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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

Computer programmer Leonard Evans uses the HoloLens to demonstrate the Emotive Virtual Reality Patient System. Photo by Ruth Varghese | News Editor.

Team creates medical app

June 5, 2017

A team at UTD will develop an application allowing students to practice interviewing medical patients through augmented reality. The concept won the U.S. Ignite challenge, a competition “to develop the...

Calvin Jamison, vice president for administration, speaks at the Breathe Easy event to kick off  the tobacco-free policy. Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

UTD enacts campus-wide tobacco-free policy

June 5, 2017

After the initial announcement in January, UTD is now officially a tobacco-free campus. Calvin Jamison, vice president of administration, said before the policy’s implementation, the university worked...

Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Perceptions about Muslim-Americans

June 5, 2017

After conducting a study on attitudes towards Muslim students on campus, an alumna found evidence that the majority of UTD students view Muslims in a positive light. The study, conducted by alumna Faraha...

Graphic by Chad Austin | Graphics Editor.

Muslim students balance Ramadan, school

June 5, 2017

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan occurs during a critical time for students taking summer courses. Muslim students experience reduced energy from fasting, in addition to conflicting time commitments between...

Helen Small began college for the first time in 1938. Seventy years later, she continued her degree at UTD. She graduated in 2010 with her master’s in psychological sciences. She was 90 years old at the time. Photo by Yash Musalgaonkar | Mercury Staff.

Faculty, students remember UTD’s oldest student who passed away earlier this month

May 19, 2017

Helen Small, one of UTD’s oldest students, passed away on May 4, 2017 at 97 years old. Small graduated from UTD in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and in 2010 with her master’s in clinical...

Photo by Srikar Baskara | Mercury Staff.

SG proposes transparency resolution between admin, students

May 4, 2017

Student government’s last meeting of the semester featured a proposed resolution to increase administrative transparency but it was ultimately tabled requiring additional information. There was no talk...

Greg Metz, a senior lecturer in ATEC, said the Art Barn has served an iconic role for Dallas-based artists since 1978 by offering a place to work, study and teach. Photo by Roman Soriano | Mercury Staff.

Art Barn’s closure announced at final gallery exhibition

May 2, 2017

Following recent uncertainty surrounding the Art Barn's future, the building is officially scheduled to close on May 13 with demolition following in June. Arts and Humanities Dean Dennis Kratz publicly...

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Trespass warnings issued to individuals posting white nationalist fliers

April 25, 2017

UTD police issued four criminal trespass warnings on campus to members of the American Vanguard who were putting up fliers promoting white nationalism on April 23. The fliers were posted in various locations...

Zoee Camille Fowler, an economics senior, has Type 1 diabetes and said she relies on the Affordable Care Act for her health insurance. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

Professors, student join health care debate

April 24, 2017

Congressional Republicans are currently trying to reform health care law in the United States by repealing the Affordable Care Act and putting into effect legislation that will impact millions of students...

SG Report: April 24th

SG Report: April 24th

April 24, 2017

Foreign Affairs Leader of the Academic Affairs Committee Jonathan Schueler is continuing to work with his committee on evaluating the need for more foreign language courses. He is waiting on feedback...

The Blackstone LaunchPad is scheduled to open in April. It is located next to the IHOP in Parking Structure 3. Students will have the opportunity to work with a mentor if they participate in the program. If accepted into the program, students have the opportunity to earn money off of their projects. Photo courtesy of Blackstone Launchpad.

Entrepreneurial lab opens for student use

April 24, 2017

Any UTD student with entrepreneurial ideas will have the opportunity to turn them into companies using the free resources of the Blackstone LaunchPad, which is scheduled to open at the end of April. UTD...

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