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Features
Looks Matter
RaMell Ross on the importance of aesthetics
“Paper Jane”
Janine Barchas looks back at 250 years of Jane Austen
Blog
Biting into History
COLA senior Hannah Arulanandam on what ancient teeth can tell us
How Can We Tell if a Machine is Conscious?
Michael Tye’s new (Newtonian) approach
Because of Winedale
Bruce Meyer wants the show to go on forever
2025: A Year in Books
Twelve faculty authors recommend reads for the new year
Teaching & Learning
Deus Ex Machina?
Chad Seales explores the parallels between AI and religion
More Than a Language
UT’s Yoruba studies program goes beyond grammar to connect students with Yoruba culture in West Africa and the diaspora
Blooming Where You’re Planted
A U.S. Marine’s Journey from São Paulo to UT Austin
Research
Italians in Texas
A research project with COLA’s Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program explores an often overlooked history
Tasting India Through Historical Texts
Andrea Gutiérrez explores Indian culture through premodern recipes
Digging Into the Past to Prepare for the Future
A team of UT Austin researchers look for climate solutions in the deep past
Books
Writing Toward Clarity
Jennifer Chang on Plato, patriarchy, and her Pulitzer-finalist poetry collection
Encountering Albania
Chelsi West Ohueri explores belonging and the communist afterlife
