A team of UT Austin researchers look for climate solutions in the deep past
Archives for October 2025
A Bridge to the Past
The Frank Denius Normandy Scholar Program takes students to locations significant to World War II, connecting them with the past while helping them build a foundation for their future
The Hidden Life of Maoist Factory Workers
Huaiyin Li reveals the reality hidden under layers of political propaganda and critique
Hustling Today to Rest Tomorrow
Kathleen Griesbach explores the myths and narratives of unstable work
Environmental Amnesia and the Rio Grande
Thoughts on remembering where we are
To Russia with Love
Thomas Jesús Garza reflects on four decades of travel to a changing nation
Highbrow Advice for Life: St. Augustine’s Big Message
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Writing Toward Clarity
Jennifer Chang on Plato, patriarchy, and her Pulitzer-finalist poetry collection
Got Five Minutes? Learn About Psychology with COLA’s New Video Series
We took an interactive online version of “Introduction to Psychology” and turned some of its most intriguing insights into short YouTube videos
Blooming Where You’re Planted
A U.S. Marine’s Journey from São Paulo to UT Austin
The Unbounded Territories of Cinema
Gael García Bernal at UT Austin
Between Dionysus and Athena
Understanding the ancient world through its food and wine