University of Texas Arlington

May 2013

• 05/16 — UT Arlington physicist's tool has potential for brain mapping
  A new tool being developed by UT Arlington assistant professor of physics could help scientists map and track the interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain.
• 05/13 — UT Arlington professors assist in turtle genome research
  Two University of Texas at Arlington assistant professors of biology have recently completed work on an international effort to sequence the genome of a western painted turtle, only the second reptile species to have its genetic information fully mapped.
• 05/07 — UT Arlington electrical engineer using quantum nature of light to boost Internet security
  Michael Vasilyev’s goals in his research are simply stated: increase by tenfold the amount of information that can be securely transmitted via the Internet and the distance over which that data can be transmitted.
• 05/03 — Aerospace engineering research on testing to produce safer, faster, more reliable aircraft
  A University of Texas at Arlington aerospace engineer is developing diagnostic and predictive tools that can aid aircraft manufacturers in analyzing composite structures used to make aircraft safer, faster and more reliable.

April 2013

• 04/24 — UT Arlington research shows early dialogue between parents and children most effective in deterring teen tobacco, alcohol use
• 04/19 — Criminology professor, students partner with the Arlington Independent School District to fight truancy
• 04/08 — Kepler's supernova came from young, metal-rich star, UT Arlington researcher finds
• 04/05 — UT Arlington motor skills research nets good news for middle-aged

March 2013

• 03/28 — UT Arlington's new Shimadzu Institute names director
• 03/21 — Electrical engineer to provide Navy better radar performance with less data
• 03/21 — Electrical engineering professor's research finds more space on cell phone spectrum
• 03/18 — UT Arlington engineer to search for bad algal blooms
• 03/11 — UT Arlington physicist gains NASA funding for space weather research
• 03/01 — Adaptable software, tools aim to help rheumatoid arthritis patients

February 2013

• 02/28 — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments donates record $7.5 million to support UT Arlington Institute for Research Technologies
• 02/22 — UT Arlington launches digital humanities project to document oral history of military veterans and their families
• 02/20 — Engineer’s research employs semiconductors to better store, use solar energy
• 02/18 — UT Arlington researchers explore more efficient carbon dioxide to methanol model
• 02/18 — National conference to focus on latest pediatric concussion research
• 02/07 — UT Arlington bioengineer to use hybrid imaging system to see deep tissue
• 02/07 — UT Arlington engineer wins NSF award to support microfluidic analyses of tissue, cell samples
• 02/07 — UT Arlington software engineer’s tool makes for quicker tests
• 02/05 — UT Arlington professor, graduate student discover poem written by 18th century slave from New York

January 2013

• 01/22 — Bioengineer studying how to send drugs to lungs through nanotechnology
• 01/22 — New observations help UT Arlington astrophysicist understand Sun's dynamics
• 01/22 — UT Arlington center to focus on homeland security enhancement
• 01/09 — UT Arlington receives Grand Challenges Explorations grant for groundbreaking research in global health and development
• 01/08 — UT Arlington researchers try new approach for simulating supernovas
• 01/02 — Deforestation in the Amazon results in net losses for microbial communities, international team reports