Deep in the Heart of Arlington

University and city leaders shared a vision of transforming downtown into a dining and entertainment destination. The result: a revitalized corridor featuring restaurants, performance venues, nightlife, and a rising cool factor.

Along Abram Street a courtyard with picnic tables beckons between Freebirds World Burrito and Twisted Root Burger Co. Next door the newly reimagined Hooligan’s presents a stylish and casual bar with beautiful woodgrain touches, a stone fireplace, and a cozy patio. A few steps around the corner you’ll find old favorite J. Gilligan’s still serving cold beer and heaps of Irish nachos.

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Mystery Solved?

Physicists aid likely discovery of Higgs

Summer 2012 will go down as a monumental time for physicists worldwide, including members of UT Arlington’s Center of Excellence for High Energy Physics. Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland announced the discovery of a new particle in July and believe there’s a good chance it’s the Higgs boson, or “God particle,” they’ve been seeking. “Without the Higgs, how particles get […]

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Urban Vibe

Multi-use College Park development ramps up college town zeal

The most ambitious construction project in UT Arlington history is now complete. On Nov. 19 the final phase of the College Park District, the mixed-use College Park facility, held its grand opening. Practically a campus in itself, the College Park District creates a true college town environment in downtown Arlington where students, neighbors, and visitors can intermingle while enjoying entertainment, sports, and restaurants. Earlier this […]

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Building on Success

Under the guidance of coach Scott Cross, Mavericks seek to continue winning ways

Leading the Mavericks to a record 24 wins and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament last year has given men’s basketball coach Scott Cross a taste for more. “I think our success helps give our kids confidence that we can win a championship,” he says. “Our coaching staff is aware that players tend to relax after a successful year, so we’ve been even more intense […]

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School of Architecture

Ralph and Susan Hawkins

The man who helped bring us Cowboys Stadium and College Park Center is doing his part to ensure that the next generation of architects leaves its own legacy. Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive officer of architectural firm HKS Inc., and wife Susan recently committed $1.5 million to the School of Architecture. A portion of the funds doubled in value through the Maverick Match program, […]

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Campus Buzz

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

In his acceptance remarks at the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Gala, honoree Wayne Watts suggested we call UT Arlington […]

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INTO THE FUTURE

A sold-out Texas Hall crowd heard Mark Kelly discuss America’s future and his career as an astronaut and […]

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RISING TRAJECTORY

The morning after the men’s basketball season ended March 20, Scott Cross awoke excited about his program’s future. […]

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NEW BUSINESS DEAN BRINGS RESEARCH FOCUS

Rachel Croson says she’s eager to build on the reputation of UT Arlington’s College of Business. “The University […]

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SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP DESIGN

From witch faces to demon horns to werewolf paws, students in Associate Professor Joseph Kongevick’s Special Effects Makeup […]

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LIQUID ASSET

Discovering ways to better judge water quality is an important mission for scientists across the globe. Chemist Purnendu […]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Call them literary sleuths. English Associate Professor Cedrick May and graduate student Julie McCown recently discovered a never-before-published […]

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BRILLIANT IDEAS

Devices that help people sleep and technology that improves drug analysis are among the inventions that landed four […]

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PLANT DOCTOR

Biologist Maeli Melotto hopes that by discovering the secrets of plant hormones, she can reduce chemical use in […]

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TRACK AND FIELD

Being 6 foot 6 and 290 pounds draws attention. And when this fellow is a three-time NCAA All-American […]

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PLIABLE LAPTOPS, 2015

They may look like brochures or magazines, but the futuristic devices unfurled before these business professionals are actually […]

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STARSTRUCK

Studying star explosions can help reveal the secrets of the universe. But scientists typically focus on either the […]

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PITCHMAN

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence offered words of wisdom to members of the Maverick baseball team at […]

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HYEJIN MOON

Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Hyejin Moon has received a $400,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development grant for […]

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LEISA MARTIN

The National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education has named Leisa Martin its 2012 Outstanding Professor of […]

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Aaron Neville

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.

Alumni Buzz

SCHOOL LEADER

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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A GREAT WOMAN

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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WITH DEEPEST REGRETS

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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ART START

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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COUNTRY STAR

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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TRAVELING COACH

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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DIVERSITY OFFICER

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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GOOD NEWS

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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TEACHER FEATURE

Karen Marx (BA, Kinesiology) was named 2011–2012 Teacher of the Year by the Dallas Independent School District.

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BOLD WOMAN

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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POETIC REWARD

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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ART OF LANDSCAPING

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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8

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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DOCTOR OF MUSIC

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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EXCELLENT NURSING

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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