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Tobacco bans go unenforced
There’s nothing out of the ordinary about seeing someone smoking on campus. With more than 21,000 students, plus faculty and staff at UTD,...
UTDPD Blotter
Jan. 24 • A faculty member reported his vehicle was struck while parked in Lot J, sometime between noon and 8 p.m. Jan....
For those with vision loss, sunglasses featuring diamond-coated chip could partially restore sight
A world without blindness may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but thanks to the research of material science professor Orlando...
Disabled after political violence, Zambian student fights for rights
Daniel Nsomekala sat in a wheel chair patiently waiting for the UTD 883 shuttle on a warm November morning. The bus arrived and...
Worker death fuels protest against unsafe work conditions close to UTD
About two dozen demonstrators and observers met on a rainy, bitter cold Saturday on Nov. 23, at the construction site for State Farm...
Alumnus: “I just feel helpless”
Marketing alumnus Benedict Bernadas has family in the Leyte province of the eastern Philippines where Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, hit...
Friends mourn loss of fellow student
Some people thought it was a joke. When Dongkwon Shin posted a Facebook status to let friends know that Tam Hoang had died...
Feds seize Ulbricht, shut down site
The FBI arrested a UTD alumnus on Oct. 1, allegedly the leader behind Silk Road, an underground black market website. Ross Ulbricht, a...
Center to offer assistance for those recovering from drug, alcohol abuse
The threat of abuse of alcohol on college campuses is a very real one. UTD stepped up to tackle this problem when a...