Stories

A Materials Science Breakthrough at UT Austin
June 21, 2025
The graphic above illustrates how Jammed Interconnected Bilayer Emulsions (JIBEs) are created as well as possible future use cases. Image courtesy of University of Texas at Austin.
Bringing a Critical Youth Mentorship Program to Texas
June 21, 2025
Gymnast Simone Biles with Nancy Pollard and Friends of the Children Austin youth and staff, at Friends Houston launch
Wildfire Relief in Southern California
April 9, 2025
The photo above is courtesy of Pasadena Community Foundation.
Research on Aging and the Human Biological Clock
January 24, 2025
Images above used with permission from Dr. Stephen Chan
Funding the Physical Sciences
January 24, 2025
The photo above, used with permission from Dr. Thomas Gernon, is of the 'Great Escarpment' of South Africa, which is a massive steep slope, rising ~1km, that shapes the region's climate. Here snow accumulates in the high-elevation Central Plateau region. The Great Escarpment begins at the snow line boundary: this depicts the role topography plays in regional climate variations.
Conserving Precious Land and Wildlife in Balcones Canyonlands
May 23, 2024
Photo above of the Johnston Tract, used with permission from The Conservation Fund. Photo credit: Anthony Castilaw
Our Texas A&M Giving
January 3, 2024
Photo above of Dr. Bell-Pedersen and her colleagues, used with permission from Texas A&M University.
Providing Youth with Outdoor Experiences
July 24, 2023
Photo used with permission from Explore Austin
Supporting Turkey Earthquake Recovery
March 30, 2023
Turkey - Tent City in Nurdagi
Mitigating Homelessness in Texas
December 5, 2022
Supporting Wilderness Behavioral Therapy for Youth
July 5, 2022
Crisis Relief in Ukraine
April 8, 2022
Discovering a Jet Lag Treatment
October 18, 2021
Photo above of Dr. Chan and his colleagues, used with permission from University of Pittsburgh.