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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Protesters crash Nikki Haley rally

February 26, 2024

In Dallas, protesting Comets interrupt Haley's speech, disrupt rally with criticism and condemnations Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley spoke at a Dallas rally; the event was disrupted...

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February 25, 2024

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House District Candidate Profiles: Francine Ly and Gulrez Khan

February 12, 2024

Texan Republicans and Democrats will race for their party nomination on March 5 for a seat in their respective House district. With calls to political action preceding the primaries, Texan political candidates...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

AI is changing real estate — and it’s not what you think

February 12, 2024

Will AI steal your job? Representatives from Weitzman, a large Texas real estate firm, think otherwise, saying AI will instead automate the tedious parts of work and allow us to focus more on the parts...

Gregory Binu | Mercury Staff

UTD receives $1.6million to boost wind research, renovate wind tunnel, labs

February 12, 2024

Texas is leading the nation in renewable energy expansion – specifically in wind energy— with which UTD is playing a critical role. Now with $1.6 million entering the campus thanks to Congress' Consolidated...

Law and letters: Literature degree to debut pre-law concentration

February 12, 2024

After two years of program development, the legal field is coming to Literature students through a new pre-law concentration debuting in fall 2024. Joining four other concentrations already available...

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Alumni tech startup accelerates to success

February 12, 2024

Editor's note: This story previously misrepresented the combined value of the startups. This has been corrected to $600 billion, and we apologize for the error. Bugs and glitches in mobile applications...

Who’s who this election season?

February 12, 2024

Ly, a former child refugee from Cambodia and now a certified court manager, has lived in Dallas since the age of nine. As a mother herself, Ly is determined to create infrastructure in District 24...

Anna Phengsakmueang | Mercury Staff

Former UTD chess coach and International Master passes away

February 12, 2024

International Chess Master Rade Milovanovic, a former long-time chess coach at UTD, passed away from natural causes at the age of 69 on Feb. 3 in Richardson, TX. His funeral was held at the Restland Wildwood...

FIRE gives UTD a red light, demands Spirit Rocks return

February 12, 2024

FIRE's rating follows their Dec. 1 letter to UTD demanding the Spirit Rocks be reinstated and their Jan. 16 blog post urging for the Spirit Rocks’ restoration, after Student Affairs’ Nov. 20 decision...

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff

What’s that orange pod in the Student Union?

February 12, 2024

The Office for Campus Resources and Support introduced a LilyPad lactation pod to the Student Union’s first floor in the beginning of the spring 2024 semester, providing a convenient space for pumping...

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