Department News

May 7, 2009
UT Arlington Communications - Planetarium gets NASA designation
The Planetarium at UT Arlington has been designated as a member of the NASA Museum Alliance, which entitles it to use a special NASA logo and send staff members to space launches. NASA's Museum Alliance is a nationwide network of informal educators at museums, science centers and planetariums that present NASA information to their local audiences. Begun in 2002 as the Mars Museum Visualization Alliance with advisers from a dozen museums, the network has grown to more than 300 people from 200 organizations, including a dozen or so international partners.

April 30, 2009
UT Arlington Communications -
Faculty honored for research and teaching at spring meeting UT Arlington presented awards for research and teaching Tuesday at the Spring Meeting of the Faculty and Associates in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the E.H. Hereford University Center.
"You exemplify the progress and promise of UT Arlington," President James D. Spaniolo said as he addressed the group. "There are no limits to what you can achieve, just as there are no limits to our university's future." Awards for Outstanding Research Achievement or Creative Accomplishment went to Kaushik De, professor of physics, and Mary Vaccaro, associate professor of art. This award recognizes faculty members for particularly noteworthy research or creative accomplishment during the past three years.
Receiving the Distinguished Record of Research or Creative Activity awards were James Campbell Quick, professor of management, and Andrew White, professor of physics. This award recognizes a distinguished record of research and scholarship or creative activity over an extended period of time. Cheryl Anderson, associate professor of nursing, received the Chancellor's Council Award for Excellence in Teaching, an award sponsored by the UT System chancellor and given to a member of the faculty for outstanding teaching at the undergraduate level.
Joanna W. Johnson, senior lecturer in English, received the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award honors non-tenure track instructors who have demonstrated a record of excellence in teaching, strong personal commitment to students, and the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire. For a full list of award recipients, click here.