UTA In The News — Monday, February 3, 2025

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Renewable natural gas

Sahadat Hossain, professor of civil engineering and director of the Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability, spoke with PBS’s WHYY News Climate Desk about how renewable natural gas projects are considered green because they capture greenhouse gases that are a liability to the environment and landfills.

2025 United States Distance Learning Association award winners

Karen J. Magruder, associate professor of practice in the School of Social Work, was awarded a 2025 United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Teaching Award, shared USDLA in a press release. The AP, Small Business World Journal, North America Today, International Tech Times, and more shared this story.

Father-son MBA graduates

Oswaldo Ortiz Jr. and Oswaldo Ortiz Sr. graduated from UT Arlington’s executive MBA program together back in December, reported the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

American Dream story

Diane Jones Allen, professor and program director for landscape architecture, spoke with the city of Arlington for its American Dream series.

America’s checkered immigration history

History Associate Professor Kenyon Zimmer’s book “The Whole World is Our Country: Immigration and Anarchism in the United States, 1885-1940” was mentioned by northjersey.com in a story about immigration history in the U.S. The Daily Record shared this story.

Science library donation to Ecuador

Arlington Patch shared a UTA news release on the donation of scientific literature to Ecuador’s National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO). The collaboration will strengthen ties between UTA and INABIO and enhance biodiversity research in South America.

Tropical storm research

Research led by UTA’s Ricardo Sanchez-Murillo analyzes past hurricane destruction to help communities prepare for future storms. Dallas Innovates shared this story.

Princess Diana art exhibit

The Arlington Museum of Art’s new exhibit examining royal photography taken of Princess Diana highlights how photographers use art to make the public feel close to their subjects, August Jordan Davis, chair of the Art and Art History Department, said in an Arlington Museum of Art press release. KENS 5 shared this story.

AI’s environmental impact

Research from UT Arlington was featured in an article by AFP.com about how artificial intelligence uses half a liter of water to generate between 10 and 50 responses. Barrons, The Economic Times and ABS-CBN shared this story.