UT Dallas News Center is an official news voice of The University of Texas at Dallas. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/ http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/05-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS At an age when most students have yet to finish high school, Austin Howard has begun Ph.D. studies at UT Dallas and can't wait to get started on his physics research. He started college at age 13. Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/05-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The School of General Studies is helping to rewrite the story on child literacy problems by working with a national organization to shore up skills among Dallas-area preschool kids. Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/04-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Computer science researcher Bhavani Thuraisingham recently delivered a keynote address titled "Privacy, Security and Trust for Data Mining" at an international conference. Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/04-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Where does the music go when the classroom doors close and the lights go out in UT Dallas music classes? It finds its way to the Faculty @ 5 series, where the performers are professors. Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/04-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The UT Dallas Staff Council estimates that last week's Jail n' Bail fundraiser amassed more than $10,000 in contributions. Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/03-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The specially outfitted UTDrive car is helping Electrical Engineering Department head John Hansen understand some of the challenges faced by modern motorists. Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/03-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Students can add a fully functional computer game, business plan and cash award to their resumes if they win the Second Computer Gaming Entrepreneurship Competition. Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/03-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS A change in food service providers will bring new food options to students, faculty and staff members who dine at the Comet Cafe. Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/02-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Dr. Kathryn E. Stecke of the UT Dallas School of Management will receive the Kimball Medal from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/02-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Cristen Casey, director of the International Student Services Office, was among 12 people in higher education chosen to receive the prestigious Service to the Homeland award from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement organization. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/09/02-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Darlene Coppage, an administrative assistant in the UT Dallas Career Center, is the recipient of the Staff Council's Sandee Goertzen Award for 2007-2008. Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/29-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Responding to requests from local industry, The University of Texas at Dallas is offering a graduate certificate in infrared technology starting this fall. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/29-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Seventeen city employees from Plano, Garland, Richardson and Dallas represent UT Dallas' first cohort in its "Master of Public Affairs in City Hall" program. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/29-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently hosted an official from Mexico's National Council for Persons with Disabilities, who visited to learn more about the Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/28-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS A UT Dallas researcher has received a $1.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health to further develop a new technology for the three-dimensional microscopic imaging of living cells. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/28-004.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Dr. Robert Stern, a professor and researcher in the Center for Lithospheric Studies and Department of Geosciences, delivered a keynote address at a recent conference on continental shelf formation. The conference, titled "Rift Renaissance: Stretching the Crust and Extending Exploration Frontiers," was held in Houston. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/28-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Welcome Week 2008 will close with a bang Saturday as more than 300 Comets gather for The Big Event - the largest, one-day, student-run service learning initiative in the nation. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/27-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS UT Dallas Professor John Hoffman will tell audiences at the Museum of Nature & Science on Aug. 30 how he and his team made one of this century's first major space science discoveries. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/27-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Two MFA candidates both use photography to capture their artistic visions of everyday life, but thanks to a major divergence in the chosen subject matters and treatments, the outcomes are drastically different. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/27-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS UT Dallas faculty member and Dallas Chamber Orchestra director Ronald Neal is offering musicians the opportunity to hone their ensemble skills this fall in the Chamber Music Institute. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/26-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The University's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) and the George A. Jeffrey NanoTech Institute NanoExplorers program are both finalists in the 8th annual Tech Titans Awards. IIE was nominated twice. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/26-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Joining a tradition that dates to the Middle Ages, the University of Texas at Dallas has held its first hooding ceremony for doctoral candidates. The ceremony was Aug. 16 at the Conference Center auditorium. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/26-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Forty-two UT Dallas students have a jump on freshman year, thanks to their decision to forgo a traditional summer break in favor of participation in the UT Dallas Academic Bridge Program. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/22-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS McDermott Library discovered a prize just in time for the Summer Olympics: a rare souvenir booklet from the 1936 Games that recognizes the achievements of the legendary U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens and other gold medalists. The copy of the pre-war rarity turned up in McDermott Library's Special Collections Department. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/22-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS While most students were away for the summer, UT Dallas construction crews kept busy. Returning students will notice a number of improvements to UT Dallas facilities. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/22-003.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Congressman Ralph Hall was briefed this week about the latest research initiatives at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/20-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS The UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently received more than $286,000 from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to fund two priority needs programs for 2008-2009. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/20-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Just in time for back-to-school, UT Dallas has upgraded its WebCT support system with new user-assistance options. Improvements include a toll-free phone number for immediate help, an option for e-mail assistance, and live online chats. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/19-001.php?WT.mc_id=RSS A UT Dallas graduate student is taking her South Dallas research to an international audience. Tammy Leonard, a Ph.D. student in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, will attend the 2008 Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/08/19-002.php?WT.mc_id=RSS Efforts to ensure campus accessibility to the disabled have earned the Facilities Management staff recognition from the Office of Business Affairs. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:00:00 CST