The extraordinary partnership between the Cockrell School of Engineering and Portugal’s homegrown science and engineering research community is thriving.
Read the 2019-2020 Issue
Inventing the Rechargeable World
John Goodenough was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering development of the lithium-ion battery, which changed the world forever.
Creating a Platform for Change
Driven by a passion for helping others, Mamadou Balde has developed a motivational speaking project aimed at benefitting our most underrepresented communities.
American Ingenuity
Alumnus Gary Thomas has spent the past 40 years assembling one of the largest-known private collections of Ford automobiles.
Reaching for the Stars
Alumnus Alan Stern reflects on leading the history-making mission to Pluto and shares insight into the future of commercial space travel.
Navigating the ‘Hidden Curriculum’
For first-generation students, the unwritten rules and expectations of higher education can present real challenges.
Joining Forces
In a groundbreaking partnership with the U.S. Army Futures Command, UT faculty, students and researchers will contribute futuristic research on robotics, as well as positioning, navigation and timing; network security; and hypersonics.
Creativity + Coursework
Students in electrical and computer engineering are learning not just how to build something that works but how to design something that doesn’t yet exist.
Breaking the Mold
Two “anti‑establishment” alumni entrepreneurs — Tim Klatt and David Leigh — are reshaping the probiotic beverage market.
