MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy debuted the idea of six degrees of separation in a 1929 short story. The […]
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Maverick Personified
With a clear vision and collaborative spirit, James D. Spaniolo has helped UT Arlington reach unprecedented milestones during his eight-plus years as president. The retiring leader believes the next president will join a university poised to achieve even greater accomplishments.
From day 1, James D. Spaniolo didn’t like his odds. Among the five finalists for UT Arlington’s presidency in 2003, he was the only one who lacked a Ph.D., who had ascended no higher than dean, whose university appointments could be counted on one finger. Even he voted himself least likely to succeed Robert Witt, now chancellor of the University of Alabama System. Listen to […]
· Winter 2012 · Comment ·
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Cultivating Genius
Twelve-year-old Ewin Tang is the latest in a line of wunderkinds to begin their UT Arlington careers while other students their age are still in elementary school or junior high. History suggests he’ll continue to amaze.
Ewin Tang’s classmates tend to overlook the slight, bespectacled youth sitting in the front row until he answers the professor’s queries—all correctly. Then they ask their own questions. “Who is this guy?” “Why is he here?” And always, “How old is he?” At 12, Ewin, the son of bioengineering Professor Liping Tang, is the youngest student on campus and among the youngest in UT Arlington […]
· Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Too Much Information
People often reveal more about themselves when communicating electronically than they do in person. Although the tendency to overshare is usually innocent, it can have consequences both personally and professionally.
Angry? Hate your boss? Hung over? Lonely? Many of the 1 billion people on Facebook and 500 million active Twitter users are all of these and more. And they don’t think twice about telling the world. Anyone who visits social media sites sees it every day: the constant chatter about everything from what people ate for breakfast to who hooked up last night to how […]
· Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Training Ground
In addition to providing a first-rate game-day experience, College Park Center boasts one of the most advanced sports medicine facilities in the nation. It's here that students work behind the scenes to prepare players for success and themselves for careers in the growing athletic training field.
Just steps from the sleek arena floor, Roy Rudewick stands in the middle of UT Arlington’s Sports Medicine Center surrounded by premier, state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment. Hydrotherapy swimming pools. Underwater treadmills. Adjustable treatment tables. Rows of taping stations. “This center rivals those of the top universities across the country,” says Rudewick …
· Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Ahead of the Game
Joining Sun Belt Conference expected to boost University’s national exposure
Come fall 2013, Maverick athletes will display their talents as members of the Sun Belt Conference. UT Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt, a move expected to elevate the University’s athletics programs and increase its national profile. Conference play will begin in the 2013–14 academic year. President James D. Spaniolo says the move will advance the University’s goals of becoming a […]
Summer 2012 · Comment ·
