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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
Emma DeVine BS’19, MAT’21 teaches hands-on science in her classroom, including the study of the metabolism of the fruit fly. DeVine introduced fruit fly experiments to her students after her experience with the Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern Summer Research Program. It’s not unusual to find Emma DeVine BS’19, MAT’21 collecting water samples […]| 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
As ransomware attacks become more common and complex — and costly to the crimes’ targets — a University of Texas at Dallas researcher is examining how policymakers might combat cybercriminals. Dr. Atanu Lahiri, an associate professor of information systems in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, said ransomware has become one of the top cybersecurity […]| 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
Dr. Ron Rohrer, UT Dallas’ first faculty member to be supported by the Governor’s University Research Initiative, is one of the leading experts in the field of circuit simulation. Dr. Ron Rohrer, an inventor recognized for pioneering simulation technology for integrated circuit design, joined The University of Texas at Dallas on June 1. Rohrer is […]| News Center
Shifting electricity consumption to times when the grid has a greater supply from alternative energy sources could help reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly, according to a new University of Texas at Dallas study. UT Dallas engineers, who collaborated with researchers from Harvard University and Nantum AI, developed a new model that optimizes the timing of […]| News Center
By Kim Horner | The mannequin dangled from the front seat of an overturned simulated vehicle in an exercise for students training to become emergency medical technicians at The University of Texas at Dallas. The students in the University Emergency Medical Response (UEMR) program carefully removed the seat belt and placed a neck brace on the […]| 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
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
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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
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
New Jindal School Lab Harnesses the Power of AI| news.utdallas.edu
Dr. Kianoosh Yousefi is developing a model based on machine learning to improve hurricane forecasting. Yousefi’s work is supported by an Office of Naval Research 2025 Young Investigator Program award. Tiny droplets of sea spray generated at the ocean surface can affect the intensity and evolution of hurricanes and other tropical storms. Their impact, however, […]| News Center
The Naveen Jindal School of Management has built a range of degree programs related to health care management. Dr. Mehmet Ayvaci, coordinator for the new healthcare management interdisciplinary area, said that the area will further position the Jindal School as a leader in health care management education and research. The Naveen Jindal School of Management […]| 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
Computer engineering doctoral student Victoria Gammenthaler BS’23 (left) and mechanical engineering senior Kevin Dinh have received Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation scholarships, which include guaranteed employment after graduation. Two University of Texas at Dallas students have been awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships from the Department of Defense. Computer engineering doctoral […]| 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
Dr. Ziwen Jiang joined UT Dallas this year as a CPRIT Scholar in cancer research and an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry. His goal is to develop new therapeutic protein-based drugs that improve people’s quality of life. A recent addition to The University of Texas at Dallas faculty, Dr. Ziwen Jiang has hit the […]| 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
By Jessica Good | Two Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from The University of Texas at Dallas received their commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve on May 23 at UTD’s inaugural officer commissioning ceremony. “Today marks a very important milestone for these young men and women as they […]| News Center
The University of Texas at Dallas has established a new Master of Science in artificial intelligence for biomedical sciences and a related certificate program to help meet workforce demands in rapidly growing, data-driven sectors in health and medical fields. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in April approved the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics […]| 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
Mikhail Antipov, who helped the University of Missouri win its first President’s Cup title as a player in 2024, is back at the scene of the triumph as the new coach of the UT Dallas program. At the 2024 President’s Cup at The University of Texas at Dallas, Mikhail Antipov sat at the final board […]| News Center
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
From studying the vastness of galaxies to the tiniest molecules on Earth, four alumni have been awarded 2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships to help further the understanding of the cosmos and discover cures for diseases. Two of the recipients — Varun Gunda BS’25 and Zachary Lee BS’25 — worked in Dr. Shalini […]| News Center
Lab assistants work in the cell assembly room at the Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security prototyping facility at The University of Texas at Dallas. The University of Texas at Dallas gave stakeholders a first look at a new facility designed to help researchers and industry partners fast-track energy storage innovation and […]| News Center
Dr. John Ferraris joined UT Dallas in 1975 and helped shape the early years of the chemistry department. During his tenure, he served as chair from 1995 to 2017 and as interim dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics from 2003 to 2006. Dr. John Ferraris, an accomplished scientist and longtime faculty member […]| News Center
While breast cancer rates, particularly in younger women, have been increasing since 2012, the number of radiologists in the United States is on the decline, and getting quick and accurate mammography reports is essential to optimal outcomes. Two information systems associate professors at The University of Texas at Dallas set out to evaluate if artificial […]| News Center
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
Undergraduate students interested in a wide variety of careers in cybersecurity and risk management will have a new degree option this fall in the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The University of Texas at Dallas has launched a new Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity and risk management to help meet market demands for a workforce […]| 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
Materials science and engineering doctoral student Jiaqi Ke conducts electrochemical testing using a three-electrode cell setup to evaluate the stability of a newly developed electrolyte. An emerging technology to make lithium-ion batteries safer and more powerful involves using solid rather than liquid electrolytes, the materials that make it possible for ions to move through 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
Two University of Texas at Dallas undergraduates have been named recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation award. Biology senior Myra Khan in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and computer science senior Jack Le in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science are among the 441 students […]| 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
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
The University Emergency Medical Response team has nearly 100 members, most of them shown in this photo. The organization, which began in 2017, was named the Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Organization of the Year. The University of Texas at Dallas’ University Emergency Medical Response (UEMR) team has been named the Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Organization […]| 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
Like The University of Texas at Dallas faculty it recognizes, the Celebration of Teaching Excellence continues to expand its list of honors. The eighth annual event, presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) on April 24, included a President’s Teaching Excellence Award for part-time faculty for the first time, bringing the total of […]| 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
Orikeda (left) and Ikeda Trashi won the student track and $12,000 in the Big Idea Competition. The twin sisters and chemistry doctoral students founded Biodelivera, which is designed to deliver cancer therapy directly to tumors using viruslike particles. University of Texas at Dallas students and alumni pitched their ideas spanning biotechnology, artificial intelligence, sustainability and […]| 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 Comet Cricket Club celebrated after winning the National College Cricket Association championship on March 23 at the Prairie View Cricket Complex near Houston. The University of Texas at Dallas’ Comet Cricket Club won the National College Cricket Association championship, beating the University of Florida in the final match by 40 runs on March 23 at the […]| 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
Vinnie Meskelis, a mechanical engineering freshman and a member of the Dallas Formula Racing team at UT Dallas, was one of three winners at the Mazda Motorsports 2024 Spec MX-5 Shootout. He received a $50,000 scholarship, professional coaching and support to participate on the Mazda Factory Club Race Team. When he was 14, Vinnie Meskelis […]| 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
Robert Vasquez (right), commander of DFW Mid-Cities Chapter #1513, Military Order of the Purple Heart, presented the Purple Heart University designation to Marijke Gray, director of the Military and Veteran Center at UT Dallas. The University of Texas at Dallas has been named a Purple Heart University in recognition of its support of military veterans […]| News Center
For nearly a quarter century, Dr. Ray Baughman conducted innovative research in nanotechnology and mentored generations of aspiring scientists at UT Dallas. “His boundless generosity — with his time, his insights and his enthusiasm — was remarkable,” UTD President Richard C. Benson said. Dr. Ray H. Baughman, a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology and […]| News Center
The frequency, type and geographical location of political conflict events can provide critical information to corporations and governments on where it’s safe to operate. But a large-scale tracking of events like political protests, arms transfers and armed conflict can be a time-consuming, expensive process. A University of Texas at Dallas research team is working to […]| 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
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
The University of Texas at Dallas recognized some of its most renowned alumni and supporters during the Awards Gala on April 5 highlighted by the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles D. Davidson MS’80. The Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by UT Dallas upon its alumni, had only previously been awarded […]| 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
Dr. Latifur Khan has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to machine learning with applications to cybersecurity, social sciences and data management. Dr. Latifur Khan, professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected to the 2024 class of American Association for […]| News Center
By Stephen Fontenot | The University of Texas at Dallas hosted a remarkably close President’s Cup on April 5 and 6 that featured tense matchups among the four top collegiate chess programs in the nation. In the end, the UT Dallas chess team could not quite overcome its opponents and finished in fourth place. UT […]| News Center
Dr. Kamil Sarac (left) works with computer science graduate student Adithya Chintala at a meeting of students in the Computer Security Group and CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program at UT Dallas. Sarac, professor of computer science and associate head for faculty affairs, directs the program. The University of Texas at Dallas has been redesignated as […]| News Center
Temoc, the official mascot of UT Dallas, is ready to bring Comets together for the University’s largest giving celebration of the year, beginning April 9. On April 9 and 10, supporters of The University of Texas at Dallas will join together during the ninth annual Comets Giving Days, a two-day effort to benefit organizations across […]| 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
By M.E. Clary | At the age of 12, Dr. Bei Zeng was already the top chess player in her province in China and a prodigy in a family deeply rooted in the game. By the time she turned 17, after witnessing IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer defeat the world’s best chess player, her world — […]| News Center
By Amanda Siegfried | March 28, 2025 Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have invented a new, inexpensive method for fabricating artificial muscles for potential use in robots, in comfort-adjusting jackets that become more thermally insulating as the surrounding air becomes colder, and as mechanical energy harvesters. In a study published in the […]| News Center
University of Texas at Dallas experts recently collaborated with a Texas-based health care technology company to enhance its medical coding automation platform by incorporating the most recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) that emulate human reasoning. CorroHealth Inc., a leader in autonomous medical coding, leverages large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP) in […]| 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
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
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
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument maps distant objects in the universe to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, shown here beneath star trails captured in a long-exposure image. (Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi) A new analysis of data collected over three years […]| 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
Dr. Wei Li received a grant from NASA to develop a platform that could overcome some of the challenges in building permanent structures in harsh, thin-atmosphere and low-gravity environments. Before humans can colonize the moon or Mars, scientists and engineers must first develop techniques for building permanent structures and pressurized habitats in harsh, thin-atmosphere and […]| News Center
As more consumers add solar panels to their residences, utility companies are considering raising their electricity prices for all their customers to make up for the lost revenue from consumers with solar panels while still maintaining their profitability. “With solar power systems becoming increasingly affordable, people are motivated to generate their own electricity,” said Dr. […]| 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
Dr. Timothy Bray presented the initial results of the North Texas Quality of Life Initiative during an event on campus last fall. The full results are available on dashboards on the project’s website. University of Texas at Dallas researchers in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) have published the first results of […]| News Center
Two University of Texas at Dallas professors in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science have been named IEEE fellows. Dr. Yiorgos Makris, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was honored for his pioneering contributions to machine learning-based design of trusted and reliable integrated circuits. Dr. Weili (Lily) Wu, professor of computer science, […]| News Center
Dr. Todd Griffith has been working to create an offshore turbine that makes wind energy in deep ocean water more accessible. “Our turbine is designed to make offshore wind power safe, efficient and affordable,” he said. Inside Dr. Todd Griffith’s laboratory stands a 6-foot-tall wind turbine that looks like an upside-down eggbeater; it’s actually a […]| News Center
John Wetter BS’23, MS’24 founded Black Swan Street, an online business news blog that grew so fast it was purchased less than a year after it launched. Many entrepreneurs dream of starting a business that takes off quickly, and most work years building one only to have the effort fail. For John Wetter BS’23, MS’24, […]| News Center
UTD will host the President’s Cup, the most exclusive event in college chess, starting April 4. The Comets will play against UT Rio Grande Valley, Webster University and Saint Louis University. It will be the sixth time that UTD has hosted the event. For the second straight year, The University of Texas at Dallas will […]| News Center
Dr. Sriraam Natarajan Dr. Sriraam Natarajan planned to earn a master’s degree and find a job in computer networking when he came to the U.S. from India in 2001. That changed when he became fascinated with an emerging field that drew few students at the time: artificial intelligence (AI). Natarajan, a professor of computer science […]| News Center
Dr. Elizabeth Searing (second from left), associate professor of public and nonprofit management at UT Dallas, is the lead principal investigator of a project examining trust in nonprofits. Other professors involved in the research include Dr. Nathan Grasse (left) of Carleton University, Dr. Alasdair Rutherford of the University of Stirling and Dr. Georg von Schnurbein […]| News Center
Dr. Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng Dr. Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng, Ashbel Smith Professor of information systems at The University of Texas at Dallas, has received a distinguished fellow award from the Information Systems Society (ISS). Zheng joins three other Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty members who previously earned the honor. Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and […]| News Center
The University of Texas at Dallas opened Comets LANding, one of the largest and most comprehensive collegiate gaming and esports centers in the country, on Jan. 30. “We wanted to make sure that this was going to be the absolute best version of a collegiate gaming center that we could possibly provide our students,” said […]| News Center
A researcher at The University of Texas at Dallas has developed a mathematical model that uses events described in news articles to predict more accurately the prices of natural resources and raw materials. Commonly referred to as commodities, prices for agricultural products, energy products and metals are driven by events such as tax increases, strikes, […]| News Center
Dr. Ted Moise, who directs the North Texas Semiconductor Institute at UTD, has been honored by the National Academy of Inventors for his groundbreaking work on ferroelectric random-access memory technology at Texas Instruments. During his career at Texas Instruments (TI), Dr. Ted Moise and his team pioneered the development of a memory technology that made […]| News Center
Jim Stallings is signing his last scoresheet after two decades as the face of chess at The University of Texas at Dallas. Stallings will retire this month after 21 years with UT Dallas’ decorated chess program, including 19 as its director. A celebration of his stewardship of one of the University’s lasting symbols of excellence […]| News Center
The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s online MBA program, named by Poets&Quants as the best in the country for 2025, ranks No. 11 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online Program rankings, released Jan. 21. The online MBA program at The University of Texas at Dallas has continued to outpace its peers with […]| News Center
Hannah Calhoun AuD’20 works as an audiologist for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California. After time as both a Callier Center for Communication Disorders patient and student, she helps patients facing some of the same challenges she has already faced — hearing loss, cochlear implantation and learning independence. Joan and John Calhoun had been dealing with […]| News Center
Offering targeted ads to customers’ mobile devices based on their physical location — a strategy called geoconquesting — is the latest tool some businesses are using to poach consumers from competitors’ brick-and-mortar stores. Researchers from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas recently developed a model that reveals the […]| News Center
