Category: Campus News
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OSV’s garden relocated
Community Garden moved to Phase 1 with additional features The project to extend Loop Road has begun on the spot where the Community Garden used to be. The Community Garden is a project run by the Office of Student Volunteerism. It is located at the intersection of Drive A and Drive H at the edge…
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UTD funds Polycraft scholarship
Scholarship given to students for proficiency in video games Current and prospective students can now be awarded a $5,000 scholarship for excelling at playing a video game made by students and professors at UTD. Polycraft is a modification of the popular game Minecraft. It was developed by a team of students and professors with the…
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School mourns loss of longtime dean
Psychologist remembered for expanding, improving BBS Members of the UTD community are mourning the loss of Bert Moore, the longtime dean of the School of Brain and Behavioral Sciences. Moore died in his home in Dallas from pancreatic cancer on Oct. 20. Moore came to UTD in 1980 as the head of the psychology department.…
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Freshman dies in Res Hall West
UPDATE: The Collin County Medical Examiner’s office has announced Collins Chima’s cause of death as sickle cell disease complicated by a foot injury. The death is categorized as an accident. Toxicology report shows no signs of illegal substances, police say no indication of physical trauma An 18-year-old freshman was found dead in his dorm room…
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Student debuts novel
Author delves into civil rights, personal identities to spark debate The Civil Rights Movement, coming of age and hope for the future all frame the life of an eight-year-old girl in “Mourner’s Bench,” the debut novel of UTD Ph.D. candidate Sanderia Faye. The novel — published by the University of Arkansas Press — details the…
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Campus Carry Town Hall Meeting addresses concerns, questions
A forum to gather input and inform attendees on legislation S.B. No. 11 was hosted on September 22 in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology building. This legislation makes Texas the ninth state to allow concealed handgun license owners to carry concealed weapons on public university campuses. UTD faculty, staff and students, as well as…
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UTD “Votes”
Click below to view full size image. Here’s what a few of your peers had to say: “Personally, all I can say is presidential elections (even though I didn’t really care before) were something I thought of as an honor. However, after seeing this year, people took this as a joke. We are talking…
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UTD investigates bug clouds
Clouds have been noticeable since beginning of year, stem from large amount of excess water Facilities Management will begin to implement strategies this month to eliminate the clouds of gnats that stretch 150 yards on the North and South malls on campus. Sam Eicke, the assistant director of Facilities, is in charge of resolving the…
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Pop Up
As the season for peaches, nectarines, pluots, apples, bananas and Asian pears came to a close, students were able to enjoy a fresh assortment of produce on the Plinth on Sept. 8. Organized by Dining Services, this Pop-Up Farmers’ Market was the first of a series that will be held on every second Tuesday of…
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Q&A: Alex Piquero, campus carry liasion
In early August, professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences Alex Piquero was named as the chair of UTD’s campus carry working group. The group will meet to discuss SB11, the new state law passed earlier this year that allows registered concealed handgun license owners to…