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New NSF grants to further UT Arlington sign language research

A UT Arlington computer science engineering researcher has won two new National Science Foundation grants to further his work in developing a computer recognition system that eventually will yield a visual, online American Sign Language dictionary.

UT Arlington faculty offer expertise on 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

On Sept. 11, global attention will turn to the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that targeted New York City and Washington D.C. and changed the world. The University of Texas at Arlington is home to researchers who are examining the long-lasting impact of that day, providing support for veterans returning from war and developing innovative technologies to increase Homeland Security.

Texas Autocross Weekend set for July 23 at UT Arlington

The UT Arlington Formula SAE racing team will debut its hybrid car.

UT Arlington Engineering Research Building earns LEED Gold certification

ERB certified as LEED Gold green building.

UT Arlington names distinguished civil engineer as new College of Engineering dean

UT Arlington names distinguished civil engineer as new College of Engineering dean.

UT Arlington professor and students studying space weather

Scientists know space weather caused by solar flares and other phenomenon holds the potential to disable electrical grids and disrupt the use of the global positioning system (GPS) that everyone from farmers to oil well drillers depend on. Now, physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington are working with others around the country to develop computer models that can issue warnings of such events available one to four days before their arrival.

Electrical engineer wins Navy's Young Investigator award for battery life research

David Wetz, a UT Arlington electrical engineering assistant professor, has received a 2011 Young Investigator Research Award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

UT Arlington bioengineer wins NIH grant to help guide treatment for children with cerebral palsy

A UT Arlington bioengineer believes he can give physicians vital information that could lead to better therapy for patients afflicted with cerebral palsy.

UT Arlington, UT Dallas and Baylor Health Care System get nearly $1 million to increase patient safety

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded nearly $1 million to researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Nursing, Baylor Health Care System and The University of Texas at Dallas to study how physicians and nurses can improve their communication skills by participating in engaging, video game-like simulations.

UT Arlington honors collaborative research during March 4 Engineering Research Building dedication

Students, faculty and supporters of The University of Texas at Arlington will celebrate the debut of the 234,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Engineering Research Building with a March 4 dedication event and open house.

Engineering team to aid cerebral palsy assessment, treatment with new computer game

A University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering team has received two National Science Foundation grants worth a combined $802,000 to develop an adaptive, game-driven system to improve physical and mental assessments of children with cerebral palsy.

NSF grant to advance engineering professor's sign language recognition system

Vassilis Athitsos, an assistant professor in computer science and engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a five-year, $513,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development grant. The grant will fund continuing work on computer vision technology that will eventually lead to a sign lookup system, which will allow sign language users to look up the meaning of signs in comprehensive dictionaries of American Sign Language.

UT Arlington helps restore hope in Sierra Leone

The University of Texas at Arlington is playing a major role in a project that is helping restore hope to tens of thousands of people in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

UT Arlington kicks off Smart Care to test technologies, improve health care

The UT Arlington College of Nursing and College of Engineering have received $634,500 in federal funds to kick off Smart Care – a discovery and demonstration center for technologies to help senior citizens, people with disabilities and injured veterans live healthier and longer in their own homes.

NSF grant helps UT Arlington researchers build better search engines

Two UT Arlington computer science engineering faculty are developing a new Internet search engine that treats the Web more like a massive database.

UT Arlington civil engineer lands NSF grant to help earthquake-proof buildings

Engineers and scientists are certain that another big earthquake will hit California. They just don’t know when and where it will be.

Carroll stepping down as engineering dean in August 2011

Bill Carroll, who shaped UT Arlington's College of Engineering into the multi-disciplinary educational and research model that it is today, will step down as dean next fall and return to the University to teach and conduct research after a brief leave.

Optical imaging system to help detect prostate cancer

Hanli Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has landed a three-year, $958,660 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a minimally invasive way to screen for and diagnose prostate cancer by using a multi-channel optical imaging system.

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