THE UTD MERCURY

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  • More campus sustainability measures necessary

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    In the last decade, UTD has made great strides in making the campus more sustainable, but there is still work to be done to make life better for both students and the local environment, such as by allowing lower-impact pesticides, introducing and revitalizing more green spaces and encouraging native and adapted plants. According to both…

  • Alumna, professor featured in TV series

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    In North Dallas High School’s gymnasium, two coaches, a UTD professor, a homeless college student, a film crew and the school band waited for the arrival of an old man named Willy, whose picture was plastered across a huge piece of banner paper. The band shouted his name in rhythm as the coaches looked on…

  • Prosthetic progress

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    A robotics lab at UTD has managed to make its new prosthetic leg stronger and quieter and is ready to move on to the next stage of testing. Currently situated in the ATEC building, the Locomotor Systems Lab has recently made advancements in its new prosthetic leg which allows users more control while not wearing…

  • Fitness Center reopens after weeks-long closure

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    After three weeks wrapped in caution tape, the doors to the Fitness Center have reopened to reveal new carpeting, restructured machinery and a modernized facility. Over the past year, University Recreation has undergone a series of renovations from refurbished roofing and new gym partitions to the recently- completed carpeting in the fitness center. Additionally, UREC…

  • Drone tech takes off

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    Ron Poynter was first introduced to drones while working as a helicopter pilot for the military. It wasn’t until federal restrictions on civilian usage of drones — officially known as unmanned aerial vehicles — were lifted in 2012 that he began to realize their potential. “In 2012, I was reading an article in (the New…

  • Sensationalism of child actors causes long-term damage

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    Child actors and influencers are subject to public scrutiny as a result of media sensationalism and social media networks. While seeing child actors all over news articles and videos is nothing new, our increased attention on them is giving rise to a new problematic phenomenon – children who rise to fame through social media. It…

  • Baseball season in review

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    The Comets baseball team won the American Southwest Conference for the first time in the program’s history, making it to the Division III Regional Tournament and ending their year with a 32-17 record. While the Comets have gone to the ASC tournament playoffs 15 out of their 17 years and into the finals six times,…

  • Men’s basketball travels to Italy

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    The men’s basketball team returned from an international trip to Italy, where it secured two victories in the process. During the two-week trip, the team visited Rome, Florence and Venice. In Rome and Florence, the team played against Cantini Lorano and Santa Maria, two experienced European club teams, winning both games. The trip resulted from…

  • Varsity esports coming to UTD

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    UTD Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bill Petitt announced the addition of esports as the university’s 14th varsity sport. The newest addition to the Comets is the first since the inclusion of volleyball in 2004 nearly 14 years ago and will be the university’s first sponsored coed team. The initial focus of the sport will be…

  • Professor raises awareness of bacterial disease in South

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    After years of misdiagnoses from various health professionals, one UTD professor set out to raise awareness for her daughters’ disease and ensure no one would have to share their experiences. Sarah Maxwell, an associate professor of economic and political policy, launched the Texans & Ticks Facebook campaign in December 2017 after her daughters spent two…