Day: August 21, 2023
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Between a walk and a hard place
Effective after Aug. 31, green parking permit spaces in all three parking garages on campus will no longer be available to those with a green parking pass, and instead only accessible to those with a gold parking pass or higher. Starting mid-July, UTD Parking and Transportation began painting over green parking permit spaces in garages…
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Former Comet accused of attempted murder sentenced to probation
A former UTD student on trial for attempted murder and felony battery was sentenced to 36 months of probation on Aug. 2. Former business administration junior Nika Nikoubin — who now goes by Nicole Nikoubin — stood for sentencing before the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nevada for stabbing a man on a…
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Crow Museum of Asian Art set to open on campus one year from now
The first phase of the Athenaeum, also known as the Crow Museum of Asian Art at UTD, is currently undergoing construction and will be open to the public on Aug. 19, 2024. According to Senior Director Amy Hofland, the 68,000 square foot museum located to the south of JSOM began design and construction in 2019…
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UTD bolsters sports identity with Division II move, $30 mil facility upgrade
UTD is set to transition to Division II sports, eyeing a July 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association approval after a coveted invite from the Lone Star Conference. The invitation to the LSC welcomes new opportunities for increased competition and sports scholarships for student athletes – something they were not eligible for under Division III. All…
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Chess player makes history in global contest
Economics sophomore and Grandmaster Ivan Schitco qualified to play for the World FIDE Cup 2023 from July 29 to Aug. 24, and progressed until round three. Schitco was the first UTD student in history to make it this far in the FIDE World Cup. The FIDE World Cup takes place every two years and serves…
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Cheer and power dancers nab summer awards
The UTD Cheer Team and Power Dancers brought home two DIII team awards, four individual awards and paid bid invitations on July 24 after attending the National Cheer Associationand National Dance Association, or NCA/NDA, collegiate summer camp at the Southern Methodist University. The NCA/NDA collegiate summer camp took place from July 21–23, marking a time…
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UTD researchers uncover novel kidney cell renewal
UTD biomedical researchers have discovered a new way that kidney cells can self-renew, opening doors to potential early detection of kidney disease. The team — led by biochemistry professor Jie Zheng, research associate professor Mengxiao Yu and research scientist Yingyu Huang — was inspired by their colleague’s research in 2017 and began researching the relationship…
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New $120 Million UTD and UTSW Medical Facility Opens
The Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Science Building constructed by UTD and UT Southwestern opened in late July, with plans to move in researchers coming this September. Coming off the heels of a $15 million donation from Texas Instruments, UTD and UT Southwestern broke ground in November 2021 with the goal to advance related biomedical…
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ITS major changes name starting Fall ’23
Beginning Fall 2023, the Information Technology and Systems program, or ITS, will be renamed to Computer Information Systems and Technology, or CIS Tech. CIS Tech program director Timothy Stephens said that the name change process, which began in spring 2023 and has been in the works for years now, aims to reflect the degree’s intersection…
