Research

Scientists Hopeful About Policy Challenges

What can be achieved policy-wise on a range of challenging science and technology issues over the next five years? Surprisingly, quite a lot, say 15 prominent scientists writing in a special 25th anniversary edition of Issues in Science and Technology. read more

Alumni

Alumnus Builds Career, One Monster at a Time

Tony Tyler uses the skills he learned in the University's Arts and Technology program to bring characters like those in Monsters vs. Aliens to life for DreamWorks SKG. read more

Students

Proposal is Solid as Rock it Was Painted On

It took more paint than Chris Rohleder expected to cover the UT Dallas Spirit Rock, but it was a small price to pay for a life of wedded bliss. read more

Campus

Camp Gives Kids an Early Look at College Life

June marked the 14th year of Kids' University, a summer day camp for area homeless children and other kids living in high-risk environments. read more

H1N1 Flu Advisory Update: Pandemic Declared

The World Health Organization says the H1N1 flu virus has now reached pandemic levels with outbreaks of the virus being reported in more than 70 countries. read more

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In Print & On Air

“We are at a crossroads where we can undo the damage to the housing market by strengthening underwriting standards in a reasonable way. But to do so, political leaders must face up to the actual causes of the mortgage crisis, not fictitious causes that fit political agendas and election strategies.”

Stan Liebowitz,
Ashbel Smith Professor of Economics
— The Wall Street Journal

 

“It's a great way to educate people. NASCAR fans are fervent and will wade through net force and molecules if it helps them understand why something happens to their driver.”

Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, professor
and author of The Physics of NASCAR
— USA Today

 

“I use it when I teach and a lot of my students are on Twitter. ... I have a much richer sense of what kind of students they are and what kinds of jobs they have.”

David Parry, assistant professor
of emerging media and communication
— WHYY-FM

Sunday
July 5, 2009