UTA In The News — Monday, June 1, 2020
Finding defective proteins
George Alexandrakis, UTA associate professor in bioengineering, is using nanotechnology to detect defective iron-carrying proteins in a patient's blood, which could help explain why these patients have anemia, Scienmag, Mirage News and Targeted News Service reported. The National Science Foundation-funded project could become integral to finding other defective proteins in a patient's blood or tissue biopsy due to cancer or some other illness.
Networking UAVs
Professor Frank Lewis and Associate Professors Yan Wan and Ali Davoudi, all in UTA’s Electrical Engineering Department, received an Army Research Office grant to improve control of networked convoys that include autonomous vehicles and those operated by humans, Scienmag, Mirage News and Targeted News Service reported.
Subbarao named fellow
The Royal Aeronautical Society has elected Kamesh Subbarao, UTA professor of aerospace engineering, as a fellow of the world's oldest professional body dedicated to the aerospace community, Scienmag reported.
Questions follow Minneapolis killing
Jason Shelton, UT Arlington sociology associate professor, told KTVT CBS 11 that black parents are fielding tough questions following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
Grads featured
UT Arlington graduates Senneca Preston, Justin Kraut and Jordan Beaudin were featured on NBCDFW.com’s Brag About Your Grad section. Local high school graduates Jessica Gonzales, Leah Angelica Reyes De Leon and Chris Casarez were featured in the section as well; all three are planning to attend UTA in the fall.
Navaho exonym
Navajo is the most common native language but the name is not totally accurate, said Samantha Cornelius, a UT Arlington adjunct professor in linguistics in a HowStuffWorks article. Cornelius also said Navajo is an exonym, which means a name given to a place, person or thing by an outsider.
Loves nursing
Sherron Meeks’ desire to be a nurse dates back to when she was 5 and saw her dad receive a kidney transplant, the Odessa American reported. Meeks, a UT Arlington graduate, said she watched how the nurses helped her dad throughout the years.