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News Releases 2018
November
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International Success
UTA researchers win $1 million grant to build detector to search for the origins of the universe
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Stronger highways
UTA researcher to use grant to employ better ways to bolster embankments, soil
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Leading-edge technologies
UTA awarded patent for lubricant composition for universal grease for aircraft
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New technologies
UTA researchers find cheaper, less energy-intensive way to purify ethylene, the raw material for widely used plastics, industrial compounds
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Lone Star Emmys
Six former Hispanic Media Initiative students take home 11 Emmys
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Homecoming 2018
Maverick spirit on full display as UTA celebrates 2018 Homecoming Week
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Chief Sustainability Officer
UTA appoints chief sustainability officer
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Distinguished Alumni
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott receives prestigious President’s Medal from The University of Texas Arlington
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Saving lives
UTA researchers find new pathway to regulate immune response and control inflammatory diseases like sepsis, meningitis
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Helping out
UTA Gourley Foundation scholarship winners recognized at annual luncheon
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Shuttle
UTA transportation programs see ridership increases
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Best for Vets
UTA improves five spots in 2019 Military Times rankings
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Melting away
UTA researcher developing bioresorbable sensing platform for brain implant
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College of Education online masters programs receive top rankings
College of Education online masters programs receive top rankings
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UTA research engineering scientist earns international recognition
UTA research engineering scientist earns international recognition
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Top-level hire
UTA names Caltech biochemist and executive as associate vice president for research
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Architecture programs earn national rankings
Architecture, Landscape Architecture ranked
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Spirit displayed
Friends, family, Maverick spirit highlight UTA’s Homecoming celebration
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Chair named
Longtime UTA Formula SAE adviser named first recipient of Dr. Bob Woods Distinguished Chair in Automotive Engineering
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Better materials
UTA researcher leads composite testing for aeronautic industry
October
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Small and secure
UTA researcher developing chip-scale system for quantum communications
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Distinguished Alumni
UTA honors alumni for commitment to University, community engagement
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Moving technology
Transportation summit draws cities, mobility experts to Arlington
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Big prizes
Governor’s Office honors four UTA disability programs
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Helping out
NIH grant to UTA researchers aims to reduce caregiver stress
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Helping out
Governor’s office funds two UTA projects through crime victims grant
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Optimizing networks
UTA researchers optimize electricity distribution networks
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Rapid evolution
UTA researchers find genomic evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons to their new environment in Florida
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PTSD help
UTA pilot program blends interactive, hands-on interventions for new moms, babies
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Partnership
UTA, Texas A&M create Texas Genomics Core Alliance
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PhD pipeline
Department of Education grant to increase UTA doctoral students in computer science and engineering, spur research
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Top spot
Shah named 2018 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division Student Engineer of the Year
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Cancer research
UTA physicist awarded U.S., international patents on material that attacks multiple cancers
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National prominence
UTA professor named to prestigious National Academy of Sciences Committee on Solar and Space Physics
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Responsible extraction
UTA hosts first large conference at Science & Engineering Innovation & Research building
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Stronger infrastructure
UTA civil engineer strengthening TxDOT highway retaining walls
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Life science
UTA hosts BionorthTX’s fourth annual iC3 Life Science Summit
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Airport finance
Business student wins prestigious Federal Aviation Administration grant
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Maneuvering light
UTA researcher earns grant to study fundamental physics of photonic band dynamics
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Working together
UTA, Naval Surface Warfare Center sign partnership to enhance research activities and educational experience of students
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New dean
Executive Vice Dean of Duke School of Nursing selected as Dean of UTA’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation
September
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SEIR dedication
UTA inaugurates $125 million Science & Engineering Innovation & Research building
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Premier event
UTA Festival of Ideas explores immigration, survival and refugee experience
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Not so affordable
UTA study shows location makes or breaks many forms of public housing
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Statewide summit
College of Education leads special education dialogue
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Biomedical solutions
UTA researchers patent technology for smart seat cushion, adaptable prosthetics
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National spot
UTA administrator to address national issues in higher education
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Security testing
UTA computer scientist working to test security of IoT systems, blockchains
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New record
Fall 2018 enrollment sets new records at UTA
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NSF post
Professor appointed to prestigious National Science Foundation ADVANCE office, HSI program
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Mentorship
State grant allows UTA more mentors for Pathways program
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Literature on the go
UTA first in Texas to promote literacy through short story dispenser
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Programmable materials
UTA researcher creates hydrogels capable of complex movement
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Genomics research
UTA researcher to use North Texas Genome Center to shed light on role of ‘jumping genes’
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Statewide office
Sessumes named new state director of TMAC
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National Conference
Physics doctoral student wins 2nd place in poster competition at national conference
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Fast times
UTA to host teams from across the country at 18th annual Texas Autocross Weekend
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National rankings
UTA continues momentum of excellence with latest national rankings
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Genetic variations in lizards
UTA doctoral student in biology wins prestigious NSF research fellowship grant
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Isolating nuclear waste
UTA professor studies potential barrier materials to improve safety, reliability of nuclear waste repositories
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Chemical cleanup
UTA researcher earns grant to clean investigation-derived waste on site
August
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Purple Heart
UTA designated by national organization
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National award
UTA doctoral student in biology earns prestigious AAUW fellowship
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West Campus
West Hall, The Commons officially open
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Fundamental science
UTA biochemists study enzymes to provide keys for drug development in cancer, bacterial infection and neurodegenerative disease
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UT System Summer Research Academy Abroad
UTA student works in University of Cambridge lab as part of summer research program abroad
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Maverick Speakers Series
Sustainability entrepreneur first speaker on impressive 2018-19 lineup
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Freshman class shows preliminary annual enrollment increase
UTA welcomes newest Mavericks at start of 2018-2019 academic year
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Promoting cardiac repair
UTA bioengineer to develop hydrogel to repair heart tissue after heart attacks
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National honor
Physics professor garners education award
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Musical saws
Art lecturer wins Puffin Grant
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Conferences at SEIR
UTA hosts second annual Responsible Shale Energy Extraction Conference Oct. 12-13
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Health sciences at SEIR
UTA researcher wins five-year, $1.8 million grant to find new ways to boost immune response against bacteria
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Crypto connection
UTA faculty member connects with blockchain provider Komodo to support student competition, projects, scholarships
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Top award
National group bestows Emerging Educator Award on UTA faculty member
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International prestige
UTA physicists participate in ICARUS neutrino detector installation at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
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Government advisers
UTA professor leads federal advisory group on the prevention of acute, chronic pain
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Student excellence
UTA student wins prestigious fellowship from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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Workforce ready
UTA/DART Transportation Leadership Academy celebrates successful inaugural year
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Quick memory
UTA researcher working to use computer cache to speed up memory access
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Hairy robot
UTA patent gives robots ultra-sensitive skin
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Aiding the elderly
Two new School of Social Work professors win international award
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National honor
Noted UTA health care scholar elected American College of Cardiology Fellow
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Helping businesses succeed
TMAC at UTA granted $6.6 million federal award to accelerate growth, competitiveness of small and mid-sized manufacturing firms
July
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Cooling
UTA technology could change way computers dissipate heat
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National award
UTA wins Excellence in Sustainability Award from business officers association
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Re-entering society
UTA multidisciplinary program to search for sustainable solutions for former criminal offenders
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Digitizing the Humanities
British Library extends grant for UTA-led project to digitize endangered colonial documents in Cuba
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Fair housing
UTA regional assessment shows segregation, challenges
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National ranking
UTA School of Social Work garners acclaim from SocialWorkGuide.org
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Seeking efficiency
UTA researcher working to develop algorithm to increase efficiency, reliability, security of national power grid
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Throwback race
Former, current UTA formula racing students to travel to Great Britain
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Better Cancer Detection
UTA researchers develop tool to more easily detect esophageal cancer cells
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Top teacher
UTA electrical engineering professor earns education award from American Automatic Control Council
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Health effects
UTA urban researcher shows impact of urban sprawl on life expectancy, innovation hubs
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Visual aids
UTA patents headset that allows persons to point to objects of interest using their eyes
June
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Preparing teachers in STEM
UTA’s Hale wins national award for teaching excellence
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Studying Australian lizards
UTA biology doctoral graduate receives prestigious NSF postdoctoral fellowship
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ROTA award winners
Outstanding educators recognized by UT System Board of Regents
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Origins of the universe
UTA physicist Benjamin Jones awarded $750,000 from Department of Energy Early Career Research Program
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Telly Award winners
UTA commercial film students win national awards
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International success
UTA researchers complete milestone in international physics experiment in Switzerland
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Helping workers
UTA to launch 100 percent online MBA for working professionals in fall 2018
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Climbing globally
UTA advances in Center for World University Rankings
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Bringing inventions to the market
UTA granted 23 U.S. patents in 2017 as part of UT System’s No. 3-rank in world
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Fort Worth contract
UTA civil engineering professor to lead reviews of public work policies, guidelines in Fort Worth
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Entrepreneurial ecosystem
Four UTA startups participate in 2018 TECH Fort Worth Impact Showcase
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Expert in materials
NAE member Robert Schafrik joins UTA, first scholar in North Texas sponsored by Governor’s University Research Initiative
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International reach
New administrator to grow offshore enrollment at UTA
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Taking inventions to market
SensTek licenses pH sensor developed by UTA faculty member
May
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Future of work
UTA to help Boeing plan for teaching employees to work alongside bots, robots, artificial intelligence
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Brain testing
UTA researcher’s technology could revolutionize testing, tracking of brain performance
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Robert Noyce award
UTA awarded NSF grant to recruit more STEM teachers
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Camp STe²Mulate June 4-8
Two UTA doctoral students establish ESTe²M Builders to get children excited about STEM
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Defending space
UTA researcher developing parameters to help strategists create defensible space transportation plan
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Genetic research
UTA researchers shed light on immune response in diseased corals
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Healing hearts
UTA bioengineer earns American Heart Association grant to study biomechanical influences on cardiac development
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Regional champs
UTA softball opens NISC championship round Wednesday in California
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Global reach
Grant to help city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with sustainable urban development
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Stopping metastasis
UTA researcher patents “roach motel” for cancer
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Record time
College of Business graduate finishes degree in two years
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Positive impacts
UTA study finds art therapy helps veterans cope with trauma
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Commencement
Record number of students earn degrees
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Family bonds
Social Work doctoral graduate sheds light on issues facing elderly South Asian immigrants
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Research savvy
Chemistry graduate blends research into academic journey
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Woman in Technology
UTA bioengineering professor Hanli Liu earns Dallas Business Journal Women in Technology Award
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Doctoral first
College of Nursing and Health Innovation's kinesiology doctoral program set to graduate first student
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New biomedical materials
UTA researchers develop highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of new tissues
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Battling cardiovascular disease
UTA researchers investigate link between ovarian hormones and blood cholesterol levels
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Piper professor
Hullender named 2018 Minnie Stevens Piper professor
April
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Student excellence
UTA’s Marquerite Herzog awarded 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
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Naval research grants
ONR grants to UTA’s Advanced Materials and Structures Lab top $1.4 million
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Foundational science
UTA researcher participates in Nature paper on early human survival
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New dean
Business titan appointed dean of the UTA College of Business
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Waste into reusable technologies
UTA expands efforts to develop water recycling technologies
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Building community
UTA bridges education and entertainment during the 2018 Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival
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Assistive technology
UTA researchers earn grant to teach minority undergraduates how to link assistive technology, artificial intelligence and disability studies
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Champions
UTA cheerleaders win fifth consecutive NCA National Championship
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SURGE program
UTA receives National Science Foundation grant to continue successful scholarship program for undergraduate math students
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Outstanding employees
Two UTA employees named to inaugural class of UT System regents' outstanding employees
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New head coach
Ogden named eighth men's basketball coach in UTA history
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National award
Bobadilla earns CHCI Medallion of Excellence
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Group work
UTA researcher earns grant to investigate metrics that guarantee performance of unmanned aerial vehicles in groups
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Rated researchers
UTA electrical engineering, computer science professors rated among the best in the world
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Health impacts
Young black men more susceptible to blood pressure spikes even at rest
March
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Cardiac development
UTA bioengineer earns American Heart Association grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular growth
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Glass art sale
Students, faculty create one-of-a-kind glass art pieces in annual fundraiser
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National recognition
School of Social Work ranked among top 35 in U.S.
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New leader
UTA appoints first vice president for advancement
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Call for cooperation
NSF grant awarded for research on U.S. natural disaster response, recovery partnerships
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U.S. News rankings
UTA nursing program ranks among the best in the nation
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International physics project
UTA researchers first to develop new device using biochemistry techniques to detect rare radioactive decays
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National post
Chi Epsilon names UTA civil engineer president
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AIA Fellow
Professor named Fellow of American Institute of Architecture
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Investment in people returns profit of success
Business entrepreneurs create $500,000 scholarship endowment to promote student success
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New CAPPA dean
Academic power couple joins UTA to strengthen focus on sustainable urban communities
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National champs
Lady Movin' Mavs grab national championship
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National board
Martinez-Cosio named to Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutes Educators board
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Statewide award
Mohat receives Emergency Management Association of Texas honor
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History endowment
Endowed professorship filled in the College of Liberal Arts
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Safe campus
UTA ranked among top 100 safest campuses
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Fighting cancer
UTA startup AbeXXa Biologics, reimagining cancer immunotherapy with global pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim
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Student success
UTA enhances focus on global partnerships, achievement initiatives
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Alumni recognized
Eight UTA graduates named Fort Worth's Healthcare Heroes
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Leading in genomics
New North Texas Genome Center to provide massive DNA sequencing capability for regional biotech and medical research
February
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Alumna honored
UTA graduate receives Minority Business Leader Award
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Smart cities
Society of American Military Engineers draws crowd to UTA-based conference
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International acclaim
UTA marketing senior wins international business simulation competition
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UTA scientist honored
Decorated UTA professor recognized with prestigious state, national awards
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Excellence in art
UTA sculptor's work chosen for prestigious juried show
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Treating infection
UTA researcher wins CAREER grant to develop nanomaterials to treat antibiotic-resistant infections
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No. 1 for veterans
UTA academic programs ranked best in nation, state for veterans
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Alumna honored
UTA architecture graduate named to Dallas "40 Under 40" list
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Entrepreneurs and innovators
College of Liberal Arts' Festival of Ideas ignites entrepreneurial spark
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$3.3 million NIH grant
UTA researcher studies influence of fat storage in the heart on cardiovascular disease
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Enrollment gains
UTA reaches another milestone for enrollment
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Student of the Year
Public policy, transportation PhD student receives national award
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Partnering with industry
UTA to lead national Hispanic college-to-career initiative
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Athletic ability
Movin' Mavs named to Team USA
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New face
UTA civil engineering student named one of 10 2018 New Faces of Civil Engineering, Collegiate Edition, by ASCE
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Elite athletes
Lady Movin' Mavs chosen for women's national teams, prepare for world competition
January
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Speeding up healing
UTA moves bioengineered REHEAL glove toward commercialization
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Dorothy Estes
UTA mourns loss of longtime Shorthorn adviser
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ABET Fellow
Rogers named Fellow to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
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NIH Grant
UTA researcher receives NIH grant to develop technology for cardiovascular health
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Learning from leaders
UTA focuses on entrepreneurship during annual Festival of Ideas
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National award
UTA undergraduate named national transfer student ambassador
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Mobile devices
Use of mobile devices at home can carry conflict to workplace
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Leader in sustainability
UTA sustainability leader chosen for national board
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Legendary woman
Ford Motor Company honors UTA associate vice provost