Day: April 23, 2018
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Success center adds study spaces
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 December, the old testing center location on the bottom floor of the library was left unused. Jessica Murphy, dean of…
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New campus group helps female students succeed
UTD students established Dallas’ first local chapter of an international organization providing women with resources to succeed in business. Women In Technology International is a global organization focused on helping women in technology succeed by providing access and support from other professional women working in all sectors of technology. The WITI UTD chapter gives students…
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Researchers develop less expensive lithium batteries
UTD researchers teamed up to develop a new class of battery, proven to be efficient and long-lasting. For over a year, material science and engineering professor Kyeongjae Cho, along with research associate Jeongwoon Hwang, worked on developing a method to stabilize a lithium-sulfur battery that they believe to be the potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries,…
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Mastering movement
Twice a week, individuals with Parkinson’s disease are taught how to dance by a UTD professor. Professor Misty Owens spends her time outside of the classroom teaching Dance for Parkinson’s Disease classes at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. She began instructing classes in 2003, and remains the only instructor in Dallas after moving to Texas from…
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Institute organizes first tech summit
Students and faculty members at UTD had the opportunity to network with industry leaders during a summit focused on adapting companies to new technological discoveries. The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted the first annual Emerging Technologies Summit on April 18-19. The programs focused on financial technology and artificial intelligence while tying both topics back…