7 months ago UTD celebrates legacy of founding faculty member
Wolfgang Rindler, a professor emeritus of physics and one of the founding faculty members at UTD, passed away earlier this month on Feb. 8. He was 94.
Rindler was born …
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7 months ago ATEC dean addresses student petition
A group of ATEC students created a petition raising concerns and complaints about their school.
The group, called Concerned Students of ATEC, created a website and circulated the petition, calling …
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7 months ago Text to 911 available in Plano
By the summer of 2019, residents of Plano will be able to text their 911 call center.
The software upgrade will cost the city upwards of $350,000. The funding was …
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7 months ago Chartwells workers allege lack of food safety training
Following student concerns about food safety, The Mercury obtained evidence that suggests many Chartwells workers did not receive state-mandated food safety training until earlier this month.
In Texas, the …
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7 months ago OIT, OSA to provide free assistive technology
The Office of Information Technology and the Office of Student AccessAbility are partnering to provide visual- and learning-impaired students, faculty and staff with screen reading and magnifying software called Fusion …
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7 months ago UTD featured in ‘State of the City’ speech
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct J.J. Koch’s stance on Richardson’s proposed tax cap. He does not oppose the tax cap but opposes the mayor’s stance on …
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7 months ago Anderson controversy prompts review of admissions
UTD was thrust into the national spotlight in December 2018 after a student petition to remove Jacob Anderson, a UTD student accused of sexual assault, went viral. Anderson transferred to …
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8 months ago Chartwells officials deny worker allegations
Chartwells officials denied allegations of workplace harassment and unfair labor practices at their UT Dallas operation. The allegations, published in the Dec. 3 issue of The Mercury, came from numerous …
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8 months ago Blue emergency poles to be removed from UV
University Housing is removing Code Blue phones across University Village, replacing the emergency call poles with improved lighting fixtures.
Code Blue phones were installed 14 years ago and gave …
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8 months ago UTD announces acquisition of Crow Museum of Asian Art
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published online on Jan. 24. It has since been updated to include quotes from Sarah Kozlowski, the director of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of …
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