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Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Fanfiction contest winner captures UTD meme culture

February 12, 2024

Thirty seconds before the EROL II writing competition’s initial deadline, biochemistry sophomore Maria Shaikh submitted her fanfiction magnum opus, "Benson takes the rocks in the divorce," which secured...

not me tho I'm built different (worse)

Alumnus invention lets you game with your feet

February 12, 2024

The former Comet's innovative new controller, known as Glydr, has gathered almost $65,000 in funding A UTD Alumnus recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for a product named Glydr, which introduces...

Rainier Pederson | Web Editor

Dallas No. 50 in US for STDs — how to stay safe

February 12, 2024

A recent study from Innerbody Research found that Dallas ranks No. 50 in the top 100 U.S. cities with the highest rates of STDs. To stay safe from high rates of STD transmission, Comets can take advantage...

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...

Professor’s high school teaching license under investigation for sexual texts

January 29, 2024

The Texas Education Agency is investigating a UTD art professor’s teaching license for sending sexual texts to a high school student while teaching at Allen ISD in 2020. In December 2020, a student...

Comets blaze a trail in racing

January 29, 2024

Strolling by ECSW, a glance through the center bottom-floor window reveals the construction of a competitive racing car – a glimpse into where intellect meets innovation. A dedicated group of students...

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Democratic debate planned for UTD unexpectedly moved, sparks tension

January 29, 2024

On Jan. 18, UTD Democrats planned for four congressional candidates for D-32 to debate at UTD, which is located within the district. Instead, the debate was moved off campus the day before by Richardson...

What’s that construction north of the library?

January 29, 2024

As part of construction for the new Student Union, the Student Union Green, portions of the walkway adjacent to the Student Union, the Green Center and parking lot G are all closed off. Demolition of...

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