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Action photo of one of Khristián Méndez Aguirre’s recent productions, “The Serpents Fly at Sundown,” which utilizes puppetry to gather stories from people who have survived natural disasters
Enero 12, 2026

Climate Takes Center Stage

Planet Texas 2050 cross-team postdoctoral fellow Khristián Méndez Aguirre uses theater to connect hard science with the human experience of climate change.

Eureycea salamanders (left, credit: Yaqing Li) and Ambystoma salamanders (right, credit: David Ledesma) feature in two studies from UT.
A male blue jay (left), a female green jay (right) and, between them, a rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas
Septiembre 19, 2025
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So What Should We Call This — a Grue Jay?
Family walks home through flood waters after Dolly

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A cross at a memorial in Guadalupe Park is seen near downed trees in the Guadalupe River from the July 4 floods, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. While we cannot erase tragedies, we can use our knowledge and research to improve preparedness, warnings and response, writes David R. Maidment. Photo by Elías Valverde II, Dallas Morning News staff photographer
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