Day: March 22, 2021
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Cultural appropriation rising
According to Google Trends, words such as “astrology chart” and “rising sign” have peaked in early 2021, and many professional astrologers report that business has boomed in the past few months. With the current uptick in astrology and spirituality consuming social media, it is necessary to understand their cultural significance before advertising or promoting these…
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Women’s volleyball begins season with eight undefeated games, soccer gets underway
With regular season play delayed from the fall due to the pandemic, the soccer and volleyball teams all returned to games on Feb. 26. The women’s soccer team opened the ASC competition with a win over Ozarks. They have six more games scheduled before a three-game ASC conference championship beginning on April 1, said head…
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What does on-campus isolation look like?
While isolating on campus may not be the preferred option for Comets, UTD is attempting to make the process as seamless as possible for students who either cannot or chose not to spend their quarantine period at home. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Matt Grief said there is a systematic process for getting students…
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Assessing sepsis successfully
A UTD Ph.D. candidate is working on a project that helps doctors assess patients for sepsis, an immune system reaction to infections. According to the World Health Organization, sepsis affected around 49 million people and resulted in almost 11 million deaths globally in 2017 alone. Ambalika Tanak – a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate – said…
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Students develop ultrasound probe holder
The COVID-19 pandemic has required the efforts of many healthcare professionals, often overworking nurses and physicians. In response, one UTDesign team found a way to reduce the number of nurses needed to conduct an ultrasound. The team – including Madeline Powers, Eric Busch, Carlos Ramirez, Minh Nguyen, Shahrzad Shahabi and Rebecca Finney – added a…
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Software over hardware: researchers develop more accessible hearing aid
UTD researchers have developed an application to help with hearing loss, allowing anyone with a smartphone to access hearing aids for only a few dollars. UTD electrical engineering professor Issa Panahi and his research team received a five-year grant of $1.86 million from the National Institute of Health to create smartphone-accessible applications to help people…