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Day: July 27, 2020

News

Making rounds virtually

Shadowing is an important part of the pre-med experience, but the ongoing pandemic has brought with it an alternative: virtual shadowing. Shadowing opportunities...

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Instructing face-to-face

While many classes have switched to an online format this fall, some professors have chosen in-person modalities — such as hybrid and HyFlex...

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A bright response to coronavirus

Several UTD students have created projects throughout quarantine aimed at improving daily life during COVID-19. SaniScanner — developed by mechanical engineering junior Keyu...

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Summary of fall class options (brief)

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UTD has given students the option of choosing between in-person, online and hybrid classes for the upcoming...

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The birth of VENUS

Members of the student organization VENUS dissolved their group at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester, reforming as the newest chapter of...

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Student organizations raise money for Yemen crisis

Dubbed by the UN as the ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis,’ the current situation in Yemen has spurred on-campus groups to fundraise for relief...

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The virtual intern

The onset of the novel coronavirus caused many summer internships to be truncated, cancelled altogether or shifted online. In response, students and faculty...

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ICE directive rescinded

On July 6, ICE posted a statement on their website that international students not enrolled in in-person fall 2020 classes would have to...

Sports

Comets play the Feud

The UTD Athletics department introduced a virtual tournament for student athletes called “Comets Feud” over the summer break, inspired by the Family Feud-style...

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