News Center Digest
News Center Digest compiles the most recent UT Dallas news by category. Dates indicate the first day of publication.
students
Teams Rank in Top Tier of National Moot Court Challenge
(Feb 8, 2012) Two UT Dallas Moot Court teams finished among the top 32 teams at this year’s American Collegiate Moot Court Association National Tournament, hosted Jan. 13 and 14 at Chapman University in Orange, California. The teams—one comprised of Richard Stees and Michelle Nirumandrad, the other of Faith Boyle and Irene Morse—performed well enough at the ACMA Southwestern Regional Tournament to receive invitations to the National Tournament. Stees and Nirumandrad placed first overall in the regional competition and were seeded seventh nationally. read more
campus news
Online Evaluation System Gets High Marks from Students and Faculty
(Feb 9, 2012) Students at UT Dallas have a new option for sharing thoughts about a particular class or professor: a University-wide online course evaluation system. The Faculty Senate and a committee of faculty and students adopted the program last semester. The move follows a decade of relying on paper course evaluations. read more
alumni
UTeach Alumnus Works to Build Science Excitement
(Feb 8, 2012) UTeach alumnus Gianfranco Herrera knows kids can be a tough crowd or even laugh if he has trouble with one of his science demonstrations. But more often than not, they're in awe. Franco is one of the first graduates of UTeach Dallas, a University program launched in 2008 to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors interested in becoming new secondary science or mathematics teachers. read more
Alumna Works for Peace in World's Newest Country
(Feb 9, 2012) Little did UT Dallas alumna Tiffany Ornelas know that her campus leadership experience would prepare her for a humanitarian role that has taken her to the world's newest country, South Sudan, where she has helped mediate a conflict between feuding states. Ornelas, who earned her M.A. in public affairs and B.A. in political science from the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, is an international civilian peacekeeper with Nonviolent Peaceforce, a non-governmental organization. read more
in print & on air
Aide at L.A. School Sent Boy Love Letters
(Feb 8, 2012) “You’re taking away … all the good relationships that are there for kids. It seems so extreme.” — Dr. Ellen Greenwald, UT Dallas psychologist
Dublin Bottler Faces Challenge of Selling New Sodas
(Feb 8, 2012) “When a company like Dublin is selling into other distributors' territories, they're basically taking case sales away from those other distributors. And those are family companies, too.” — Judd Bradbury, management lecturer
Dallas Police Department's Website Hacked
(Feb 9, 2012) “As a defender, you’re only successful if you have blocked all possible avenues of attack, whereas an attacker only has to find one vulnerability, and then he has won the battle.” — Dr. Kevin Hamlen,assistant professor of computer science
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