A LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR ALMA MATER.

The 2018 class of National Academy of Inventors fellows includes Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Teik C. Lim (pictured above), also a professor of mechanical engineering, and L.K. Mestha, an affiliated adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Both were recognized by the organization as inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. READ MORE

Carlos Tapia ('03) was named one of the 2019 Minority Business Leader Award honorees by the Dallas Business Journal. The award honors men and women from across North Texas for outstanding business and community leadership. READ MORE

Saddle up and head west to celebrate all things UTA at the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. A growing tradition and fun-filled event, UTA Day at the Rodeo is scheduled for Sunday, January 27 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Tickets to the event include a come-and-go lunch featuring a build-your-own baked potato bar with BBQ brisket and salad, entry into the 2 PM rodeo, and UTA giveaways. It will be a relaxing and entertaining gathering of the Maverick family deep in the heart of Fort Worth. GET YOUR TICKETS

Adrian Parr, dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, has been named UNESCO chair of water and human settlements and has secured, with Associate Professor Michael Zaretsky of civil engineering, a $1 million UT System STARs grant to further research in this area. READ MORE

Kathleen Smits, an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department, recently received a $414,000 grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to develop a method to predict the conditions under which gas migration may occur and establish best practices to improve response to gas migration incidents, and finding and fixing leaks. READ MORE

Mechanical engineering alumnus Richard Margolin ('10) and his Dallas-based company, Robokind, have won one of five Emerging Technology Awards from Mechanical Engineering, the magazine of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. READ MORE

February 5 | Tuesday

MSS: Jack Hanna | Animal conservationist Jungle Jack Hanna invites you to explore the four corners of the world with him during the first installment of the Maverick Speakers Series presented by Oncor in 2019. Tickets to the 7:30 PM event at College Park Center are available now. TICKETS

February 15 | Ongoing Exhibit

Hushangabad: Portrait of a North Indian Village | The work of acclaimed photographer Andrew Ward is on display at UTA through February 15 as part of a featured exhibit in cooperation with SOHARA, the Indian cultural society. For exhibit details and location, visit the ART + ART HISTORY DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.

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