Category: Featured
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Embracing oddities through art
As part of his last art show of the semester at UTD, Master of Fine Arts candidate Clayton Harper created the piece “NextGen10” as a criticism of society’s idea of the future. His work incorporated stock videos of smiling people testing VR sets juxtaposed with images of litter in the ocean, all displayed on large…
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‘League’ team advances to nationals
UTD’s “League of Legends” team — now recognized by the athletics department as a varsity sport — qualified for and competed at the annual national championships held in Los Angeles last week. “We went into the championship not expecting much,” said Karlin Oei, a finance junior who was one of the five members of the…
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UTD benefactor Margaret McDermott passes away at 106
Editor’s Note: Updated to include statements from members of the UTD community. One of the most influential figures at UTD and in the Dallas community, Margaret McDermott passed away at the age of 106. Mary McDermott Cook, her daughter, confirmed her passing in a statement to the Dallas Morning News on May 3. McDermott continued…
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Confucius Institute under FBI scrutiny
After an FBI threat assessment, Texas congressmen have accused a Chinese language organization, which has a location on campus, of propaganda and stealing intellectual property. Earlier this month, congressmen Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar issued a joint statement calling for multiple Texas universities, including UTD, to stop hosting their Confucius Institutes, which provide classes and…
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TaRaas places in national competition
Members of UTD’s Indian dance team TaRaas danced their way to second place at the Raas All-Stars National Championship on March 31. Held at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, the collegiate competition featured the top eight university teams in the nation, including UT Austin, Carnegie Mellon and Rutgers University. Each team competed in raas-garba…
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Researchers develop less expensive lithium batteries
UTD researchers teamed up to develop a new class of battery, proven to be efficient and long-lasting. For over a year, material science and engineering professor Kyeongjae Cho, along with research associate Jeongwoon Hwang, worked on developing a method to stabilize a lithium-sulfur battery that they believe to be the potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries,…
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Mastering movement
Twice a week, individuals with Parkinson’s disease are taught how to dance by a UTD professor. Professor Misty Owens spends her time outside of the classroom teaching Dance for Parkinson’s Disease classes at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. She began instructing classes in 2003, and remains the only instructor in Dallas after moving to Texas from…
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UTD considers DII move
School administrators are considering applying for an adjustment in UTD’s NCAA standing, which would move the school from Division III to Division II. The Comets joined Division III on a provisional basis in 1998, and the school was awarded full membership in the American Southwest Conference in 2002 after a probationary period. UTD recently hired…
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Nothing short of Awaazien
A UTD singing group hosted a South Asian a cappella tournament with teams from all across the United States. Dhunki a cappella held its fourth annual Awaazein on March 24, where eight South Asian a cappella teams gathered to compete for three grand prizes and a shot at the Chicago-based national finals in late April.…
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Free speech policies under fire
UTD’s campus policies may be limiting free speech among students and faculty, according to a watchdog organization. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education examines free speech policies at public and private universities nationwide, then rates those policies on scale from least to most restrictive. The organization currently has policies from over 450 institutions, and…