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UH extends lease cancellation deadline after rent increase
In early April, housing officials notified incoming on-campus residents of increases in rent pricing for 2019-2020, citing aging facilities and equipment as reasons...
Auxiliary Services renews contract with Chartwells
University officials are working with Chartwells to implement a new eight-year food service contract, with an option to extend it for a full...
Select Chartwells employees to hold union election in May
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. After a months-long organizing effort, certain Chartwells workers will be able to participate in a May 2 election...
RISD proposes possible new teacher salary raises
Richardson Independent School District plans to raise new teacher salaries above area average, a move that might boost recruitment of graduates of UTD’s...
A&H introduces new history major
This fall, UTD will offer a history major to incoming freshmen and phase out the current historical studies degree plan. Daniel Wickberg, an...
Professor helps create police training software
A UTD professor partnered with Sam Houston State University researchers and EyeT Plus, a group of police training experts, to develop software to...
Judicial hearings continue for chemistry fraud case
Former UTD staff member Linda Heard made her first court appearance on March 29 after being indicted on a felony theft charge earlier...
Library’s third floor undergoes makeover
The third floor of the McDermott library underwent refurbishments to incorporate more study spaces. To accommodate the new study spaces, library staff moved...
Student government eyes inclusion, transparency
As the new Student Government leadership prepares to take office, the outgoing administration reflected on its ongoing efforts to improve student engagement and...
Amazon Echos to be installed in dorms
The Office of Information Technology recently partnered with University Housing to install Amazon Echo Dots in Residence Hall South as part of a...