UTA In The News — Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Nursing
UTA's College of Nursing and Health Innovation continues to help combat the nation's nursing shortage. NBC 5 has the story.
Alumni
NBC 5 spoke with UTA alumna Blanca Paloma Gonzalez about her 24-hour run through the streets of Uvalde to pay tribute to the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting and to raise scholarship funds for Uvalde High School seniors.
Memorial Day
UTA and the city of Arlington hosted a ceremony on Memorial Day ceremony at the Memorial to the Fallen in Arlington’s Veterans Park. The Memorial to the Fallen features an on-site QR code that accesses an archive built by UTA students that provides biographical and other information about every Arlington resident who died in service to the U.S. from World War I through the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Fort Worth Report and Hoodline covered the story.
Data centers
Dereje Agonafer, presidential distinguished professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has partnered with an Austin-based tech company to develop innovative methods to cool data centers, which currently consume significant energy and water, and prevent overheating. The Austin American-Statesman and Data Center Dynamics covered the story.
Flag football
UTA's addition of women's flag football continues to get coverage. The College Football Network is the latest outlet to cover the story, calling the sport's addition a bold move.
Grant
Suvra Pal, an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Mathematics, has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to develop advanced predictive models designed to improve disease treatment and potential cures. ScienMag.com and MSN covered the story.
Research
UTA researchers have linked pupil dilation to the brain's memory levels. The story was covered by Earth.com.
Research
The London Times cited UTA research on microplastics in its article about the material not being degradable.
Alumni
A recent UTA graduate is interning at The Texas Tribune this summer, the news organization reported.
Expert Interviews
Sahadat Hossain, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, spoke with Waste Management World about his work on plastic-infused asphalt in an effort to reduce plastic waste.