In Print & On Air, UT Dallas

In Print & On Air

General interest media coverage of UT Dallas students, faculty, staff and leadership and their achievements.

Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults

(May. 20, 2013)

“We also found that these men were more likely to be repeat offenders and at a much higher rate.” — Dr. Alex Piquero, professor of criminology

UT Dallas Starts $25 Million Expansion of Business School

(May. 16, 2013)

“We are seeing increased enrollment across the board from the undergraduate program and the graduate program.” — Erica Yaeger, assistant dean of development and alumni relations, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Book Review: ‘Country Girl: A Memoir,’ by Edna O’Brien

(May. 14, 2013)

“It is rare to encounter a writer who writes in a poetic, earnest manner, almost completely free of cant, sarcasm, even irony, and I would read this memoir over and over for the sentences alone.” — Dr. Matt Bondurant, professor of literature and writing, reviewing Edna O'Brien's Country Girl: A Memoir

One More Reason To Watch Your Blood Pressure

(Apr. 22, 2013)

“The first thing I wanted to look at was hypertension, because it is so prevalent as we get older and because we really can control it. This is something where we really can make a difference.” — Dr. Karen Rodrigue, on her dementia research at the Center for BrainHealth

Investigators in Boston Bombing Force Suspects’ Hand

(Apr. 22, 2013)

“Clearly these guys were reacting and responding exactly as (law enforcement) predicted. If you saw your face on TV and everywhere else as associated with the bombing ... you would act irrationally and that’s exactly what they did.” — Dr. Robert Taylor, a criminologist at the University of Texas at Dallas who studies terrorism

Computer Snafus Could Lead to More Airline Delays, Experts Say

(Apr. 22, 2013)

“If some problems happen before any merger is taking place, it raises the possibility of problems when they integrate the systems.” — Dr. Farokh Bastani, computer science professor

One Nobel, But Why Not More?

(Apr. 22, 2013)

“I was given the elbow room there to experiment and do it myself. That was a good introduction to doing research, because research involves making up a lot of things as you go along.” — Dr. Russell Hulse, Regental Professor and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

Texas explosion: Ammonia or Ammonium Nitrate Suspected

(Apr. 19, 2013)

“In general, ammonium nitrate is not unstable – only at high temperatures or with a pretty powerful explosive blasting cap. If you have a large amount, that heat will build up.” — Dr. Ronald Smaldone, assistant professor of chemistry

How Damaged Are N.F.L. Players’ Brains?

(Apr. 19, 2013)

“Let’s say you’re running and you hit into something. Your skull stops but your brain keeps moving. As it stretches forward and hits the front wall of the skull, it then sorta snaps back. When you do that, you stretch white matter.” — Dr. John Hart Jr., medical science director at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth

Home Sales Soar in March, But Listings are Slim

(Apr. 09, 2013)

“Prices have come back, but not like a bull. People feel there is no compelling reason they should move at these prices. ... I think you will have to see significant move-up from here before people decide to list their homes.” — George DeCourcy, associate director of real estate programs at UT Dallas

Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Brain

(Apr. 09, 2013)

“Since I started doing this, the hardest part of the job is sitting down with a family of any age and they look you in the face and they look in your eyes and say, what’s this mean for my son, what’s this mean for my dad, what’s going to happen?” — Dr. John Hart Jr., medical science director at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth

Experts: Prison Gang Reach Increasingly Extends Into Streets

(Apr. 08, 2013)

"You had to replace those strong inmates with correctional officers, and an authority vacuum developed." — Dr. James W. Marquart, vice provost and professor of criminology

Putting a Price Tag on Film Piracy

(Apr. 08, 2013)

“It is likely that digital piracy, in the U.S., is having a large effect on sales.” — Dr. Stan Liebowitz, Ashbel Smith Professor

The Other, Other Final Four

(Apr. 08, 2013)

“It's like in every other sport. You have to put a lot of time into it. Train. You have to study your opponent.” — Cristian Chirila, chess team member

Doctors On Board With $100 Million Brain Mapping Plan

(Apr. 03, 2013)

“The synaptic environment, the talking place where neurochemistry carries messages from one cell to the next is where the action is. And, we have to better understand those kinds of actions.” — Dr. Reid Lyon, research scholar, UT Dallas Center for Brain Health

Murder of Abused Wife Devastates Family, Spurs Change in Dallas

(Mar. 25, 2013)

“You can’t expect a victim to hate her abuser. She loves him, and she probably wants more than anything for him to get better. There are a lot of reasons why victims stay or they drop charges or refuse to testify. And they’re valid reasons.” — Dr. Denise Paquette Boots, associate professor of criminology

What Happens to Wildlife When WetlandsGo Dry?

(Mar. 22, 2013)

“The most insidious part about something like a drought is it covers such a large area. And then it becomes not just a single wetland that is taken out of the picture, it degrades the quality of wetlands for a long, long portion of the migratory route.” — Dr. Denis Dean, dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Crumbling Venezuelan Oil Sector Expected to Remain Hostile to U.S. Investment

(Mar. 07, 2013)

“We’re kind of frozen out for the next three to five years.” - Dr. Mark McNabb, director of the Emerging Markets Research Center, on the prospects for U.S. firms of doing business in Venezuela

Geospatial Information Science Program at UT Dallas

(Mar. 07, 2013)

“There are few [GIS] programs in the country that can say they are housed in a social sciences school. Here at UT Dallas, we offer a well-rounded approach to geospatial intelligence. We pair our strengths in the technical aspects of spatial statistics, geo-computation, and remote sensing with the strengths that a social science school offers.” — Dr. Denis Dean, dean of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Faculty Member Weighs in On North Texan's Fight Against Internet Sales Tax

(Mar. 06, 2013)

“There are too many different states regulations and no online retailer could be expected to collect taxes for each of the 50 states. ... It's not clear that it levels the playing field as much as it provides states to collect revenue that they need.” – Dr. Ernan Haruvy, associate professor of marketing, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Fred Curchack to Perform ‘Through Roses’

(Mar. 06, 2013)

“University of Texas at Dallas genius-in-residence Fred Curchack will be featured in an exciting-sounding show. ... Pretty much anything Curchack does is worth watching. He projects a kind of hypnotic power.” – Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News arts writer

Dr. Matt Bondurant Reviews ‘Middle Men’ by Jim Gavin

(Mar. 04, 2013)

“In Gavin’s Los Angeles, desire is a distant reverberation heard on the highways, the studio parking lot, the backyard patio, the drive-through at Del Taco. Not just desire for fame in the conventional sense, but for a broader feeling of belonging, being loved or finding absolution. It is the background noise as life dissolves into the great muddling middle, here brought to the forefront and explored with surgical precision.” — Dr. Matt Bondurant, assistant professor in creative writing and literature

UT Dallas Expands Real Estate Program to Take Advantage of Industry Rebound

(Feb. 22, 2013)

“This program is a critical program for us. Its time is now. The economy is picking up and real estate is picking up.” — Dr. Hasan Pirkul, dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management

How to Protect Your Business From Hack Attacks

(Feb. 21, 2013)

“Expect that more sophisticated attacks will get through.” — Dr. Kevin Hamlen, cybersecurity expert and associate professor of computer science

Hundreds Injured by Blasts as Meteor Falls in Russia

(Feb. 19, 2013)

“Several times a century, I would expect us to have air bursts of some sort or another. They're not generally recorded.” — Dr. Mary Urquhart, assistant professor of science education and physics, on the gigantic meteor that exploded over Russia

Ex-Dallas Cowboy Says Don't Blindly Accept Concussion Data

(Feb. 18, 2013)

“Many former NFL players think that because they played football or had concussions, they are certain to face severe neurological consequences, but that is not always the case.” — Dr. John Hart Jr., medical science director at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth

Improving Our Brain Health

(Feb. 15, 2013)

“There is no other place in the country, I believe, where the intracacies of the brain are being studied and researched like they are at the Center for Brain Health. Before long scientists from across the world will be coming to the Center to witness and emulate its programs.” — U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas

Engineers Dream Up Big Ideas for Rebuilt State Fair Icon

(Feb. 12, 2013)

“The challenge would be to make [Big Tex] as flowing as you could. If you look at what’s done with some of the large dinosaurs, they appear very real. They have very natural motions. That’s part art and part engineering.” — Dr. James Hilkert, a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering

Bush Family Emails hacked. It Can Happen to Anyone, Experts Say

(Feb. 11, 2013)

“It can happen to anyone, it’s not just the Bush family. This is all cyberspace — they are as vulnerable as you and me. They’re just a bigger target." — Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, executive director of the Cyber Security Research and Education Center at the University of Texas at Dallas

Gun Range Slayings Prompt Review of PTSD Misconceptions

(Feb. 08, 2013)

“It’s an anxiety disorder, a response to a life-threatening event, or series of traumatic events, that happens to an individual,” said Hart. He emphasized that the symptoms are not just temporary.” — Dr. John Hart, medical science director, UT Dallas Center for Brain Health

California Authorities Hold Graphic Mock School Shooting

(Feb. 08, 2013)

“This is the new reality. What we're dealing with is a phenomena we've never confronted before — random shootings, spree shootings, the most innocent of our society being slaughtered.” — Dr. Robert Taylor, professor of criminology and public affairs

A Fit Brain Can Help You In and Outside the Classroom

(Feb. 04, 2013)

“Being smart is not necessarily straight A's and high ACT scores, but really, it’s someone who knows how to synthesize information, apply it in new ways, be innovative, to think about what they’re learning and how it can apply to futuristic thinking.” — Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, founder and chief director of the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth

Family Place’ Cause Close to Home for Woman

(Jan. 24, 2013)

“There’s something that’s happened that puts … [abusers] over the edge.” — Dr. Denise Paquette Boots, associate professor of criminology

Harnessing the Power of Your Frontal Lobes

(Jan. 24, 2013)

“New brain science reveals that the road to thinking smarter appears to lead to your brain’s intricate frontal lobe networks. However, your frontal lobe does not work in isolation; your brain regions work in concert from the cellular level to entire brain networks to achieve amazing feats each day.” — Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, founder and chief director of UT Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth

Artist Without Hands is Different, Not Disabled

(Jan. 16, 2013)

“I think one of the benefits of being born without hands is that I have had to learn to become a problem-solver throughout my life.” — Desmond Blair, alumnus of the UT Dallas Arts and Technology program

Employers To Feel Impact Of 2013 Flu Season

(Jan. 16, 2013)

“Health shocks like this could possibly have a long term outcome. With this economy, we especially can’t have people not going to public places. ... We need people in the restaurants and in the movie theaters to keep those jobs.” — Dr. Monica Deza, UT Dallas economics professor

Students Designed Soundscapes at New Perot Museum

(Dec. 07, 2012) “We have proven we are able to undertake big projects that involve sound.” — Dr. Frank Dufour, associate professor in ATEC, on students' sound design for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science read more

Artificial Muscle Stronger Than the Real Thing

(Nov. 27, 2012) “We’ve been playing with yarns to open and close blinds depending on the temperature of the room.” — Dr. Ray Baughman, director of the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute at UT Dallas read more

A Bloody November and What it Means for Dallas

(Nov. 27, 2012) “When you look at overall numbers and rates and trends, you have to always bear in mind that there will be year to year fluctuations. And looking at the raw number doesn’t always give you the answer about whether or not it’s actually increasing relative to the population.” — Dr. Alex Piquero, professor of criminology read more

Students Test Their Technological Mettle in Robotics Competition

(Nov. 12, 2012) “The band, the cheerleaders, they’re always there for the football team, so it’s cool they come out for the robotics team.” — Dr. Kenneth Berry, assistant director of UT Dallas’ Science and Engineering Education Center read more

Veterans of WWII Doolittle Raids Reflect 70 Years Later

(Nov. 12, 2012) “This was an important mission because … the morale of the country had never been as low as it was after the raid on Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt wanted to have some retaliatory effort against the Japanese, and this was it.” — C.V. Glines, curator of the James H. Doolittle Library at UT Dallas read more

Salary Negotiation: Everything You've Been Told is Wrong

(Nov. 12, 2012) “In practice, if one’s negotiating partner opens with an offer that is too extreme, the most common response is to disengage from the negotiation.” — Dr. Rachel Croson, professor of economics read more

Is Alzheimer's a Form of Diabetes of the Brain?

(Nov. 08, 2012) “In some, it affects the kidneys, in some it causes blindness, but in a lot of individuals you get these clots, little small strokes, in the brain, and it’s very clear that leads to an increased chance of getting dementia, including Alzheimer’s.” — Dr. John Hart, medical science director for the Center for BrainHealth read more

Big Tex Won’t Get an Extreme Makeover, State Fair Says

(Oct. 25, 2012) “He’s the brand character for the State Fair. He’s the mascot. He’s welcoming. He’s friendly. Everyone knows him.” — Julie Haworth, director of the UT Dallas undergraduate marketing program read more

In Fight Against Dropouts, Middle School is Crucial

(Oct. 04, 2012) “Really, the meat of the sandwich is middle school. And if we can make kids more successful at this level they’ll have those foundational skills and be prepared for higher level work in high school.” — Timothy Hise, 'BA05, former McDermott Scholar and currently principal at Ann Richards Middle School in East Dallas read more

Governor Pushes Proposals to Turn Out More College Grads

(Oct. 04, 2012) “It gave me some predictability, some certainty, when there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding you. Having that stationary target that I can hit every year has really made a difference and simplified the process.” — Cody Willming, junior, discussing the UT Dallas guaranteed tuition plan read more

Y'all Listen Up: Texas Twang Might Be Fading Away

(Oct. 04, 2012) “Probably the last 30, 40 years, there has been an influx of people from different areas of the country who are bringing their speech patterns with them.” — Karen Kaplan, clinical lecturer, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences read more

Audiologists Help Patients Hear the World Around Them

(Sep. 17, 2012) “We have students from diverse undergraduate backgrounds – from accounting to law – who choose to pursue graduate degrees in audiology. ” — Dr. Ross J. Roeser, head of the Doctor of Audiology program at UT Dallas read more

Coca-Cola to Spend $30 Billion to Grow Globally

(Sep. 10, 2012) “Infrastructure is a challenge, but this can be overcome – to a certain extent. What Coke cannot overcome is wars, poverty and corruption.” — Dr. Mike W. Peng, Jindal Chair of Global Strategy at the University of Texas at Dallas read more

Burn Victim Becomes Firefighter

(Sep. 07, 2012) “Follow your dreams. Give it a shot. Hope that it works out. If it doesn't, then lesson learned and no regrets.” — Gina Patterson, UT Dallas sports instructor and burn accident survivor read more

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