The Princeton Review named The University of Texas at Dallas as the third-best public university in Texas and No. 40 in the nation in its Best Value Colleges rankings. The Princeton Review’s return on investment rating weighs more than 40 data points, including academics, costs, financial aid, graduation rates, student debt, and career and salary […]| News Center
By Stephen Fontenot | The ever-evolving campus of The University of Texas at Dallas has been prepared for an influx of new and returning students for the fall semester with a series of upgrades, including the relocation of the UTD Visitor Center. “Continuing to enhance the student, faculty and staff experience is paramount to the exciting […]| News Center
Charles Averill BS’23, a computer science PhD student at The University of Texas at Dallas, won the student research competition at an international conference for his solution to a longstanding cybersecurity problem. Charles Averill BS’23 Averill received the award at the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Programming Languages Conference on Programming Language […]| News Center
Dr. William Nichols aims to build upon UTD’s interdisciplinary approach to education. “We’ve developed the idea that we need specialists in single fields, but the reality is that in society the discourses blend into each other, and they influence each other. The more we can use a more integrated approach, the better it is for […]| News Center
The fall semester will begin Monday, Aug. 25, and the last day of classes will be Tuesday, Dec. 9, at UT Dallas. The University of Texas at Dallas is getting ready for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 25. The following resources are designed to help Comets succeed in the new academic year. Getting Around […]| News Center
By Veronica Gonzalez | Clad in a New York Giants jersey, former NFL linebacker Keith Davis towered onstage in a lecture hall at The University of Texas at Dallas overlooking a sea of rainbow-colored caps. “Winners look at what they’re going to,” he said. “Losers look at what they’re going through.” Davis, who crushed and curled […]| News Center
Undergraduates interested in technical communication and digital media will have a new degree option this fall in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. A new Bachelor of Arts in professional communication and digital media studies will debut this fall at The University of Texas at Dallas. Students interested in technical […]| News Center
As creative director for pop music star Chappell Roan, Ramisha Sattar BA’21 uses a distinct and personable scrapbook design style that has found a wide following around the world. Since graduating from The University of Texas at Dallas, Ramisha Sattar BA’21 has brought her artistic visions to life for millions in a career that has […]| News Center
Joan Davidow stands in front of Seascape, one of the pieces within the Joan Davidow Art Collection in Memory of Seth Carlin Davidow. The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology is the new home for the collection. Joan Davidow, a longtime supporter of the arts and The University of Texas at […]| News Center
By Veronica Gonzalez Nothing in Renny Hoang’s resume screams “pianist” or even “musician” or “piano prodigy.” He’s a computer science senior at The University of Texas at Dallas who is minoring in music. Admittedly, that’s the only hint. Yet Hoang, 21, who plans to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in 2026 and is fluent in coding […]| News Center
Moses Pendleton, founder and artistic director of the dance theater company MOMIX, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts. He will visit UT Dallas this fall to accept the award. In Moses Pendleton’s world, brightly colored tutus transform dancers into marigolds. Strategically placed lights switch them into abstract […]| News Center
The following is an announcement from The University of Texas System. Dear UT Dallas Community, Today the Board of Regents made it official: Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe will become the next president of UT Dallas, effective Aug. 2, 2025. You may read more about him from our May 7 news release, announcing him as the […]| News Center
The journeys of the newest University of Texas at Dallas graduates — as well as one of their fellow alums and UTD’s president — came full circle at the University Roundabout during a ceremony filled with Comet pageantry and pride on May 16. Dr. Richard C. Benson, presiding over his last commencement as UT Dallas’ […]| News Center
Graduates celebrated last spring during the University Commencement ceremony at the University Roundabout. As many as 6,600 recent graduates are expected to attend this year’s ceremony on May 16. A pageant queen will help celebrate the crowning moment in the academic journeys of many of her fellow Comets at The University of Texas at Dallas […]| News Center
The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted unanimously to name Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe as the sole finalist for the next presidency at The University of Texas at Dallas. Moghe currently serves as the executive vice president for academic affairs (EVPAA) at Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship public university. “The regents and I […]| News Center
The University of Texas at Dallas honored its latest endowed chairs and professors along with their supporters at an investiture ceremony before honorees’ families, colleagues and friends April 17 in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall. “UT Dallas is one of the nation’s youngest premier research universities,” Dr. Richard C. Benson, UT […]| News Center
Nearly 130 UT Dallas groups united for Comets Giving Days and raised more than $1 million for the University’s causes. The University of Texas at Dallas received a record 3,141 gifts and raised more than $1 million for the sixth consecutive year during the ninth annual Comets Giving Days on April 9-10. The annual fundraising […]| News Center
From left: Dr. Rudi Fasan, a Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry; Dr. A. Dean Sherry; Dr. Daniela Raciti; and Dr. Gabriele Meloni. Meloni was honored as Fellow, Dean and Cindy Sherry Professor in Chemistry during last year’s investiture ceremony. The University of Texas at Dallas will celebrate its newest group of endowed chairs […]| News Center
Dear UT Dallas Community, I write today to offer an update on the search for President Benson’s successor. The search advisory committee and I were very pleased with the high quality and number of candidates who expressed interest in the presidency. The opening attracted exceptional talent. The committee screened and narrowed the candidate pool following […]| News Center
By Alyssa Galganov | The University of Texas at Dallas transformed the Legislative Conference Center at the Texas Capitol into an innovation hub on March 5 to demonstrate how the University’s research is helping to reshape the future. More than 130 attendees experienced firsthand the cutting-edge research in rapid sensor technology, biomedical devices, artificial intelligence and […]| News Center
Enric Madriguera MS’84, PhD’93, who passed away in April 2024 at age 74, was the director of guitar studies at UT Dallas. He was also the co-founder and artistic director of the annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival, which began in 2001 at UTD. This year’s event starts March 6. Friends and family continue to […]| News Center
Weather conditions like ice and snow may require the suspension of in-person classes, meetings and other activities at UT Dallas. In those instances, every effort will be made to post information on UTD-controlled sites no later than 6 a.m. (File photo: January 2023) Dear Campus Community, The University of Texas at Dallas community is asked […]| News Center