Category: News
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Students reflect on election outcome after watch party
As the night wore on, the smiles faded off the faces of students viewing the election results at a watch party hosted by Student Government and SUAAB and morphed to looks of incredulity and shock. What started as a lively, almost carnival-like atmosphere in the Galaxy Rooms, which featured free food, photo booths and large…
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Students indulge in Diwali celebrations
The Plinth was lit up with a thousand gold and silver lights as UTD celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Nov. 4. It is estimated that over 1,000 guests showed up at the event. Though the reason for celebrating Diwali varies from region to region in India, Chirag Manojkumar, a supply chain master’s…
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Callier Center addition opens
The ceremonial ribbon cutting for the Callier Center Richardson addition was held on Nov. 3, officially beginning a new phase of instruction, research and clinical service in the center. Construction began in April 2015 to help meet the increased demand for communication disorder research and treatment, as well as to accommodate the rapidly growing undergraduate…
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Researchers extend phone, computer battery life
The world is one step closer to implementing alternate technology that can improve the battery life of computing devices such as phones, calculators and laptops due to recent advances made possible by UTD faculty. Moon Kim, a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering partnered with the University of California at Berkeley and the University…
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Breakthrough to change blood sugar testing
A student created a non-invasive sensor to measure blood glucose levels through sweat, making diabetic testing more accessible. Rujuta Munje, a biomedical engineering graduate student, said she created the device to help enhance patient care. She partnered with the Associate Department Head of Biomedical Engineering Shalini Prasad who gave her the initial idea. “It is…
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UTD PD Chief: New police exam invalid
2/17/18 Update: As of spring 2017, UTDPD has a new university-specific promotion process. Following a failed attempt two years ago to institute a university system-wide exam, the director of UT System police, Michael Heidingsfield, opted to let each department create their own policy. The promotion exam is the police department’s way to identify candidates for…
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Trial for murder of UTD admin begins
Opening arguments in the trial of Robert Moses, the man accused by Frisco police in the fatal shooting of UTD administrator Anna Moses, began on Oct. 25. At the time of her death, Moses worked as an assistant director of strategic planning and analysis. Her ex-husband, Robert Moses, was arrested and charged with her murder…