In the last decade, UTD has made great strides in making the campus more sustainable, but there is still work to be done to make life better for both students and the local environment, such as by allowing...
In North Dallas High School’s gymnasium, two coaches, a UTD professor, a homeless college student, a film crew and the school band waited for the arrival of an old man named Willy, whose picture was...
After three weeks wrapped in caution tape, the doors to the Fitness Center have reopened to reveal new carpeting, restructured machinery and a modernized facility.
Over the past year, University Recreation...
After years of misdiagnoses from various health professionals, one UTD professor set out to raise awareness for her daughters’ disease and ensure no one would have to share their experiences.
Sarah...
A UTD professor developed a portable speech processor allowing people who have suffered the loss of their larynx the ability to speak again.
Assistant professor of bioengineering Jun Wang developed a...
A new on-campus initiative could make laboratories more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
The Office of Research Lab Safety introduced the Green Labs initiative on April 19 at the 2018 Earth Fair...
Colin Allred, the Democratic candidate in the race to represent Texas’ 32nd congressional district, visited UTD on April 19. The Mercury had a chance to sit down with Allred and discuss his platform,...
Since its opening in the 1970s, UTD now holds 27,000 students. To accommodate for this constantly growing population, we have the visitor center and bookstore, ATEC, JSOM, BSB and an upcoming new engineering...
Students in a community-based service learning course spend their Tuesdays learning, but not in a classroom.
Instead, about a dozen classmates travel with Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Carol...
Dockless rental bikes are becoming increasingly common on and off campus and are being left on sidewalks and lawns instead of in bike racks.
V-Bikes are rental bikes that allow customers to use their...
A climate survey of UTD faculty sheds light on parental leave and gender parity regarding women in the workplace.
In 2016, a survey sent out to all of the university’s faculty and staff addressed diversity...
The area that used to hold the testing center is being converted into a math and science tutoring area to provide students with more teaching space.
With the construction of the new Testing Center last...
