Category: News
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UTD to eliminate Office of Campus Resources and Support, 20 employee positions
After reevaluating its compliance with Texas’ DEI higher education ban, UTD will eliminate the newly-formed Office of Campus Resources and Support and 20 associated jobs by April 30. President Richard Benson announced the elimination in an email to the student body April 9, making UTD the second school in the UT system to shut down…
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Mock Trial team soars to nationals
UTD’s Mock Trial team will travel to the American Mock Trial Association’s annual National Championship Tournament for the first time in school history on April 19-21 in Chicago. The team said they continue to look forward to making a name for UTD’s Mock Trial at nationals. According to UTD’s Pre-Law Advising Center, Mock Trial,…
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AIAA members soar to new heights
As the only aerospace club at UTD, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics creates a supportive community for all members to pursue their passions within the field; it also helps members reach their professional goals through projects and networking opportunities. After UTD’s chapter was created in 2016, AIAA has seen vast growth in membership…
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Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities to revise free speech policies to combat antisemitism
Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA44 on March 27, obligating higher education institutions in Texas — including UTD — to punish what he described as increasing antisemitism on college campuses linked to the Israel-Hamas war. To comply with the order, UTD must revise its free speech policies to address “the sharp rise in antisemitic…
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Gov. Greg Abbott visits UTD, announces Texas semiconductor committee
Gov. Greg Abbott announced new appointments to the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium’s Executive Committee on March 19 at UTD, which will include UTD Material Science and Engineering department head and professor Manuel Quevedo-Lopez and UTD President Emeritus David Daniel. Abbott was joined by Rep. Greg Bonnen of district 24, House Speaker Dade Phelan and Daniel…
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Conservative news media watchdog attacks SB 17 compliance
Accuracy in Media — a conservative media watchdog — secretly filmed UTD employees in a Feb. 15 video, asking leading questions about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices, which were made illegal by Texas SB 17. Despite controversy around the video, university officials maintain that UTD is SB 17 compliant. Accuracy in Media’s website says that…
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In the wake of death
In the past few weeks, you have probably heard about the deaths of fellow students and grappled with the shock at losing classmates and friends. We at The Mercury have felt the heaviness too, especially with one of the deaths confirmed to be a suicide. Students struggling with suicidal thoughts — know you are not…
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Foundational physics in a fridge
In the underground floor of the Bioengineering and Sciences building sits the Quantum Transport Lab. Although it might not delve into teleportation, its study of particles interaction at the quantum level is no less fascinating. The Quantum Transport Lab at UTD investigates particles at an impossibly small scale by putting elements at absolute zero temperatures.…
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UTD Alumnus creates ChatGPT-powered language learning app
As language learning tools flood the digital landscape, Lingua Link emerges to fill in the gaps left by Duolingo and similar apps, using the powers of AI to augment your studying. Lingua Link, cofounded by UTD alumnus and account manager Seth Dolginoff and software engineer Etan Cohn, is available for download in the Apple Store.…