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Joining national network

UT Arlington is joining an elite, national organization aimed at producing better university teachers.

NASA funding

A UT Arlington chemistry professor has been awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant to develop technology that could end up on Mars.

Elsenbaumer named new UT Arlington provost, vice president for academic affairs

The University of Texas at Arlington announces that Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, the University's vice president for research and federal relations, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs.

UT Arlington researcher to focus on well water near rural drilling sites

A University of Texas at Arlington chemistry professor will assist in a new study to examine rural well water from areas near natural gas drilling sites to provide clear, accurate information about the potential impact of chemicals used to extract gas from rock formations.

UT Arlington biochemist to study endocrine disrupting chemicals

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a three-year, $444,000 grant to a UT Arlington researcher looking for chemicals in the environment that could interfere with normal hormone functions, causing problems with reproduction, behavior and development and fueling cancer growth.

UT Arlington receives almost $1.5 million to prepare science, math teachers

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.45 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant to The University of Texas at Arlington College of Education and Health Professions and College of Science to support the education and certification of new science and math teachers. The colleges will work with the Arlington, Dallas, Hurst-Euless-Bedford and Fort Worth school districts on the five-year project, placing the teacher candidates in early field experiences with mentor teachers in the four districts.

UT Arlington chemistry professor taking science to Big Tex

A UT Arlington chemistry professor and his students will leave their lab for the State Fair of Texas this weekend, bringing with them fun experiments they hope will get students excited about science. The first-time exhibit is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of Diversity in Science in the United States or DISCUS, a program started by assistant professor Kevin Schug.

American Chemical Society honors UT Arlington professor with prestigious national award

UT Arlington chemist Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta is being honored by the world’s largest scientific society for pioneering advances in the field of chromatography, a process used in water quality studies, air pollution monitoring, drug development and more. The American Chemical Society this week named Dasgupta the recipient of its 2011 Award for Chromatography. Award winners are chosen based on nominations from peers and expert reviewers in their field. Dasgupta will receive $5,000 along with the chromatography award, which is sponsored by SUPELCO Inc.

National Science Foundation committee praises UT Arlington chemist's life-saving work

UT Arlington chemistry Professor Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta’s work with arsenic detection is an outstanding representation of research that furthers knowledge, discovery and learning, says a committee of experts appointed by the National Science Foundation. Dasgupta used NSF funds to develop an analyzer for arsenic in drinking water that could help the millions of people at risk of exposure from naturally-occurring arsenic contamination in South and East Asia. The instrument is less expensive and more effective and environmentally-friendly than current methods.

Chemistry professor, Hungarian company join forces to give undergraduates marketable lab experience

An assistant professor in The University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has teamed with a Hungarian company to allow undergraduate students worldwide to gain valuable experience in hydrogenation, a chemical process widely used in the pharmaceutical, food, petrochemical and materials industries.

Bioengineering professor hopes to transfer knowledge to high school students by training high school teachers

Jian Yang wants to take his message about a university education and research to high schools.

UT Arlington earns eight advanced research awards

The University of Texas at Arlington received eight Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program awards for $975,874 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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