A University of Texas at Dallas researcher uses a serological pipette and pipette controller to feed adherent mammalian cells cultured in a dish. Researchers have developed a method that creates unique, tamper-proof genetic “fingerprints” to protect engineered cells from being copied. Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification […]| News Center
Three alumni of The University of Texas at Dallas received National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships this summer to advance their studies of machine learning, data science and protein design. Osayamen Jonathan Aimuyo BS’23, Purvi Contractor BS’23 and Jie Chen BS’25 became the latest recipients when additional funding was provided to the program in […]| 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
Dr. Poonam Kumar is the director of UTD Global, which will use online and hybrid platforms to strengthen global partnerships and bring educational experiences to learners worldwide. UTD Global, a new initiative at The University of Texas at Dallas, is designed to expand the University’s global outreach through online and hybrid platforms that strengthen global […]| News Center
In a recent CT Mirror op-ed, two leaders from Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) urge lawmakers to reconsider sweeping federal changes to graduate education funding. Dr. Rabia Hos, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, and Dr. Jonathan Wharton, professor of political science and urban affairs, warn that provisions in the newly passed […] The post Sounding The Alarm on Federal Cuts to Graduate Education appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
The Trump administration has undertaken draconian efforts to gut education research and dismantle public education, including our higher education system, often considered to be the world’s best. We need to defend education.| The Hechinger Report
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
Bioengineering graduate student Maxwell Quaye BS’24 works in the lab of Dr. Girgis Obaid, assistant professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Dallas. University of Texas at Dallas bioengineers, in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, are developing an enhanced light-activated immunotherapy approach that could one day treat patients with stomach cancer […]| News Center
Aziz Sancar (left), MD, PhD’77, with Dr. David Hyndman, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, returned to UT Dallas to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in chemistry. A replica of Sancar’s Nobel medallion is behind them in the Brettell Reading Room of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. […]| 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
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
A University of Texas at Dallas student team is one of 10 from around the world selected to compete in a new Amazon tournament designed to strengthen the security of software developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence. The Comets are competing in the Amazon Nova AI Challenge as one of five “red teams,” which […]| News Center
By Veronica Gonzalez | April 2, 2025 From seat cushions to mattresses to insulation, foam is everywhere — even if we don’t always see it. Now, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have fused chemistry with technology to create a 3D-printed foam that is more durable and more recyclable than the polymer […]| News Center
From left: mechanical engineering graduate student Zainab Faheem BS’23; mechanical engineering doctoral student Bernadette Magalindan BS’21; Dr. Shuang Cui, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and MBA student Kiyan Bhalla BS’23, MS’24. A University of Texas at Dallas student team won a national science competition for developing an innovative material from wood pulp aimed at keeping […]| News Center
From left: Dr. Xianming (Simon) Dai, Deepak Monga PhD’24 and Dr. Yaqing Jin developed a new theory to explain heat transfer on advanced surfaces while testing a new surface that they designed to collect and remove condensates rapidly. When University of Texas at Dallas researchers tested a new surface that they designed to collect and […]| News Center
University of Texas at Dallas scientists are investigating how structures made from several layers of graphene stack up in terms of their fundamental physics and their potential as reconfigurable semiconductors for advanced electronics. Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a flat honeycomb pattern whereby each hexagon is formed by six carbon […]| News Center
Lise M. Dobrin, University of Virginia Ethics education is not about transferring to novices the rules and principles of ethical behavior. Rather, it’s about socializing students into habits of reflection and cultivating their sensitivity to the competing, often mutually contradictory needs and interests of multiple stakeholders. So it’s a shame to approach ethics education as […]| Ethics Forum
Authored by Leslie E. Sponsel In the late 1960s when I was a graduate student in anthropology at Indiana University, and again in the early 1970s at Cornell University, not only was no separate course offered on professional ethics in anthropology, but no class even raised the subject. However, during the Vietnam War increasing concern […]| Ethics Forum
Roundtable on Graduate Student Leadership in Ethics Education at 2018 Annual Meeting Organized by Lise Dobrin and Chad Morris, AAA MPAAC Ethics Seats 5-0445 – Saturday, 10:15-12:00 Educating graduate students in ethics is too often approached as if the task consists of transferring to novices the rules and principles of ethical behavior, as opposed to […]| Ethics Forum