Lynn Schusterman is determined to make the world a better place—not by herself, but with the help of a multitude of people and organizations she supports in Israel, Europe and the United States. Heeding the Jewish imperative tikkun olam, to “repair the world,” Schusterman and her husband Charles (now deceased) have been dedicated philanthropists for […]
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A Scholar’s Call to Service
As Judith Langlois walks through the state-of-the-art children’s research lab in the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay building, she recalls the three-room schoolhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she found her passion for science. During an era when many parents and teachers believed women lacked the mental capacity to excel in math and science, […]
Stepping Off the Beaten Path
There was a time when high-profile houston lawyer Julius Glickman was young and naïve, and he’s not ashamed to admit it. Glickman grew up in the West Texas town of Big Spring, and had scarcely traveled beyond the county line by the time he contemplated college. Several of his friends were headed to Southern Methodist […]
Unbound: Reading Rough Drafts to History
Some writers look at it as baggage. Others, as garbage. And some feel it is so close to them, it is part of their soul. Thomas Staley is talking about first drafts, an essential component of many literary archives he has acquired as director of the Harry Ransom Center. For Staley, it is the false […]
Q&A: Unemployment and the U.S. Economy
This Labor Day, while the country is still dealing with tough economic times, we sat down with University of Texas economist Daniel Hamermesh, to get his take on unemployment and if and when to expect an economic recovery. Who or what determines when the economy has recovered? The National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge […]
At the Forefront of the Relentless March of Medical Technology
Today, as Cooley, a 1941 zoology graduate from The University of Texas at Austin, walks through the state-of-the-art operating suites at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, he can recall a time when surgeons propped open operating room windows to allow in the “sterile” breezes. He has seen it all. As a doctor and an […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Brings National Perspective to the Classroom
As a child, David Oshinsky explored the wonders of America in an un-airconditioned, stick-shift Chevy, packed to the roof with traveling gear for his family of four. The son of two schoolteachers remembers spending every summer the same way: criss-crossing states as they visited national parks, historic landmarks, presidential libraries and state fairs. You name […]
A Life Full of Joy — and Philosophy
After Enron, Arthur Andersen and Tyco collapsed a few years ago, U.S. federal investigators tried to identify who was responsible for the corporate mismanagement and misdeeds that shook the economy and the American public’s trust in business leaders. As prosecutors charged C.E.O.s and top executives with tampering with evidence to cover their tracks, Robert C. […]
‘Til Death Do Us Part?
Researchers diagnose health consequences of marriage, divorce So, why aren’t you married? It’s an age-old question dreaded by singletons. The underlying assumption of the awkward inquiry: there is something wrong with being single and one’s life is somehow incomplete without a partner. But does marriage mean you will live happily, and healthfully, ever after? Research […]