Students

Coaches Discuss Winning Approaches

UT Dallas basketball player Kyle SchleighIn the last decade, UT Dallas Comets basketball coach Terry Butterfield and volleyball coach Marci Sanders have led their programs toward national prominence. They recently discussed the intricacies of coaching students and what it takes to build a successful program. read more

Campus

Theatrical, Cultural Events Scheduled

Sin, Sex and the CIA drama production posterThe School of Arts and Humanities' events lean toward the theatrical this week, with performances that include a pantomime show, opera demonstration and a comic drama from UT Dallas students. Chinese performing artist Peng Jingquan will make two presentations. read more

Research

Laboratory Mentors Inspire Lives of Discovery

Sussana Elkassih and Dr. Mihaela StefanResearch laboratories in academic settings are critical to efforts to better understand the world around us and beyond. These environments offer the building blocks and training grounds necessary to develop young scientists.
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Students

ChessFest To Honor Well-Known Master Coach

Chess master Bruce PandolfiniFor the 11th Annual ChessFest, students are invited to match wits with the UT Dallas chess team and to attend a talk from one of the world's most recognized chess coaches, Bruce Pandolfini. The event is a collaboration and between the Chess Program and the Eugene McDermott Library.   read more

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In Print & On Air 

“I think we see that people who come from different cultural backgrounds have more and more opportunities to interact in our society now than they did a generation ago. ... It’s just a smaller step than it used to be to get romantically involved.”

Dr. Karen Prager,
professor of developmental psychology — CW 33 News

 

“This is no-strings-attached money coming back to us, and it is helping us educate our kids in Texas. The key is money with no strings attached. It’s true philanthropy.”

Dr. Hasan Pirkul, dean of the
Naveen Jindal School of Management — Fort Worth Star-Telegram

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday
February 22, 2012