice cream recall, researchers work to improve gut health with listeria

Ellen Airhart May 6, 2015

The bacteria listeria caused one of the worst events on campus in 2015 — the removal of Blue Bell ice cream from UT shelves. However, not everyone is avoiding the bacteria. Researchers at the UT...

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Junior sprinter Morolake Akinosun leads with versatility

Bradley Maddox May 5, 2015

Junior sprinter Morolake Akinosun has earned a superlative from track and field head coach Mario Sategna. “She’s Texas track’s most versatile athlete,” Sategna said.  Akinosun...

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UT student sells jewelry made from cloth scraps from Tanzania

Katie Walsh May 5, 2015

After spending the fall semester in her home country, Tanzania, Loyce Gayo, African and African diaspora studies junior, stuffed her suitcase full of leftover cloth scraps and flew home ready to start...

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300: Kathryn Redd opens up conversation about mental health

Cat Cardenas May 5, 2015

Editor’s Note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold. In a rural Belizean village, Kathryn Redd, UT's Counceling and Mental...

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