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UT system sweetens the pot for Tier 1 published: October 21, 2009
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents recently authorized creation of a $10 million fund to improve the infrastructure at four of its universities considered to be among the state’s emerging research institutions. full story

Voting for Prop 4 could help in achieving Tier One published: October 22, 2009
We have all heard quite a bit about Tier One status over the past year, and now we have the chance to put forth our efforts to help attain that status. We can lend our voice to this process by casting a simple vote. full story

Presidents of Tier One universities tout benefits of published: October 20, 2009
The presidents of the state’s three Tier One universities and leaders of area chambers of commerce added their names Tuesday to the list of education and business officials touting the benefits of Proposition 4, the proposed constitutional amendment to create more major research schools. full story

On proposed constitutional amendments: Prop 4 will boost Texas (Tier One) published: October 13, 2009
The Proposition 4 election on Nov. 3 is a critical vote for Texas. Proposition 4 appropriates funds to all Texas public universities to compete for a boost to the desired Tier One status. full story

Arlington Mayor: Rangers sale key to further entertainment district development (Tier One) published: October 21, 2009
The sale of the Texas Rangers will be key to the continued development of Arlington’s entertainment district, according to Mayor Robert Cluck. full story

Professor discusses nanoparticles as part of medicine’s future published: October 21, 2009
Xingde Li said he hopes his research leads to cheap and speedy global health, but warned that his work was a small step forward and wouldn’t solve every medical problem in the world. full story

EDITORIAL: Propositions 1 – 6 (Tier One) published: October 19, 2009
Eleven proposed constitutional amendments will be on the Nov. 3 state ballot. To reach this point, the Legislature had to pass the proposed amendments with a two-thirds vote. full story

Dallas-area business groups back amendment to develop more top research universities (Tier One) published: October 20, 2009
Several North Texas business groups announced support Tuesday for a constitutional amendment that would provide money to help the state grow more top-notch research universities. full story

Proposition 4 would help Texas develop ‘state of minds’ (Tier One) published: October 19, 2009
Residents, new and old alike, often refer to Texas as a “state of mind.” There is little doubt that this large and rugged land that was once an independent country has a personality and character all its own. full story

We recommend on state props, DISD (Tier One) published: October 17, 2009
Not every election has a presidential vacancy to fill or a red-hot gubernatorial primary to fire up voters. But every election asks your opinion on issues large and small and lets you cast a vote worth exactly as much as everyone else's. And how often in life does that happen? full story

Arlington hookah entrepreneurs set market ablaze (EE alumnus Abrahim Nadimi) published: October 12, 2009
Social Smoke founder Ali Nadimi knows exactly how much capital he had to start a hookah company back in 2003. It was $3,000, all of it borrowed. full story

Elite university fund a losing proposition (Tier One) published: October 16, 2009
Texans will soon be asked to transfer money from Texas’ Permanent Higher Education Fund to a new National Research University Fund. But voters should reject this constitutional amendment, Proposition 4, and reject the transfer of money. full story

A vote for Proposition 4 is a vote for education and economy (Tier One) published: October 18, 2009
Does Texas need more tier-one research universities? Are we willing to spend money on them? full story

Texas needs more tier-one research universities (Tier One) published: October 18, 2009
Residents often refer to Texas as a “state of mind.” There is little doubt that this large and rugged land that was once an independent country has a personality and character all its own. full story

Voters to consider research university money (Tier One) published: October 18, 2009
Texas lawmakers took the first steps earlier this year toward a goal that could take two or three decades to reach: increasing the number of tier-one research universities. Now the state's voters will get to weigh in on an important element of the plan. full story

Future of UTEP research on ballot for early voting published: October 16, 2009
EL PASO -- Early voting will begin Monday on proposed changes to the state constitution, including creation of a fund that could help UTEP become a top-level research institution. full story

Engineer rooting for survival of palm tree growing in Arlington construction zone (UTA engineering) published: October 16, 2009
This is an improbable love story about an unlikely pair, a buttoned-down engineer from Carrollton and an exotic outsider living in a bleak Arlington construction zone. It's about the tensile grace of perseverance. full story

More Tier One schools a boon, economist says (Tier One) published: October 14, 2009
A proposed constitutional amendment to boost research at the University of Houston and other Texas schools could create a million or more jobs and add billions of dollars in tax revenues, according to a study released Wednesday by economist Ray Perryman. full story

Why Proposition 4 matters (Tier One) published: October 14, 2009
Nov. 3 is coming and although 11 propositions will be voted on, the most important for Houstonians and Cougars alike is Proposition 4. full story

No On Proposition 4 (Tier One) published: October 13, 2009
With Proposition 4 on the November ballot, Texans will be asked to transfer money from a state education fund to a new National Research University Fund, which will disperse this money to just seven schools: Texas Tech, University of Houston, University of North Texas, UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, and UT-San Antonio. full story

Group urges voters to OK research university fund (Tier One) published: October 14, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas — Education leaders urged passage Wednesday of a constitutional amendment that would help create more top research universities in Texas full story

Regents Authorize $10 million Fund to Boost UT System's Emerging Research Institutions (Tier One) published: October 13, 2009
AUSTIN – Regents on Monday authorized the creation of a $10 million fund to enhance infrastructure at four University of Texas System institutions considered to be among the state’s emerging research universities. full story

Leaders touting Proposition 4 to aid 'emerging universities' in Texas ( published: October 9, 2009
University, business and political leaders are traveling the state to generate support for ballot Proposition 4, the state constitutional amendment that could open a floodgate of cash to seven Texas universities seeking to become major research institutions. full story

Viewpoint: Vote for more tier-one universities published: October 7, 2009
If voters approve a proposition next month, Texas’ higher education landscape will undoubtedly change forever. How it changes and what those changes mean for the state’s universities and students, however, is unclear. full story

Emerging Technology Fund invests in nine North Texas firms (UTA software development) published: October 8, 2009
Texas’ Emerging Technology Fund on Oct. 7 awarded $11.15 million in funds to nine North Texas companies developing technologies ranging from banking software to ultrasound imaging for horses. Most of the firms are working with area universities, such as the University of Texas at Arlington or the University of Texas at Dallas to develop their technologies and products. full story

Local dig site to be featured on Discovery Channel, speaker says published: October 7, 2009
More fossil, university and media exposure will come in the next year for a local prehistoric excavation site. full story

2 local brewers have caught lightning in a bottle (CE alumnus JB Flowers) published: October 7, 2009
Jamie Fulton, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans, swings open the large lid on the mash tun, a large stainless-steel vat, and inspects the watery contents, which resemble a homemade soup gone horribly wrong. It’s not a misbegotten bisque or a calamitous chowder but rather the very early stages of another artisan brew at The Covey Restaurant & Brewery in Fort Worth. full story

4 companies linked to UTA win technology startup grants from state (CSE’s O’Dell) published: October 7, 2009
Four area high-tech companies with links to the University of Texas at Arlington are receiving a total of $3.5 million from the state to help move their projects to the marketplace. full story

Recent fossil site discoveries topic of guest lecture (COE, Arlington Tech Assn.) published: October 5, 2009
Derek Main, director of a local dig site, will discuss recent discoveries and talk about Arlington during prehistoric times Wednesday at a guest lecture. full story

Why Texans Should Vote NO on Prop 4 (Empower Texans blog) published: October 5, 2009
I've held back on this because I wanted to give readers a chance to read the initial analysis of Proposition 4. There are a lot of arguments out there in favor of it (the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has their endorsement here). I think you need to know, Prop. 4 is a bad idea. full story

Viewpoint: Vote for more tier-one universities (Daily Texan editorial) published: October 7, 2009
If voters approve a proposition next month, Texas’ higher education landscape will undoubtedly change forever. How it changes and what those changes mean for the state’s universities and students, however, is unclear. full story

Tech president touts Prop 4 (Texas Tech president on Tier 1) published: October 5, 2009
Passage of Proposition 4 could help propel Texas Tech into an elite group of research powerhouses — and result in a big boost in coveted education dollars, the university’s president Guy Bailey said Monday. full story

More Tier 1 brain power for Texas (Star-Telegram editorial) published: October 02, 2009
Texans have to be getting tired of lists that show their state ranking way behind others, especially when it comes to education. In the Nov. 3 constitutional amendment election, they have a chance to start making things right, at least in one crucial way. full story

For Prop. 4: It’ll make Texas universities great and won’t raise taxes (Tier 1 – Houston Chronicle) published: October 3, 2009
Of the 11 proposed constitutional amendments that Texas voters will face Nov. 3, the biggie is Prop. 4: the “national research university” proposition, the one that would encourage seven of Texas' public universities to propel themselves out of academia's minor leagues and run with the big dogs. We need to pass that amendment. full story

Proposition 4 would open $500 million fund to 7 Texas universities (Tier 1) published: October 4, 2009
Michigan and Ohio State. Indiana and Purdue. UT-Austin and Texas A&M. They're not just college rivals – they're among the country's best research universities. And more Texas campuses could join that esteemed mix if voters approve a constitutional amendment in November, supporters say. full story

Officials tout November vote for universities (Tier 1 status) published: October 2, 2009
It's not every day that Texas lawmakers, the governor and higher-education leaders agree on something. full story

Romo challenges UTSA (UTSA’s Tier 1 progress – for comparison) published: September 30, 2009
In his first-ever state of the university address, University of Texas at San Antonio President Ricardo Romo told the audience of about 600 faculty, staff and students that becoming a national research university is in their grasp — if they reach for it together. full story

Tier One Web site documents UT Arlington's progress (President Spaniolo) published: September, 2009
The University of Texas at Arlington is charting a course toward becoming a national research institution. Our comprehensive university includes more than 28,000 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in 180 fields within 10 colleges and schools. full story

Web sites inform and connect university and community (Tier 1 status) published: September 28, 2009
A new community outreach initiative, College Town, UTA, is geared toward informing Arlington residents and businesses on the recent and future developments of the school and surrounding areas. full story

Tech rolls to record enrollment (Tier 1 status) published: September 29, 2009
Texas Tech has reached a benchmark in student enrollment with a school-record 30,049 students signed up for classes in the fall semester, Chancellor Kent Hance said Monday. full story

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