In light of this week’s announcement by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, etc), I have been pondering this question: Why am I, a person that has long been a staunch advocate of free speech and encryption, leery of sites that talk about being free speech-oriented? And, more to the point, why an I — a person … Continue reading Censorship Is Complicated: What Internet History Says about Meta/Facebook→| The Changelog
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
Dr. Pumpki Lei Su studies language development and caregiver-child interactions in autistic children. She describes parentese and her latest study in a YouTube video. Check out the video by clicking on the play button. Parentese — the slower, simplified language with higher pitch, exaggerated intonation and elongated vowels that adults often use with infants — […]| 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
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
Hundreds of students participated in a daylong symposium at The University of Texas at Dallas, where they presented research on topics ranging from disease screening to sound-sensing systems. The Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) symposium held Aug. 1 provided students the opportunity to present summer capstone projects and to gain experience conducting and presenting […]| News Center
Sandra Bond Chapman PhD’86 (right), chief director of the Center for BrainHealth, is shown with former UT System chancellor and retired Navy Adm. William McRaven and his wife, Georgeann, who made a $1 million challenge grant that supports the Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters program. The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas […]| News Center
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. Signs that an individual might be on the verge of self-harm are often found in their online actions, but can word choices […]| News Center
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A University of Texas at Dallas researcher’s pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) technology to reduce traffic delays and emissions, developed in collaboration with the City of Richardson, Texas, was named a Smart 20 Award winner and one of the top three projects at the 2025 Smart Cities Connect Spring Conference and Expo. The Smart 20 Awards, […]| News Center
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Dr. Denise C. Park, director of research at the Center for Vital Longevity and Distinguished University Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, retired from The University of Texas at Dallas on May 31 after working for UT Dallas since 2008. Dr. Denise C. Park, the founding director of the Center for Vital Longevity (CVL), retired […]| 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
Dr. Margaret Owen, whose pioneering work in child development brought together research, student training and community outreach at UT Dallas, will retire May 31. She founded the Center for Children and Families and twice served as interim dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Center for Children and Families (CCF) founder and psychology […]| News Center
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) have released the full dataset from a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically healthy paths from those indicating a likelihood of decline. The Dallas Lifespan Brain Study (DLBS) combined brain and cognition measures […]| News Center
The leadership group for the Texas Biomedical Device Center includes, from left, Dr. Michael Kilgard, Dr. Jane Wigginton, Dr. Seth Hays and Dr. Robert Rennaker. In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries. In […]| 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
Psychology doctoral student Sarah Foster, who is autistic, is the corresponding author of a study that examined four-person group interactions among neurotypical, autistic and mixed groups of individuals. Psychology researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas are challenging the perception that the difficulties autistic people face in socializing are due to one-sided deficiencies. Sarah […]| News Center
Human dorsal root ganglia in a case of diabetic peripheral neuropathy show formation of Nageotte nodules (circled in pink), which appear to be a strong indicator of nerve cell death. A phenomenon largely ignored since its discovery 100 years ago appears to be a crucial component of diabetic pain, according to new research from The […]| 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
From left: computer science students Isaac Baldivas, Megan Chacko, Alex Miller, Shreya Krishnan and Nivedha Sreenivasan, and actuarial science student Carmen Ayala won the poster competition during the Exhibition of Excellence in Undergraduate Research. Their project focused on developing a machine learning model that detects deception across different languages. University of Texas at Dallas students […]| 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
U.S. News & World Report recognized the Naveen Jindal School of Management as the best business school for graduate students in North Texas and the third-strongest in the state. For its Best Business School rankings, U.S. News compared full-time MBA programs on their career attainment success, student excellence and qualitative assessments by experts. The University […]| News Center
From left: Rosemarie Ewton; Angela Shoup BS’89, MS’92, PhD’94, the Ludwig A. Michael, MD Executive Director of the Callier Center; and Maynard Ewton. The Ewtons made a $50,000 gift during the Callier Cares Luncheon. The University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders raised nearly $350,000 at its annual luncheon on April 7 […]| 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
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
Speech-language pathologist Jeniece Ray MS’18 works with a grateful patient at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. The Crystal Charity Ball’s $1.2 million award will help Dallas children receive comprehensive audiology care through the Callier Center’s new HOPE Project. The Foundation for the Callier Center and Communication Disorders has been selected as one of seven […]| 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
If the psychological tests used to measure social cognition deficits are so outdated that they may not yield accurate results, are those results valid? Dr. Amy Pinkham, professor of psychology in The University of Texas at Dallas’ School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is co-principal investigator on a five-year grant from the National Institutes of […]| News Center
A neuroscience researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies has been selected to receive a seed grant from the Merkin Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Diana Tavares Ferreira Dr. Diana Tavares Ferreira, assistant professor of neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is […]| News Center
Guest blog by Greg Bernstein, Dave Longley, Manu Sporny, and Kim Hamilton Duffy Following the IETF/IRTF Crypto Forum Research Group’s adoption of the BBS Blind Signatures and BBS per Verifier Linkability (“BBS Pseudonym”) specifications, this blog describes historical context and details of cryptographic pseudonyms, as well as the| Decentralized Identity Foundation
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
Recent California BBS data shows that more than a quarter of associate counselors hold delinquent APCC registrations.| Psychotherapy Notes
Readers can find quite a few posts on this blog about my enjoyment of modern-day BBSing — “dialing in” to online Bulletin Board Systems that can still be found out there on the net. I consider BBSing to be a … Continue reading →| Byte Cellar
Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) have published new evidence that shows changes in brain network patterns that occur in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease differ from those associated with normal aging. The findings, published Nov. 15 in The Journal of Neuroscience, also show that the impact of Alzheimer’s on [...]Read More...| News Center