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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Drug study links memory to weed

August 4, 2014

Results of a study focusing on the effects of marijuana use on the brain found that the areas of the brain that control memory and emotion also drive the reward network that triggers the intense desire...

Miguel Perez| Editor-in-chief

Immigrant kids are not criminals

August 4, 2014

Between the influx of migrant children fleeing Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and Costa Rica making it to the semifinals in the world cup, Central America has been in the news a lot this summer. And...

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Latest in X-Men franchise excites with fresh plot

May 31, 2014

In “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” the mutant heroes face their doom in a dark future where man-made super fighters called sentinels rule over both humans and mutants. In a desperate attempt to survive,...

Researchers study effects of marijuana

April 29, 2014

New long-term studies tackle the neurological, socio-economic impact UTD professors are making new discoveries on the scientific and socio-economic effects of marijuana. Francesca Filbey, associate professor...

Christopher Wang|Photo Editor
Mae Jemison was the last speaker of the ATEC Distinguished Lecture Series on April 16 where she spoke about being the first black woman in space, developing the “100 Year Starship” project.

Jemison promotes gains in space travel

April 29, 2014

In 100 years or so, human beings may be able to reach new frontiers beyond the solar system because of the efforts of astronaut Mae Jemison. Jemison spoke at the ATEC Lecture Hall as the final part of...

Pablo Arauz. The office of alumnus and HRI Executive Director Bill Holston is decorated with gifts he received from people he's helped over the years. The set of Russian stacking dolls was given by a Jewish man who was beaten because of his religion. Holston also has a photo of two Burmese youth workers.

Multilingual students translate for refugees

April 15, 2014

Alumnus gives students opportunity to volunteer with Human Rights Initiative of North Texas Being bilingual or multilingual can be a skill students take for granted, but at the Human Rights Initiative...

Miguel Perez/Life & Arts Editor

Decoding Religion: Bahá’í students flee religious persecution in Iran

April 15, 2014

Student starts UTD Baha'i Club to provide open atmosphere for growing faith community Editor’s Note: In an effort to further understand UTD’s diverse population, what follows is part three in a four-part...

Pablo Arauz.
Post-doctoral material sciences student Erika Fuentes-Fernandez operates a semi-conductor that heats up filaments at extremely high temperatures to create ultrananocrystaline diamonds. The machine heats the material to temperature upwards of 1,500 degrees Celsius in order to grow samples of UNCD.

For those with vision loss, sunglasses featuring diamond-coated chip could partially restore sight

January 14, 2014

A world without blindness may sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but thanks to the research of material science professor Orlando Auciello, it may someday become a reality. For more than a decade...

Pablo Arauz. Jose Sifuentes, a worker at the State Farm construction site, signs the cross for deceased worker, Rodolfo Santillan

Worker death fuels protest against unsafe work conditions close to UTD

November 24, 2013

About two dozen demonstrators and observers met on a rainy, bitter cold Saturday on Nov. 23, at the construction site for State Farm regional headquarters on North Plano Rd, to honor the death of Rodolfo...

BENEDICT BERNADAS’ FAMILY/COURTESY.
UTD alumnus Benedict Bernadas has family in eastern Phillipines, an area where Typhoon Haiyan caused major destruction. More than 3,600 people are confirmed dead. Donations for disaster relief can be made through the Office of Student Volunteerism.

Alumnus: “I just feel helpless”

November 20, 2013

Marketing alumnus Benedict Bernadas has family in the Leyte province of the eastern Philippines where Super Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, hit hardest on Nov. 9. Much of his family on both...

Pablo Arauz.
Amy Bruton-Bluemel teaches students about Southeastern cultures at the Native American Heritage Month celebration on Nov. 5 in the faculty dining room. Wearing her red regalia and surrounded by artifacts, Bruton-Bluemel demonstrated the customs of Chickasaw life.

Heritage month draws mixed views

November 20, 2013

Efforts to honor Native American culture met with some skepticism Storyteller Amy Bruton-Bluemel sported her deep-red Chickasaw regalia as she spoke about the lives of Native Americans in the past and...

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