Stories

Two UT researchers return home to help a coastal community in Puerto Rico imagine a more resilient future.

What happens when a designer with a love of medieval studies meets a game developer who thrives on creative collaboration? You get Dropcaps: a mobile word game that combines ornate typography, clever gameplay, and a touch of history. 

The Lab for Immersive Media is developing new tech to track human movement more efficiently—without the need for body sensors.

Julie Schell shares insights on how students can maximize learning when using AI tutors.

UT highlights AET’s projection project among 10 iconic Tower lightings.

AET student Hailey Hickerson shares how she balances her love for game design with her role as drum major for The University of Texas Longhorn Band.

AET faculty member Karen Maness is among the featured artists at Verdant, Austin’s newest contemporary art gallery.

Assistant Dean Doreen Lorenzo interviews Alaska Airlines’ innovation lead on design’s power to transform the travel experience.

Tamie Glass earns the Joel Polsky Prize for “People and Space,” a book examining how design shapes human behavior and experience.

Celebrate National Coloring Book Day with campus-inspired pages designed by UT students, including AET and Design seniors.