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Australian UT students cope with bushfires back home while in Austin

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on January 28, 2020 at 12:03 am

When Liv Kohan and Liam Wilson waved goodbye to their families in August and each hopped on a plane to Austin, they saw blue and cheery Sydney skies. During their return to Australia over winter break, they were met with an entirely different sight.
Q&A: UT alumnus John Henderson discusses Guinness Record for longest marriage

By Avery Wohleb - Updated on January 27, 2020 at 12:05 am

Before there was Jendy’s, Speedway Mall and Kins Coffee at UT, there was John and Charlotte Henderson.
Alumna’s YouTube channel provides insight into Black college experience at UT

By Katya Bandouil - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:47 pm

After being an avid fan of video tutorials during her teenage years, UT alumna Lynette Adkins started a YouTube channel in 2018. Shortly after posting her first vlog, Adkins noticed that her viewership increased quickly.
Ranch Hand co-owners talk business, McCombs, how their food is more than just salad

By Grace Barnes - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:42 pm

In a little more than three years, health-conscious grain bowl business Ranch Hand has gone from a meal subscription service at UT to local food truck to sharing space with other small businesses at Native Hostel in Austin. And they’re only getting started.
Alum discovers planets before graduating, dubbed ‘planet hunter’

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on January 23, 2020 at 11:36 pm

Months before graduating from UT, Anne Dattilo discovered two new planets. They call her the “planet hunter.”
Student runs braiding business, offers cheaper alternative

By Aisling Ayers - Updated on January 22, 2020 at 11:10 pm

Like most 7-year-old girls, Brandy Branham grew up playing with her two sisters’ hair. Now a 17-year-old government freshman, Brandy recognized the need for haircare in the UT community and wanted to offer African American students prices they could afford.
The Onion co-founder talks comedy, fake news

By Mackenzie Dyer - Updated on January 21, 2020 at 12:11 am

On Thursday, The Onion founder Scott Dikkers talked to the Texan before his performance at the Fallout Theater.
Figure skating club offers community for students

By Catherine Cardenas - Updated on December 8, 2019 at 11:45 pm

32 Degrees Figure Skating Club allows students to figure skate noncompetitively, foster friendships.
Organization teaches entrepreneurship abroad

By Katya Bandouil - Updated on December 8, 2019 at 11:42 pm

The Exponentialists, a UT-based nonprofit, helped Colombian students recognize their ability to pursue business for social good during a weeklong program.
UT startups take business ideas to New York City conference

By Amarachi Ngwakwe - Updated on December 5, 2019 at 11:41 pm

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 brought together over 200 student entrepreneurs from across Blackstone’s LaunchPad network, giving them a space to develop and accelerate their businesses.

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