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In his acceptance remarks at the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Gala, honoree Wayne Watts suggested we call UT Arlington […]
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In Wei Chen’s futuristic universe, incredibly sensitive nanotech sensors fly about in drones, are implanted in high-traffic bridges, and journey aboard robots into environments no humans could survive.
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Vistasp M. Karbhari believes UT Arlington possesses unique strengths that will provide opportunities to scale new heights. He’ll begin leading the climb June 1 when he becomes the University’s eighth president. “UT Arlington stands poised to take the next step toward Tier One status and, more importantly, toward being a model 21st-century urban university, a shining example for others to follow,” Dr. Karbhari says. After […]
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A $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments will advance research in environmental testing, human disease analysis, pharmaceutical development, oil and gas exploration, and more. The commitment is the largest philanthropic gift in UT Arlington history and supports one of the nation’s most significant installments of advanced scientific equipment. In recognition, the University has renamed the Institute for Research Technologies at UT Arlington the Shimadzu Institute […]
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Bored on the job? Stuck in a creative rut? Try taking pictures of junk food. It worked for Jenice Johnson. Inspiration struck the 2003 alumna when she found herself snacking on gummy bears while looking at a stack of proofs in her Dallas Morning News office. Lost in the tedium of her work, the English graduate and former Shorthorn staffer looked down at the bright […]
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Imagine a human-like robot that can accurately perceive its environment and help people in need. Such technology may soon jump from the pages of science fiction into the real world. These smart robots are at the heart of a $1.35 million National Science Foundation project led by electrical engineering Associate Professor Dan Popa. “Our goal is to make robots and robotic technology more human-like and more human-friendly,” […]
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Advancing robotics to improve heath care and first-responder applications is the focus of a new lab in the UT Arlington Research Institute. Recent gifts of high-tech robots totaling more than $1 million will help the Assistive Robotics Laboratory focus on improving technology to aid nurses, navigate dangerous terrain, and much more. RE2 Inc., a Pittsburgh-based robotics engineering firm associated with Carnegie Mellon University, gave UT Arlington […]
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In his acceptance remarks at the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Gala, honoree Wayne Watts suggested we call UT Arlington […]
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A sold-out Texas Hall crowd heard Mark Kelly discuss America’s future and his career as an astronaut and […]
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The morning after the men’s basketball season ended March 20, Scott Cross awoke excited about his program’s future. […]
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Rachel Croson says she’s eager to build on the reputation of UT Arlington’s College of Business. “The University […]
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From witch faces to demon horns to werewolf paws, students in Associate Professor Joseph Kongevick’s Special Effects Makeup […]
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Discovering ways to better judge water quality is an important mission for scientists across the globe. Chemist Purnendu […]
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Call them literary sleuths. English Associate Professor Cedrick May and graduate student Julie McCown recently discovered a never-before-published […]
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Devices that help people sleep and technology that improves drug analysis are among the inventions that landed four […]
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Biologist Maeli Melotto hopes that by discovering the secrets of plant hormones, she can reduce chemical use in […]
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Being 6 foot 6 and 290 pounds draws attention. And when this fellow is a three-time NCAA All-American […]
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They may look like brochures or magazines, but the futuristic devices unfurled before these business professionals are actually […]
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Studying star explosions can help reveal the secrets of the universe. But scientists typically focus on either the […]
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San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence offered words of wisdom to members of the Maverick baseball team at […]
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Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Hyejin Moon has received a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development grant for […]
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The National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education has named Leisa Martin its 2012 Outstanding Professor of […]
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With a stirring blend of R&B and soul, Grammy-winning singer Aaron Neville entertained a College Park Center crowd in the final presentation of the 2012–13 Maverick Speakers Series. Billed as “A Night With New Orleans Music Legends,” the evening featured jazz legend Ellis Marsalis. Neville’s solo career has produced four platinum albums and a string of hits, including “Tell It Like It Is” and “Everybody Plays the Fool.” He also has recorded with his brothers, Art, Charles, and Cyril, as The Neville Brothers. Neville and Marsalis, who are both members of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, answered audience questions between their performances.
Jovan Wells (MEd) is a principal at the Dallas Independent School District’s Science and Engineering Magnet Public School, which Newsweek named the No. 1 public high school in America.
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Hollace Ava Weiner (MA, History) was named a Great Woman of Texas by the Fort Worth Business Press. A freelance historian, she has published several novels.
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Robin Michael Smith (BA, Journalism) wrote With Deepest Regrets, a memoir of his childhood and military service, including his being sent on a mission to assassinate Saddam Hussein.
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Nikki Milavec (BA, Art History) and Karen Hakimi founded the Milavec Hakimi Gallery in New York City, which promotes emerging contemporary art.
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Casey Donahew (BBA, Finance) is leader of the Casey Donahew Band. The band’s self-titled album hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums.
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Amy Nichols (BA, Journalism) is an account executive for Traveling Coaches, a Dallas-based training, application configuration, and user adoption consulting partner to law firms and corporate legal departments.
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Jose S. Jimenez (BS, Electrical Engineering) is chief diversity officer for Computer Sciences Corp., a software and technology management company in Falls Church, Va.
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Daniel Armbruster (BA, Broadcast Communication) is a reporter/anchor for KBTX-TV in Bryan/College Station. Previously, he worked at KXII in Sherman.
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Karen Marx (BA, Kinesiology) was named 2011–2012 Teacher of the Year by the Dallas Independent School District.
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Mia Hall (MEd, Educational Administration) received the Bold Award from Girls Inc., which recognizes women in the community for being exceptional role models.
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Ken Hada (PhD, English) won the 2011 Western Heritage Award for Poetry from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City for his book Spare Parts.
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Lara Moffat (MLA) is director of marketing and recruitment for Lambert Landscape Co. in Dallas. She is publishing a guidebook developed from her master’s thesis, Art and the Built Landscape in the Central Business District of Dallas: Influences from an Identifiable Era in the Late Twentieth Century.
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Julie Gould (’10 BFA, Art) co-directed the short film 8, which was the short winner at the SXSW festival in Austin this March. The film’s name comes from the jersey number of her late husband, Clay Gould, who played and coached baseball at UTA.
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Danny Mekonnen (’03 BM, Music) is in the music doctoral program at Harvard. His group, Debo Band, has recorded albums and performs regularly in the Boston area.
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Harold Magee (’08 BSN), nurse manager at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, earned the Student Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award from UTA’s College of Nursing for the fourth straight year.
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