Research

Nanotech Study Seeks Better Cancer Treatments

Professor Diandra Leslie-Pelecky is working to improve cancer treatments by "sticking" magnetic nanoparticles of iron oxide to tumors using magnets outside the body. read more

Study to Measure Social Equity Issues in Dallas

A research organization led by UT Dallas Professor Tim Bray will provide an assessment of the quality of life for residents of Dallas' different neighborhoods at a conference Thursday. read more

Faculty

Prof Stars in Adaptation of Chinese Novel

Faculty member Fred Curchack is appearing this week in a Dallas theater production of Monkey: The Quest to the West, a play he adapted for the stage from a famous Chinese novel. read more

Campus

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

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In Print & On Air

“The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field are almost all immigrants or the daughters of immigrants from countries where mathematics is more highly valued.”

Report on study co-authored
by Titu Andreescu, professor of math education
— The New York Times

 

“You had to give some of the members some cover, if not some cover, then benefits, otherwise they just plain weren't going to vote for it.”

Dr. David J. Springate,
School of Management,
discussing the bill to prop up Wall Street
— WFAA-TV (Channel 8)

Monday
October 13, 2008