Category: News
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New Office Designed to Hear Student Concerns
Student Ombuds Office ensures confidentiality, impartiality in discussions As one student among a sea of nearly 30,000, it’s easy to feel as if your voice can be drowned out. It was for this reason that UTD introduced the Student Ombuds Office, to give students the resources to exercise their agency. The Student Ombuds Office has…
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Cybersecurity Masters Degree to be Offered Fall 2020
Dean of EPPS discusses rise in demand for interdisciplinary approach, policy understanding within cybersecurity job industry Starting fall 2020, UTD will be offering an interdisciplinary cybersecurity master’s degree. Although housed in the school of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, the degree is a joint effort with the school of Engineering and Computer Science, and will…
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New Coronavirus Not Major Threat to Students
Recent reports estimate over 34,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide, with 0.0003% of those cases in the U.S. Despite the low case rate, media coverage of the virus has sparked nationwide concern. Coronavirus refers to a family of viruses usually found in animals that are also responsible for the common cold. The latest strain, 2019 novel…
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Nerve Stimulation Device Aids Rehabilitation after Stroke
Therapeutic implant undergoing FDA approval process after seven years of testing Editor’s Note: Professor Hays’s name has been correctly attributed to the photo. A UTD-developed nerve stimulation device may increase the success of rehabilitation after a stroke. A five-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health is covering the three years of FDA…
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Researchers Develop Eye Healing Model
UTD researchers hope to push drug research forward by developing technology that mimics the human eye, to provide some insight on how exactly the eye heals. Researchers in the department of bioengineering at UTD are working in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center on the project. Professor of bioengineering and principal investigator David Schmidtke said…
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Out with the Old, In with the New
Upcoming phases at Northside to feature smart home capabilities, interior aesthetic changes Northside recently announced plans to open a fourth phase as construction continues on Phase Three, the complex’s first phase to offer smart home technology in the student-targeted housing project. Phase Four is scheduled to open in Fall 2021, just one year after Phase…
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SG Offers Reddit Gold for Student Ideas
New initiative aims to increase student input in decision-making process UTD’s Student Government is using a new approach to get ideas from students, now offering Reddit Gold to those who post feasible ideas to the school’s subreddit. The posters get the gold and their idea receives consideration as an SG project. SG first joined the…
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Using Liquid Metal to Repurpose Waste Heat
Researchers create generator that uses gallium to convert excess energy to usable electricity UTD researchers are taking on global warming with new technology that uses liquid metal to turn waste heat into usable energy. Researchers in the Renewable Energy and Virtual Technology lab at UTD developed a prototype generator that uses gallium to recover low…
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Professors Voice Concern over Gender Discrepancies in Course Evaluations
Female faculty note differences in ratings, student behavior toward male colleagues Students are encouraged to complete course evaluations at the end of every semester, but factors such as race and gender may influence how students review their professors. Lauren Santoro, an assistant political science professor, received comments in her course evaluations and interactions with students…