UTA In The News — Friday, August 30, 2024
UTA West
The new UTA West campus in Fort Worth is part of the college boom happening in North Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Community Impact reported on UTA’s and the city of Fort Worth’s $4 million interlocal agreement that will help improve infrastructure on the proposed UTA West campus site.
Health care service cut in West Texas
Zhaoli Liu, assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, spoke with Marfa Public Radio about a mobile mammography service getting cut in the rural Big Bend region. She said the lack of access to breast cancer screenings in rural areas is a significant barrier for Hispanic women.
Combating phishing attacks
Hello Future reported on a new plug-in tool two UTA researchers worked on that can spot Large Language Model (LLM) prompts used to produce malicious code.
Paralympics
Fabian Romo, a Houston native and Movin’ Mav alumnus, will be making his Paralympic debut in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Axios Houston reports.
Online worship
Jason Shelton, professor and director of the Center for African American Studies, spoke with The Observer about the increased shift to online worshipping in Black communities.