UTA In The News — Friday, December 13, 2019
Notable Fort Worthian
Karen Kenaston-French, UTA associate professor and director of choral activities, has been named the Fort Worthian of the month by Fort Worth Magazine following her appointment as the new conductor of the Fort Worth Chorale.
The good and bad of stress
James C. Quick, UTA professor of management in the College of Business, spoke to BBC Worklife about the value of striking a balance between too little and too much stress to achieve high performance and achievement. “Stress can be the kiss of death, as well as the spice of life,” Quick said.
Inspiring alumna
In a story recapping the most inspiring immigration stories of 2019, Forbes discussed Kalpana Chawla, UTA alumna and NASA astronaut. Chawla earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. at UTA and was the first woman of Indian origin to travel to space. She was among the seven crew members that passed away in the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
Diabetes challenges
Pamela Fox, UTA assistant professor of social work, lent her expertise to a Wallet Hub article about the diverse challenges diabetes presents. Fox discussed warning signs for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as the engagement of public officials to raise awareness of diabetes and screening for the disease.
Student art showcase
The newest art exhibit at UTA showcases the work of graduating seniors from the Department of Art and Art History, U.S. Fed News reported. The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition at The Gallery at UTA is free and open to the public and features the work of 32 students, demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, clay, film/video, photography and visual communication design.
Reforming abusers
A study conducted by Maxine Davis, UTA assistant professor of social work, and her collaborator at Washington University revealed that people who have committed domestic violence or abuse and take part in batterer intervention programs are three times less likely to reoffend for domestic violence, MSN.com reported in a story on the effectiveness of these programs in Canada.
Leading in policy
Myriam Igoufe, the Dallas Housing Authority vice president of policy development and research and UTA doctoral graduate in CAPPA, is heading up a DHA team that will lead the agency’s policy initiatives, Business Wire and Investor Network reported. Igoufe led the UTA-generated North Texas Regional Housing Assessment analysis, which included 21 cities and housing authorities across North Texas.
Improving food systems
Caroline Krejci, assistant professor of industrial engineering at UTA, is a collaborator on a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded study that will allow food hubs in Iowa to share supply chain best practices among each other and to add new food hub nodes to the already established shared transportation and warehousing network of food hubs in Iowa, Targeted News Service reported.