University of Texas Arlington

December 2011

• 12/16 — National science organization recognizes UT Arlington physicist
  Ramon Lopez, a UT Arlington professor of physics, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science or AAAS, a worldwide organization and publisher of the journal Science.
• 12/14 — UT Arlington professor's work leads researchers to "turn signals" for neuron growth
  A new paper in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow for directed growth of neuronal networks on a chip and improve methods for treating spinal or brain injuries.
• 12/13 — Superstar Drake to headline first concert at UT Arlington College Park Center
  Ticket sales are restricted to UT Arlington students, faculty and staff. Tickets will be available Jan. 19.
• 12/13 — UT Arlington physicists celebrate first hints of Higgs particle
  Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland announced today that they have found the first “tantalizing hints” of the elusive Higgs boson particle in a narrow region of mass ranges, news celebrated throughout the world’s scientific community.
• 12/13 — UT Arlington names Jim Baker new Athletics Director
  Baker will oversee UT Arlington’s 14 Division I intercollegiate sports programs and usher in a new era of competition.
• 12/12 — Institute for Broadening Participation opens UT Arlington office
  The Institute for Broadening Participation, a nonprofit organization to help increase minority access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers, has opened a regional office at The University of Texas at Arlington.
• 12/09 — UT Arlington Nanofab director named IEEE fellow
  Zeynep Celik-Butler, director of the UT Arlington Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility and a professor of electrical engineering, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• 12/09 — UT Arlington physicist named American Physical Society Fellow
  Andrew White, co-director of the Center for High Energy Physics at UT Arlington, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor given to just one half of one percent of that group’s 48,000 members.
• 12/09 — Tang named fellow by national biomedical engineering group
  Liping Tang, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has been named a 2012 Fellow of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering.
• 12/08 — UT Arlington professors awarded nearly $1.9 million to improve bilingual education
  Research will fund five year study
• 12/07 — Second energy efficiency project will save UT Arlington money in 2012
  The University of Texas of Arlington will start 2012 saving money and decreasing energy use after this month’s completion of a $9.9 million package of efficiency-boosting facility upgrades.
• 12/07 — American Heart Association grant to study heart disease at cellular level
  A UT Arlington bioengineering professor has been awarded a $140,000 American Heart Association grant to study how physical and biological factors influence the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, a condition that can lead to heart disease.
• 12/06 — Moritz family creates $1 million endowed nursing chair at UT Arlington
  The gift establishes the first endowed faculty chair in the College of Nursing, which has more than tripled its enrollment over the past three years to about 6,000 students this fall to make it the largest nursing program in Texas.

November 2011

• 11/30 — Regional science and engineering fair set for Feb. 26-27 at UT Arlington's new College Park Center
• 11/30 — UT Arlington announces new Center for African American Studies
• 11/29 — UT Arlington Tuition Review Committee endorses no-increase plan
• 11/23 — UT Arlington helps Sierra Leone respond to country's social needs
• 11/23 — UT Arlington professor provides sex-determination expertise in Nature paper
• 11/18 — UT Arlington psychology professor receives state lifetime achievement award
• 11/18 — UT Arlington researcher finds differences in blood pressure regulation for African Americans
• 11/16 — UT Arlington Health Services Achieves AAAHC Accreditation
• 11/15 — UT Arlington College of Education, professor honored for teacher preparation excellence
• 11/11 — UT Arlington leads international team making advances in bone health
• 11/10 — UT Arlington proposes no tuition increase for the 2012-2013 academic year
• 11/09 — UT Arlington genomics researcher wins grant to improve reproductive knowledge
• 11/04 — UT Arlington to offer bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering
• 11/04 — UT Arlington researchers receive $1.2 million for cancer research
• 11/03 — New grants to allow bioengineer to look at how cell proteins act in repairing DNA
• 11/03 — Facebook funds UT Arlington engineer to discover energy efficiencies for computer centers
• 11/03 — UT Arlington celebrates 30 years of Formula SAE racing
• 11/02 — UT Arlington, Tarrant County College partner for geosciences education
• 11/01 — Industry leaders choose UT Arlington College of Nursing to provide simulation curriculum

October 2011

• 10/28 — Dan Dipert lends name, support to new UT Arlington Welcome Center
• 10/28 — Princeton lecturer to address Nov. 3 Islamic Art and Culture Forum at UT Arlington
• 10/27 — UT Arlington science alumnus to speak about “Saving New Orleans”
• 10/25 — UT Arlington presents festival of short films by, for and about women
• 10/21 — UT Arlington graduate student helps to unearth ancient images of childbirth
• 10/18 — Prominent Cuba democracy advocate to speak during Oct. 26 UT Arlington Diversity Lecture Series
• 10/18 — UT Arlington professors ready to pitch in and share World Series insights
• 10/13 — UT Arlington Alumni Association gives University endowment $2 million boost
• 10/12 — UT Arlington professor honored for research on college access and immigration
• 10/11 — UT Arlington professors get additional funding for fastest-ever particle flight measurements
• 10/07 — UT Arlington professor to present climate change research at international gathering
• 10/07 — UT Arlington honors distinguished alumni
• 10/06 — BNSF gift will allow College of Business to expand Goolsby Leadership Academy
• 10/04 — UT Arlington receives $300,000 grant to operate college readiness centers at North Texas high schools
• 10/03 — Carolyn Cason named UT Arlington Interim Vice President for Research
• 10/03 — Arlington Urban Design Center collaboration earns statewide award

September 2011

• 09/30 — TxMRC announces 2011 research awards
• 09/30 — Emmitt Smith tickets available Monday, Oct. 3
• 09/26 — UT Arlington, UNT Libraries partner to place historic maps online
• 09/23 — UT Arlington to honor $1 million gift to College Park Center through ‘Petsche Court’
• 09/23 — UT Arlington announces $1.75 million in new gifts to College Park Center
• 09/22 — New UT Arlington endowment will attract optics innovator
• 09/21 — Jillian Smith social work professorship established
• 09/20 — UT Arlington offers workshop series focused on student veteran issues
• 09/16 — UT Arlington Theatre Arts announces 2011-2012 season schedule
• 09/13 — UT Arlington enrollment, retention rate continue to climb
• 09/12 — UT Arlington offers free PSAT/SAT prep classes to Arlington students
• 09/09 — College Park Center schedules commencement ceremonies for area high schools
• 09/07 — Hermaphrodite roundworm offspring yield evolutionary clues, UT Arlington researchers say
• 09/02 — The Gallery at UT Arlington celebrates 25th anniversary with retrospective exhibit
• 09/02 — UT Arlington teams with Navy in new MBA patent program
• 09/02 — UT Arlington joins national center to enhance teaching experience for doctoral students
• 09/02 — NASA taps UT Arlington professor to build a machine for Mars
• 09/01 — UT Arlington music student pays tribute to 9/11 with special concert

August 2011

• 08/30 — Oozeball tournament delayed
• 08/29 — UT Arlington electrical engineering professor named 'Tech Titan'
• 08/26 — Sign language recognition
• 08/22 — Maverick Speakers Series 2011-2012
• 08/18 — Maverick Stampede: UT Arlington welcomes new, returning students to campus for fall 2011
• 08/18 — UT Arlington creates seamless path for RNs to earn bachelor's degree
• 08/17 — UT System honors nine UT Arlington faculty members for teaching excellence
• 08/12 — Elsenbaumer named new UT Arlington provost, vice president for academic affairs
• 08/11 — UT Arlington faculty offer expertise on 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
• 08/11 — New UT Arlington exhibit offers gripping look at 'Life and Death in The Northern Pass'
• 08/09 — UT System Regents approve naming of Vandergriff Hall at College Park
• 08/08 — UT Arlington makes Princeton Review's "Best of the West" list
• 08/02 — UT Arlington's College Park garage opens Aug. 22, adds 1,100 parking spaces
• 08/01 — UT Arlington educator named American Council on Education Fellow
• 08/01 — UT Arlington, Academic Partnerships launch new superintendent certificate program for school administrators

July 2011

• 07/28 — UT Arlington to offer free charging station for electric vehicles
• 07/22 — UT Arlington professor awarded $1.9 million to study hospital infection
• 07/15 — Texas Autocross Weekend set for July 23 at UT Arlington
• 07/14 — UT Arlington will move to Western Athletic Conference in 2012
• 07/05 — Two research projects aimed at providing soldiers with better data in the field

June 2011

• 06/28 — College of Nursing administrator named to American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• 06/22 — UT Arlington Engineering Research Building earns LEED Gold certification
• 06/21 — UT Arlington names distinguished civil engineer as new College of Engineering dean
• 06/17 — UT Arlington professor and students studying space weather
• 06/17 — UT Arlington researcher to study depression among elderly Latinos
• 06/10 — UT Arlington College of Nursing Associate Dean recognized by National League for Nursing
• 06/03 — UT Arlington professor's research aimed at helping dyslexic children learn
• 06/02 — Electrical engineer wins Navy's Young Investigator award for battery life research
• 06/02 — UT Arlington licenses innovative process to convert natural gas to clean, synthetic fuel

May 2011

• 05/31 — UT Arlington researcher to focus on well water near rural drilling sites
• 05/25 — UT Arlington linguist wins NSF grant to breathe new life into endangered Native American languages
• 05/23 — UT Arlington researcher says Chilean soapbark tree may hold key to reducing rotavirus deaths
• 05/13 — YWCA Arlington Child Development Center to get new facility
• 05/12 — New UT Arlington gateway to define campus environs
• 05/05 — Pinning, commissioning ceremonies highlight UT Arlington commencement week

April 2011

• 04/25 — UT Arlington bioengineer wins NIH grant to help guide treatment for children with cerebral palsy
• 04/22 — Tickets on sale now for UT Arlington THEATREFEST
• 04/22 — UT Arlington civil engineer researching new ways to assess, prevent damage to highways, underground pipes
• 04/15 — UT Arlington to get early start on Earth Day activities
• 04/14 — Former GM, AT&T leader headlines UT Arlington College of Business' Executive Dinner
• 04/12 — Author, Muslim scholar to speak at UT Arlington Islamic Art and Culture forum
• 04/11 — UT Arlington archaeologist part of team that discovered oldest Mayan royal tomb
• 04/08 — Blending of testing methods could lead to better life for UT Arlington veterans
• 04/08 — False Promise of Green Energy shows proponents’ lack of evidence
• 04/08 — UT Arlington professor to study fix for lead contamination in New Orleans' soil
• 04/06 — UT Arlington, UT Dallas and Baylor Health Care System get nearly $1 million to increase patient safety
• 04/04 — UT Arlington music scholarship gala set for April 25 at Winspear Opera House
• 04/01 — Alumnus creates new $1 million UT Arlington endowment
• 04/01 — UT Arlington researcher to test new standard for stronger, more flexible pipe construction

March 2011

• 03/30 — Six Flags Over Texas exhibit extended at UT Arlington Library Special Collections
• 03/30 — UT Arlington, city of Arlington celebrate new, sustainable urban oasis
• 03/24 — City and university leaders to celebrate opening of Community Garden at UT Arlington
• 03/22 — World-Class Glass Art Show and Sale opens April 1
• 03/21 — Grammy-winner John Legend to speak at UT Arlington's Graduation Celebration
• 03/18 — Five UT Arlington students to present research at Great Plains Honors Council conference
• 03/10 — UT Arlington researchers say cell manipulation could lead to better drug delivery
• 03/10 — UT Arlington researchers use nanotechnology in gene detection to show disposition to certain cancers
• 03/08 — Movin' Mavs push toward another national title
• 03/08 — Graduate school colloquium targets underrepresented students
• 03/08 — Astronaut Bernard Harris sponsoring two-week camp at UT Arlington
• 03/01 — ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ named OneBook choice for 2011-12

February 2011

• 02/24 — UT Arlington honors collaborative research during March 4 Engineering Research Building dedication
• 02/21 — UT Arlington professor wins acclaim for new short film
• 02/18 — 'How Stuff Works' founder says key to making money is using spare time wisely
• 02/17 — Tickets sold out for March Bill Nye lecture
• 02/17 — UT Arlington art history professor begins quest to bring Old Master drawings to North Texas
• 02/15 — UT Arlington spring 2011 enrollment hits new record
• 02/11 — UT Arlington biologist helps map DNA code for the water flea
• 02/11 — Engineering team to aid cerebral palsy assessment, treatment with new computer game
• 02/10 — UT Arlington librarians author new book on Arlington's colorful past
• 02/09 — New generation of prosthetic gets closer to the real limb
• 02/08 — UT Arlington to launch Frisco-based MBA for working professionals in fall 2011

January 2011

• 01/28 — UT Arlington library exhibit honoring Six Flags' 50th anniversary opens Feb. 14
• 01/27 — UT Arlington to host concussion clinic ahead of Super Bowl XLV
• 01/26 — NSF grant to advance engineering professor's sign language recognition system
• 01/25 — UT Arlington assistant art professor wins national grant
• 01/21 — UT Arlington biologist’s research could help control disease
• 01/19 — NSF grant to fund scholarships in science, engineering and environmental science studies
• 01/19 — Distinguished diplomat, humanitarian to give Feb. 15 lecture at UT Arlington
• 01/14 — UT Arlington researchers to monitor concussions, recovery in high school athletes
• 01/13 — Cal Ripken to lecture at UT Arlington
• 01/11 — UT Arlington helps students prepare for SAT/PSAT tests
• 01/10 — National nursing association honors UT Arlington professor
• 01/07 — Martin Luther King, Jr. “Sharing the Dream” events set for UT Arlington
• 01/07 — UT Arlington electrical engineering professor wins Texas O’Donnell Award
• 01/05 — UT Arlington honored by prestigious Carnegie Foundation