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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Team builds eco-car

Team builds eco-car

March 7, 2016

Group of engineers looks to improve on last year’s vehicle Students in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers are finding innovative ways to create fuel-efficient vehicles to compete in the annual...

Game Lab fosters innovation

Game Lab fosters innovation

March 7, 2016

Students in ATEC course help produce video games, learn real world skills such as teamwork A creative director mimics running in slow motion as artists around him take notes, brainstorming ideas for character...

Title IX Confusion

March 7, 2016

Since the publication of the article “Title IX Confusion” in the March 7 issue of The Mercury, several updates from faculty, Student Government and the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance...

New university president makes first public appearance

New university president makes first public appearance

March 1, 2016

Richard Benson, the newly named president of UTD, made his first public remarks to students, faculty and staff in the Galaxy Rooms on Tuesday afternoon during a meet and greet. The UT System Board of...

Waves of change

Waves of change

February 22, 2016

Detection of gravitational waves impacts educational institutions Michael Kesden, a member of the Cosmology and Astrophysics Group at UTD with research interests in black holes and gravitational waves,...

Students campaign for presidential hopefuls

Students campaign for presidential hopefuls

February 22, 2016

Democrat, Republican candidates get help from members of UTD community in 2016 race As televised debates continue to air and primaries begin to open across the nation, presidential candidates have intensified...

Love Story

Love Story

February 22, 2016

Arranged marriage leads to happy ending for master’s student When Atif Mendha dropped down onto one knee, Nina Rafiq’s eyes widened as she realized that she might spend the rest of her life with this...

School mourns loss of longtime professors

February 22, 2016

Faculty members in Interdisciplinary Studies remembered for passion, care for students Faculty, staff and students in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies are in mourning after the loss of two of their...

Q&A: Julian Castro

Q&A: Julian Castro

February 12, 2016

On Feb. 12, Julian Castro, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, came to campus to talk about diversity in leadership. The Mercury had a chance to talk to Castro about the election, his job and...

Collin County issues health advisory in response to chickenpox on campus

February 12, 2016

Editor's note: This story will be updated as The Mercury gets more information on the situation. A small outbreak of  varicella, or chickenpox, on campus has prompted Collin County Health Services to...

Zika Virus: The Facts

Zika Virus: The Facts

February 8, 2016

Game library reopens

Game library reopens

February 8, 2016

Students bring back gaming space after year of inactivity After a year away, a library for students to rent and play games has returned to campus. The Game Library, which re-opened last semester, is a...

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