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Hermaphrodite roundworm offspring yield evolutionary clues, UT Arlington researchers say

A roundworm with a mix of male, female and hermaphrodite offspring is offering researchers at UT Arlington a look at a species in transition from one mode of reproduction to another.

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 creates seamless path for RNs to earn bachelor's degree

A new partnership with community colleges will give nursing students graduating with an associate degree a seamless path to earning a bachelor's degree.

UT Arlington makes Princeton Review's "Best of the West" list

The Princeton Review has chosen The University of Texas at Arlington as one of 121 schools featured in the "Best of the West" section of its "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region."

UT Arlington, Academic Partnerships launch new superintendent certificate program for school administrators

The University of Texas at Arlington and Academic Partnerships announce a new online Superintendent Certificate Program tailored to professional school administrators offered through the University's College of Education and Health Professions.

UT Arlington College of Nursing Associate Dean recognized by National League for Nursing

UT Arlington College of Nursing Associate Dean Beth Mancini is one of a dozen educators from across the United States who will be inducted later this year into the National League for Nursing's Academy of Nursing Education.

UT Arlington professor's research aimed at helping dyslexic children learn

A new MRI-based study of children with dyslexia by a UT Arlington professor could explain why a small percentage of dyslexic children don't respond to current teaching strategies.

UT Arlington researcher says Chilean soapbark tree may hold key to reducing rotavirus deaths

A natural additive used to make foam in soft drinks also may help prevent the sometimes-deadly rotavirus infection in children or reduce its severity, a University of Texas at Arlington biology professor says in a research paper to be published in June.

UT Arlington music scholarship gala set for April 25 at Winspear Opera House

UT Arlington Music Department to have scholarship gala at Winspear on April 25.

Six Flags Over Texas exhibit extended at UT Arlington Library Special Collections

Six Flags exhibit at UT Arlington Special Collections Library extended due to popularity

Movin' Mavs push toward another national title

Movin' Mavs host the 2011 National Wheelchair Basketball Association Intercollegiate National Championships at Texas Hall.

UT Arlington spring 2011 enrollment hits new record

Enrollment for the Spring 2011 semester has hit an all-time high, with 33,788 students attending The University of Texas at Arlington – a record driven by improved recruiting and retention and expansion of online degree programs.

UT Arlington library exhibit honoring Six Flags' 50th anniversary opens Feb. 14

New exhibit in the UT Arlington Special Collections Library features photos, memorabilia and other items from the first 25 years of Six Flags Over Texas, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

UT Arlington to host concussion clinic ahead of Super Bowl XLV

UT Arlington to host free concussion clinic for coaches, parents, athletes on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011.

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 biologist’s research could help control disease

A paper published in the prestigious online journal Nature Communications that reveals the molecular biology behind a certain worm’s ability to ignore the laws of genetics could lead to control of some parasitic nematode species.

National nursing association honors UT Arlington professor

Joy Don Baker honored for use of technology in nursing education.

Associate dean gains national attention as part of defibrillation research team

A UT Arlington associate nursing dean is co-author of a new, nationally-noted paper that raises questions about the effectiveness of in-hospital use of automated external defibrillators, or AEDs. The findings from the research team that included UT Arlington professor Beth Mancini and other researchers say that while AEDs improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, similar use in a hospital setting does not lead to an improved rate of survival. The work is published in the Nov. 17, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and is available online.

College of Science to host One Book, One Arlington discussion Nov. 11

One distinguished UT Arlington alumna, an accomplished faculty member and a doctoral candidate will talk about their personal paths to success as part of a Nov. 11 event presented by The University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Science.

UT Arlington faculty conclude that previously unknown fault caused Haiti quake

A new study co-authored by UT Arlington College of Science Dean Pamela Jansma, earth and environmental sciences professor Glen Mattioli and researchers at several other universities presents strong evidence that the Jan. 12 Haitian earthquake was caused by a previously unmapped fault and not one experts first suspected.

Tickets available for Nov. 23 Maverick Speakers Series lecture featuring Lisa Ling

International journalist, National Geographic and Oprah correspondent Lisa Ling will bring her message of positive social change to Texas Hall at The University of Texas at Arlington when she gives the Nov. 23 Maverick Speakers Series lecture.

UT Arlington astronomers take a fresh look at previously suggested planet

Work by a team of University of Texas at Arlington astronomers could significantly broaden astrophysicists’ search for planets in other solar systems by changing the way they think about the orbiting bodies.

GradFest '10 hopes to land more graduate students

The University of Texas at Arlington Office of Graduate Studies will host GradFest '10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the E.H. Hereford University Center, 300 W. First St.

UT Arlington enrollment reaches nearly 33,000, up 31 percent in two years

Fall 2010 enrollment at all-time high

UT Arlington, Hertz offer students more sustainable transportation options

The University of Texas at Arlington is offering students an Earth-friendly option for getting around town this fall by becoming part of a unique nationwide car sharing program. Connect by Hertz is a pay-as-you-go car membership club. Students or faculty will pay as little as $8 an hour or $62 a day to use one of two cars parked at conveniently located lots on campus. The cost includes gas, insurance, 24-hour roadside assistance, gps navigation and other features.

UT System honors seven outstanding UT Arlington faculty for teaching success

These three University of Texas at Arlington mathematics professors are among seven talented, dynamic UT Arlington faculty honored by the UT System Board of Regents this week with Outstanding Teaching Awards. In its second year, the program rewards faculty members who deliver the highest quality of undergraduate instruction through a demonstrated commitment to teaching. Awardees also are recognized for showing a promising future of excellence in all aspects of instruction.

UT Arlington students cycling cross country to raise disability awareness

One of two University of Texas at Arlington students on a cross-country trek trades his bicycle for a wheelchair when he and other Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members take on the seven-time national champion Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball team.

New program offers sustainability know-how to North Texas professionals

The Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies–Sustainability Track will be offered at the University’s Fort Worth Center. UT Arlington faculty and administration have worked together to design a program that meets the increasing demand for individuals with advanced sustainability analysis and evaluation skills, said Megan Topham, graduate adviser for the Master’s of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.

UT Arlington student's iPhone video takes New Media Film Festival first prize

A one-minute video created on a professor's iPhone has won first prize in its category at the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles.

UT Arlington nursing professor named national fellow for innovative contributions to her field

The director of The University of Texas at Arlington’s pediatric nurse practitioner program has been named a fellow in the National League for Nursing’s Academy of Nursing Education.

UT Arlington partners with Texas Health Resources, Good Shepherd Health System to expand nursing education in Texas

The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing is partnering with Good Shepherd Health System in East Texas and Arlington-based Texas Health Resources in two grants designed to increase the number of registered nurses in Texas and faculty who teach them.

Bridge-to-Doctorate fellowship program to dole out nearly $1 million

The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded $987,000 from the National Science Foundation for 2010-12 to increase the number of students attaining their doctoral degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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