Day: July 27, 2020
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ICE directive rescinded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...
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...