National Robotics Initiative (NRI)

Civil engineer researching new ways to assess, prevent damage to highways

Civil engineering Professor Anand Puppala has secured $1.75 million in grants this year for soil research. Read more…

Optical tweezer development

Laser ‘tweezer’ cell manipulation could lead to better drug delivery. Read more…

Researchers detect disposition for cancers with nanotechnology

Dr. Samir Iqbal, left, and Dr. Shawn Christensen are working on a collaborative project that more accurately detects certain types of cancer Read more…

Dr. Mary Vaccaro's search for Old Master drawings

This summer, art history Professor Mary Vaccaro will travel to France to begin work on a project that may bring rare Old Master drawings to North Texas. Read more…

Biology team maps first crustacean genome

A UT Arlington biologist and her team have helped precisely map the DNA code of the water flea, Daphnia pulex, the first crustacean genome to be sequenced. Read More…

NSF grants benefit development of gaming system

A College of Engineering team has received two National Science Foundation grants worth a combined $802,000. Read More..

Research brings prosthetic closer to the real limb

Mario Romero-Ortega, an associate professor of bioengineering, and his research team have obtained a $2.2 million grant from DARPA. Read more…

Rising Rapidly Toward National Research Prominence

UT Arlington’s commitment to becoming a major national research institution is embodied in the state-of-the-art Engineering Research Building. Read more…

Art professor wins national grant

Darryl Lauster, an assistant professor of art, has been awarded a prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation grant for painters and sculptors. Read more..