Category: News
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Fitness Center reopens after weeks-long closure
After three weeks wrapped in caution tape, the doors to the Fitness Center have reopened to reveal new carpeting, restructured machinery and a modernized facility. Over the past year, University Recreation has undergone a series of renovations from refurbished roofing and new gym partitions to the recently- completed carpeting in the fitness center. Additionally, UREC…
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Drone tech takes off
Ron Poynter was first introduced to drones while working as a helicopter pilot for the military. It wasn’t until federal restrictions on civilian usage of drones — officially known as unmanned aerial vehicles — were lifted in 2012 that he began to realize their potential. “In 2012, I was reading an article in (the New…
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Professor helps patients regain voices
A UTD professor developed a portable speech processor allowing people who have suffered the loss of their larynx the ability to speak again. Assistant professor of bioengineering Jun Wang developed a speech processor designed to read the movements of a person’s tongue and lips and register them into words. His research is primarily targeted towards…
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UTD labs launch green initiative
A new on-campus initiative could make laboratories more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The Office of Research Lab Safety introduced the Green Labs initiative on April 19 at the 2018 Earth Fair during UTD Earth Week. The initiative will bring sustainability to both teaching and research laboratories on campus including the Bioengineering Science Building through measures…
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‘League’ team advances to nationals
UTD’s “League of Legends” team — now recognized by the athletics department as a varsity sport — qualified for and competed at the annual national championships held in Los Angeles last week. “We went into the championship not expecting much,” said Karlin Oei, a finance junior who was one of the five members of the…
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UTD benefactor Margaret McDermott passes away at 106
Editor’s Note: Updated to include statements from members of the UTD community. One of the most influential figures at UTD and in the Dallas community, Margaret McDermott passed away at the age of 106. Mary McDermott Cook, her daughter, confirmed her passing in a statement to the Dallas Morning News on May 3. McDermott continued…
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Fighting for Justice in South Dallas Community
Students in a community-based service learning course spend their Tuesdays learning, but not in a classroom. Instead, about a dozen classmates travel with Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies Carol Lanham to South Oak Cliff High School to mentor, teach and build relationships with its students through the Dallas-based nonprofit Focus on Teens. One Tuesday morning…
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App helps students track class openings
Two college graduates have created an app that helps students track the status of one or more of their classes and register for a class as soon as its status changed to open. Coursicle, an Android, iOS and web app, was co-founded by Joe Puccio, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus. This…
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V-bikes bringing bike racks to campus
Dockless rental bikes are becoming increasingly common on and off campus and are being left on sidewalks and lawns instead of in bike racks. V-Bikes are rental bikes that allow customers to use their smartphones to check out and check in the bikes. As a result, they can be picked up from anywhere, and when…
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Confucius Institute under FBI scrutiny
After an FBI threat assessment, Texas congressmen have accused a Chinese language organization, which has a location on campus, of propaganda and stealing intellectual property. Earlier this month, congressmen Michael McCaul and Henry Cuellar issued a joint statement calling for multiple Texas universities, including UTD, to stop hosting their Confucius Institutes, which provide classes and…