Category: News
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Undergrads pioneer UTD’s first law review
From welcoming a new pre-law director to debuting a new legal curriculum for literature students, UTD’s pre-law programs have kicked into high gear over the past year — the latest addition being the university’s first-ever undergraduate law review. The journal, student-run and organized, launched fall 2024. It aims to provide students across all degree paths…
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Here comes ‘Big Momma’
UTD celebrated the groundbreaking for its student success center and student union complex Aug. 12. Members of UTD administration, state and local government and the local community gathered in the Founders Atrium to celebrate UTD’s most ambitious construction project to date. In spring 2024, UTD demolished the Green Center, Calvin Jamison, vice president for Facilities…
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Smoothie King deposed, boba shop takes throne
Aug. 12 marked the soft launch of TeaCo in the Student Union. The newest addition to UTD’s dining facilities will provide students with boba tea on campus for the first time in UTD history. TeaCo Royal is a family-owned and operated tea shop that offers milk tea, smoothies, coffee and fresh tea with seven different…
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A bee in our bonnets: UTD’s journey to sustainable living
Correction, Aug. 22: The graphic accompanying this article incorrectly states how much of UTD’s energy consumption comes from nonrenewable sources. The correct figure is 64%. The graphic also includes a quote from Garapaty that was not attributed. Correction, Sept. 1: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated which location Chandu Garapaty said had poor…
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Students arrested May 1 face denial of degree, deferred suspension, continued legal charges
The nine students arrested at UTD’s May 1 “Gaza Liberation Plaza” encampment face academic and post-graduate challenges as UTD pursues denial of degree, deferred suspension procedures and academic and disciplinary hearings, which endanger the academic careers of the arrested students. On Aug. 6, three months after the arrests, UTD’s Students for Justice in Palestine and…
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Safety tips from UTDPD
The start of the fall semester coincides with the return of over 30,000 students and faculty to UTD’s sprawling campus, including many first-time Comets. Safety measures at UTD, largely managed by UTDPD, have been set in place to help keep Comets comfortable and secure if they ever run into problems during the upcoming academic year. …
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Comets for Better Transit trains sight on potential DART budget cuts
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the light rail transit system used by many Comets to get around DFW, faces threats of decreased funding from Plano and other Dallas cities. Plano’s city council, one of the first cities to push for budget cuts, voted June 24 to cut their funding for DART by 25%. According to DART’s…
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What are your professors up to this summer?
Three UTD faculty members are researching abroad as Fulbright U.S. Scholars during the 2023-2024 academic year — the most sent abroad by the university since 1978 — pioneering new ideas and bringing back one-of-a-kind experiences for students come fall 2024. Assistant Professor of History Rosemary Admiral, visual arts lecturer Colette Copeland and Professor of Materials…
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New BBS dean appointed
UTD selected Adam Woods as the next dean for the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Woods’ term as Dean begins Aug. 15, 2024. Since fall 2023, BBS has operated without a dean, with Margaret Owen overseeing BBS as an interim dean. She will return to her position as faculty beginning fall 2024. Before coming…
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‘A giant among men’
The weather on June 28 is bright and sunny, a perfect fit to commemorate former UTD alumnus and director of the Multicultural Center Bruce August Jr. through a new reflection space near the Sciences building. This wide-reaching community collaboration is a testament to how beloved August was to UTD administration and faculty. Multiple administrative offices…