UTA In The News — Friday, October 20, 2023
Lou Diamond Phillips enjoys his residency at UTA
Lou Diamond Phillips has been “having a blast” visiting his alma mater, UTA, and working with young actors and filmmakers this week, reported
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Vanishing floodplains increase flood risk amid climate change
Human settlements, from villages to megacities, have expanded rapidly in floodplains, with development in worst flood-prone areas increasing by 122% between 1985 and 2015, according to News Click. The trend risks human and economic losses further when climate change poses greater threats to humanity. The article cites research published in Nature by UTA’s Adnan Rajib.
How to alleviate Fort Worth’s growing flood threats
According to the Fort Worth Report, the city’s flood mitigation needs are evolving because of “weird weather,” which Nick Fang, a civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, used as a euphemism for climate change.
UTA fills new key roles
UTA has announced Tim Jacobbe as the new dean of the College of Education, filling a seven-month vacancy in the position, reported the Chronicle of Higher Education and Bollyinside. Jacobbe, currently the associate dean of Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University, will assume the role on January 17, 2024. Additionally, Luisa M. Havens Gerardo has been selected as UTA’s next vice president for enrollment management. Gerardo comes to UTA from Virginia Tech, reported U.S. Fed News, Tech Telegraph, Compsmag and Bollyinside.