Campus News
News of broad interest to the campus community and general public about UT Dallas and its accomplishments.
Callier Foundation Elects President, Trustees
The Foundation for the Callier Center welcomed a new president and gave a fond - but not permanent - farewell salute to its past president at its recent annual meeting. read more
UT Dallas Campus to Buzz With Spellers
If birds of a feather flock together, do bees of a similar spelling caliber congregate? UT Dallas intends to find out: The University is sponsoring the 51st annual Dallas Morning News Spelling Bee on March 21 in a competition to be broadcast on WFAA-TV (Channel 8). read more
Work Begins on a More User-Friendly Campus
Students, faculty, staff and city leaders were on hand Thursday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking of an historic campus enhancement project. read more
Flags Fly at Half-Staff for Jim Mattox
Flags flew lower at UT Dallas on Thursday in remembrance of former Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox, who died at age 65. read more
President's Viewpoint: Teamwork Matters
Teamwork involving different disciplines, different institutions, and especially professors and their students is vital to advancing science and creating our future, UT Dallas President David E. Daniel says. read more
Texas Lawmakers Tour UT Dallas Campus
The University of Texas at Dallas has played host to a stream of high-profile guests this fall as lawmakers from the Texas House and Senate visit campus to learn more about the University's programs and legislative interests. read more
'Mathemagics' Expert to Share Number Secrets
Forget calculators and spreadsheets. Dr. Arthur Benjamin does it all in his head. The professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College will explain the secrets of performing rapid mental calculations Wednesday as a guest of the Metroplex Math Circle. read more
Poinsettia Sales Benefit Staff Scholarship Fund
The UT Dallas Staff Council will continue to take orders for its annual poinsettia sale through Thursday, Nov. 20. Proceeds benefit the Staff Council Staff Scholarship Fund. read more
International Week Looks Beyond Borders
Lectures, information about study abroad and feature films from around the world will highlight a week of campus events focusing on international education. read more
Callier Expands Services on Richardson Campus
Five years after opening its doors, the UT Dallas Callier Center's facility in Richardson has expanded its clinical programs and classes to meet the needs of North Texans. read more
FBI's Top Dallas Agent Plans Talk on Security
Robert E. Casey Jr., the special agent in charge of the FBI Dallas Office, will visit UT Dallas to discuss the FBI and national threats. The event is sponsored by the Center for Crime and Justice Studies and the UT Dallas Pre-Law Society. read more
Negotiations Center to Host Mideast Expert
The inaugural Distinguished Negotiation Lecture series at UT Dallas will feature Dennis Ross, former counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. read more
New Center is Ready to Lend Parents a Hand
Dallas parents and families have a new resource available to them. The UT Dallas Center for Children and Families, housed in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is ready to begin serving the Dallas community. read more
Junior Makes District All-America Team in Soccer
Junior Emily George of the UT Dallas women's soccer team has been elected as a first-team member of the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine District 6 Academic All-America team. read more
Figure in Film to Discuss Wrongful Conviction
Darryl Hunt, who served almost 20 years in a North Carolina prison for a murder he did not commit, will speak Wednesday, Nov. 5, at a UT Dallas screening of a documentary detailing his ordeal. read more
Callier Helped Put Client on Path to Her Dreams
Kate Kitsumritphol is like many college freshmen. She's busy going to classes, studying for exams and adjusting to life 1,400 miles from her Texas home. But unlike most of her classmates, Kate received some extra help from the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. read more
UT Dallas Police Hosting Explorer Conference
The UT Dallas Police Department and the Texas Law Enforcement Explorer Advisors Association (TLEEAA) are hosting their Explorer Advisor Training Workshop through Friday. read more
Science Building Moving from Theory to Reality
Students, faculty, staff and Richardson city leaders turned out Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $29 million Math, Science and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center. read more
Presidents to Discuss Tier One University Issue
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, radio and Internet listeners of the popular KERA program Think will have a rare opportunity to hear three sitting university presidents discuss the need for more Tier 1 research universities in Texas, and specifically in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. read more
Exec MBA Program Rated Tops in Texas Again
For the second straight year, the Financial Times has ranked The University of Texas at Dallas No. 1 among Texas universities in its annual survey of executive MBA programs. read more
Building to Kick Off New Science Education Era
Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to celebrate turning the first shovelful of dirt Tuesday when construction gets under way on the Math, Science, and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center (MSET). read more
New Gadgets Smoothing Callier Communications
Although 20 miles separate the two UT Dallas Callier Center locations in Dallas and Richardson, new, state-of-the art equipment is making it easier for students, faculty and staff to stay connected. read more
UT Dallas to Host 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Author
A talk by Judy Norsigian on Thursday will kick off a fall lecture series for the UT Dallas Gender Studies program and the Carolyn Lipshy Galerstein Women's Center. read more
Renowned Critic to Lecture on China Studies
The Confucius Institute at UT Dallas presents "An American in China: Reflections on Literary and Cultural Studies in the People's Republic of China," a public lecture by prominent literary critic J. Hillis Miller. read more
Projects to Change Look and Feel of UT Dallas
Just call it "Extreme Makeover: Campus Edition." The first wave in a series of major campus construction projects is already under way, with improvements expected to overhaul the look and feel of the UT Dallas campus this year and beyond. read more
ALTA Translation Award Honors Pulitzer Poet
Pulitzer-winning poet and translator Richard Wilbur was honored with the prestigious 2008 National Translation Award from the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) during their annual conference on Thursday, Oct. 16 in Minneapolis. read more
Confucius Institute to Celebrate First Year
As the Confucius Institute prepares for its first anniversary, its leaders reflect on its growth and achievements. read more
Library to Celebrate Archiving Practices
McDermott Library's Special Collections Department is recognizing American Archives Month by inviting visitors to discuss their home preservation projects with curators. read more
Callier Program Recycles the Gift of Sound
Recycling has taken on a whole new meaning at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders, where a program solicits donations of used hearing aids and gives them to people who would not otherwise be able to afford them. read more
Preservation of America's Archives Celebrated
If you have ever wondered what methods and tricks professional archivists use to preserve rare papers, film, clippings and photographs, McDermott Library Special Collections has the answers. read more
Activity Center Celebrates First Decade
The Activity Center - a popular athletic venue that helps keep students, faculty and staff fit - will mark its 10th anniversary on campus Tuesday with an open house, refreshments and tours. read more
Ex-Student to Talk About Dangers of DWI
Speaker Mark Sterner will be on campus Wednesday to share the story of a bad decision that ended the lives of three friends and forever changed the course of his own. read more
Software System Gets Its First Big User Workout
On Sept. 8, admissions staffers in the University's Office of Enrollment Services quietly became the first end users of the PeopleSoft "enterprise-wide" administrative database and software package. read more
Campus to Host Residential Housing Pros
UT Dallas will host about 40 professionals in the student housing and residential life profession Tuesday and Wednesday for a regional training conference. read more
Associate Engineering Dean is Named Vice Provost
Dr. Andrew Blanchard, professor of electrical engineering and senior associate dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, has been named vice provost of The University of Texas at Dallas. read more
Ridership Accelerates on Comet Cruiser Bus
The number of boardings on Comet Cruiser - UT Dallas' on-campus shuttle bus service - has risen dramatically, from 3,919 at its debut in January to 22,443 in August. read more
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