Building an Urban Utopia

Understanding what’s called “North Texas” with its 16 counties and 6.7 million people doesn’t come easily. Its population is larger than 35 states and its dollar churn is so vast that if it were a nation, North Texas would rank among the planet’s 40 largest economies.

Shaping a Metropolis

More than 30 years ago, architecture critic David Dillon asked a simple question: Why is Dallas architecture so bad? “Before Reunion Tower and the Hyatt Regency Hotel,” he wrote, “Dallas’ skyline consisted of a flying red horse and a glowing phallic column atop the Republic National Bank, which put it in roughly the same category as Omaha and Indianapolis.

Sparking a Transformation

The grand opening of College Park Center was a night like no other in UT Arlington’s 117-year history, the electricity of the moment rivaled only by the promise of what lay ahead.

Cancer Crusaders

The num­bers are alarm­ing. The National Can­cer Insti­tute esti­mates that almost half the country’s male pop­u­la­tion will have some form of can­cer, as will about one in three women. Though sur­vival rates con­tinue to improve, almost 35 per­cent of Amer­i­cans diag­nosed with can­cer will die within five years. Three UT Arling­ton bio­engi­neer­ing researchers aim to improve those statistics.

Gaming Gets Serious

Emily is 8 months old and has cys­tic fibro­sis. Admit­ted to the hos­pi­tal for a per­sis­tent cough, she hasn’t been gain­ing weight, cries fre­quently, and breathes rapidly. What should the nurse do? The sce­nario is part of iNursingRN.