UTA In The News — Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Research
The Fort Worth Report covered critical research at UTA and the potential impacts of federal funding on ongoing and future projects. The article was also republished by KERA and KETR.
Rankings
UTA continues to be recognized among the nation’s top universities for graduate education, with programs ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools list. The Houston Chronicle and The Fort Worth Magazine covered the story.
Student support
UTA received a grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas to support its Emerging Mavericks program, which helps students who aged out of the foster care system or have experienced homelessness. The Dallas Morning News and NBCDFW covered the story.
UTA West
UTA broke ground last week on UTA West, its highly anticipated campus to be located on the western edge of Fort Worth, during a ceremonial event that marked a major step in the UTA's expansion. Media coverage of the event in Philanthropy News Digest.
Eclipse
One year after the total solar eclipse, Yue Deng, professor of space physics in the Department of Physics, spoke with The Dallas Morning News about how she studied the suns corona during the event. The story was also published by Phys.org.
Research
UTA biologists have discovered an invasive frog—the greenhouse frog—in the Marshall Islands that could threaten the nation's ecosystem. Phys.org, MSN, Mariana Variety, World News and other niche publications covered the story.