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  • Spring 2016

    Spring 2016: Premium Blend

    Found in everything from space shuttles to dental fillings, composite materials have thoroughly infiltrated modern society. But their potential is still greatly untapped, offering researchers ample opportunity for discovery.

  • Fall 2015

    Fall 2015: Collision Course

    Within the particle showers created at the Large Hadron Collider, answers to some of the universe’s mysteries are waiting.

  • Spring 2015

    Spring 2015: Almost Human

    Model systems like pigeons can help illuminate our own evolutionary and genomic history.

  • Fall 2014

    Fall 2014: Small Wonder

    UT Arlington's tiny windmills are bringing renewable energy to a whole new scale.

  • Winter 2014

    Winter 2014: Overdue for an Overhaul

    The stability of our highways, pipelines, and even manholes is reaching a breaking point.

  • 2012

    2012: Mystery solved?

    Scientists believe they have discovered a subatomic particle that is crucial to understanding the universe.

  • 2011

    2011: Boosting brain power

    UT Arlington researchers unlock clues to the human body’s most mysterious and complex organ.

  • 2010

    2010: Powered by genetics

    UT Arlington researchers probe the hidden world of microbes in search of renewable energy sources.

  • 2009

    2009: Winning the battle against pain

    Wounded soldiers are benefiting from Robert Gatchel’s program that combines physical rehabilitation with treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • 2009

    2007: Sensing a solution

    Tiny sensors implanted in the body show promise in combating acid reflux disease, pain and other health problems.

  • 2006

    2006:Semiconductors: The next generation

    Nanotechnology researchers pursue hybrid silicon chips with life-saving potential.

  • 2005

    2005: Imaging is everything

    Biomedical engineers combat diseases with procedures that are painless to patients.

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Through collaborative innovations in cancer detection, anger management, tissue repair, and more, UTA is emerging as a leader in the life and health sciences.  Read more >
A new initiative of the College of Liberal Arts is expanding access to historical documents and using big data to analyze everything from medieval texts to Jay Z lyrics.  Read more >
UTA researchers are addressing data breaches, insider attacks, malicious software, and other threats to the security of our cybernetworks.  Read more >
Finding viable, affordable energy sources is of preeminent importance in today’s society. Researchers at UTA are making breakthroughs that may help transform the way we consume and generate power.  Read more >
 

Highlights and Insights

 
 
Forecast: Solar Flare

Forecast: Solar Flare

UTA receives $4.5 million grant to develop a simulator that can predict space weather with unprecedented accuracy

Hitting a Nerve

Hitting a Nerve

Kinesiology professor exploring the link between sympathetic nerve activity and kidney disease

Meeting of the Minds

Meeting of the Minds

UTA hosts gathering of global physicists involved in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

 
 

 
 

Global Environmental Impact

 
 
Frack Effects

Frack Effects

Research shows that hydraulic fracturing causes sporadic changes in groundwater quality

Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry

New water-based method of synthesizing organic compounds is better for our health, our wallets, and our environment

Beating the Heat

Beating the Heat

Understanding how heat flows in batteries could make technology more efficient and reliable

 
 

 
 

Data-Driven Discovery

 
 
Anticipating Aircraft Fatigue

Anticipating Aircraft Fatigue

NASA project aims to predict the lifespan and strength of rotor spars

Laser Show

Laser Show

Engineer developing ultra-thin laser to boost efficiency in electronics

Super Senses

Super Senses

Making ordinary sensors do the work of a supercomputer

 
 

 
 

Health & the Human Condition

 
 
Combating Depression With Comics

Combating Depression With Comics

Fotonovela may encourage patients to seek mental health treatment

Heart Hypothesis

Heart Hypothesis

Kinesiologist testing treatment for coronary microvascular dysfunction

Bubble Trouble

Bubble Trouble

Brain trauma in returning soldiers may be caused by microcavitation

 
 

 
 

Sustainable Urban Communities

 
 
Unpacking Surrogacy Myths

Unpacking Surrogacy Myths

First book-length ethnographic study of gestational surrogacy corrects misconceptions, raises important questions

Rethinking Affordability

Rethinking Affordability

New research demonstrates the impact transportation has on housing costs in urban regions

Power of the Pencil

Power of the Pencil

Children who handwrite letters to family members can improve their literacy skills

 
 

 
 

Briefly Noted

 
 
Lizard Loss

Lizard Loss

Biologists investigating reasons for the decrease in Holbrookia lacerata

From the Farm to the Fruit Tray

From the Farm to the Fruit Tray

How our demand for fresh produce year-round changed the face of agriculture in Mexico

A Look Ahead

A Look Ahead

The Institute of Urban Studies helps make communities more livable

Awards

Awards

See recent news about our inventors, writers, architects, historians, and national winners

Grants

Grants

These grants cover everything from global warming to film festivals

Fellows

Fellows

Decades devoted to creating life-altering advancements have earned these professors the title of fellow

 
Published

Published

Faculty research is gaining attention in national and international publications

 
 
 
 
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