UTD student, cofounder and CEO of tech startup helping drivers save gas

UTD student, cofounder and CEO of tech startup helping drivers save gas

Since its inception, the route optimization system has saved users from driving approximately 600,000 miles

Junior computer science major Tom Vazhekatt balances a full college workload along with being the cofounder and CEO of his startup route optimization company, Routora, ambitiously taking on a route that propels his career and education. Vazhekatt launched Routora on March 30, 2022. The business’s primary goal is decreasing the...

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Third head coach in history of women’s soccer

Stephen Shirley replaced Kanute Drugan as head coach of the UTD women’s soccer team, becoming the team’s third ever head coach. After a 7-7-2 record in 2022, the program hopes this change will boost them to their first championship since 2002. Shirley spent most of his life playing and coaching...

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A Guiding Light For Comets In Recovery

A Guiding Light For Comets In Recovery

Project Coordinator Jeremy Hall left a corporate job to help Comets through struggles common to college students, like substance abuse and disordered eating

When molecular biology senior Kevin Juarez mistakenly walked into the Center for Students in Recovery, they were expecting to turn around, close the door and continue looking for the Wellness Center. Instead, Juarez was welcomed by a warm presence that would lift them up in their time of need and...

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UTD Police Chief Larry Zacharias retires after 14 years

UTD Police Chief Larry Zacharias retires after 14 years

Zacharias has spent years making UTD one of the safest campuses in Texas

After 14 years of service, UTD Police Chief Larry Zacharias officially retired on Jan. 31. As the founding sponsor of UTD’s student Emergency Medical Response Unit program, a recipient of Richardson Citizen of the Year in 2008 and UT System Chief of the Year both in 2011 and 2019, Zacharias...

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