Category: News
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Student graduates UTD at 18
Nearly 2,800 UTD students made up the cohort of fall 2018 graduates. One of the students was biology major Lokesh Nagineni, who, at age 18, successfully finished his undergraduate education to enter the next chapter of his life — medical school. Born and raised in Flower Mound, Nagineni said he’s much like his peers in…
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New esports team wins at regional competition
UTD Esports announced their spring roster for the new “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” team at the end of February via Twitter. The new team finished in first place in its first tournament on March 9 at Texas A&M University. The esports teams participate in tournaments through the Collegiate Starleague, which is limited to students at…
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UTD adds service learning classes
UTD is joining the nationally growing trend of service learning in the classroom. This semester, the university is offering 10 classes centered around service. In 2017, UTD received $1 million through the University of Texas System to incorporate community engagement into the curriculum. Since then, the school has offered a variety of classes, from helping…
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Chess team hires new coach
Since the start of February, the UTD chess team has been working with its new head coach after the retirement of long-time coach Rade Milovanovic. Julio Sadorra, a UTD alumnus who graduated in 2013 with a degree in business administration, assumed coaching responsibilities on Feb. 4. While at UTD, Sadorra was part of the chess…
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Former Richardson mayor convicted for bribery
After a two-week trial, a former Richardson mayor was convicted for bribery charges connected to her affair with a land developer. Laura Maczka served as mayor of Richardson from 2013 until 2015, when details of her affair with a local real estate developer led citizens to demand she step down from a newly-elected term in…
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City applies for federal funding for proposed Cotton Belt Trail
The Richardson City Council has applied for federal funding to cover the segment of the proposed Cotton Belt Trail that services UTD, which is the fourth and last portion of the trail in Richardson that has yet to be funded. The Cotton Belt Trail is a 26-mile long hiking and biking trail that will be…
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Cockroaches found in Student Union eatery
Richardson Health Department officials performed a surprise inspection at the Student Union’s Chick-fil-A after a receiving an anonymous complaint and video of cockroaches in the food pick-up area. The video’s metadata confirmed it was taken at UTD. In the video, a worker opens a cabinet to reveal a box with supplies for the Chick-fil-A location.…
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Former chemistry department officer indicted on theft charge
A former administrative officer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is facing one charge of felony theft after being accused of embezzling $130,000 from the university. Former staff member Linda Heard, who started working at UTD in 1991, was indicted for theft of property, a second-degree felony, on Feb. 26. Her first court appearance…
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Center for BrainHealth Conducts National Study
Research aims to unlock human brain’s potential by including over 120,000 participants in coming decade The BrainHealth Project, a research study headed by UTD’s Center for BrainHealth, is confronting the challenge of enhancing the brain’s potential through a national study involving 120,000 people throughout the next 10 years. BrainHealth Project Leader Sandra Chapman said she…
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7/11 to accept Comet Cash
Earlier this month, the 7/11 store at Northside began accepting Comet Cash as a form of payment. Paulina Schleppenbach, the director of the Comet Card office, said UTD students now have the option of putting Comet Cash into a general account — via the GET portal — and using that money both at on-campus vendors…