In Print & On Air
General interest media coverage of UT Dallas students, faculty, staff and leadership and their achievements.
New Evidence on the Foreclosure Crisis
(July 3, 2009) "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 read more
Can NASCAR reach Old and New Fans Effectively?
(July 2, 2009) "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 read more
Twitter is Transforming the Internet ... and More
(June 30, 2009) "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, UT Dallas assistant professor of emerging media and communication read more
UT Dallas and Richardson Have a Long History Together
(June 30, 2009) "Forty years ago, UTD was a couple of buildings on a treeless plain in the middle of nowhere on the edge of Richardson, but far-sighted leaders both at UTD and in the city government made sure that UTD and the city would grow together, to the lasting benefit of both." - William "Bill" McCalpin, longtime Richardson resident read more
Woman Injured After Thrown Cup Full of Soda Shatters Windshield
(June 26, 2009) "The thing that physics can't tell you is why someone would think this was a smart thing to do." - Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, physics professor read more
Perry Signs Bill at UT-Dallas to Support Research Universities
(June 22, 2009) "I am extremely pleased that the governor has decided to sign the bill. I think that if the Legislature can sustain its commitment, it will truly be transformative for Texas higher education." - Dr. David E. Daniel, UT Dallas president read more
New Legislation Promotes University Research
(June 18, 2009) "Out of this lab will come world-changing technology, wealth-creating technology, discoveries that will transform an industry. I'd compare what you're doing at this university on par with any school in America." - Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who toured the UT Dallas Laboratory for Surface and Nanostructure Modification read more
UT Dallas Asks for Help on History for 40th Anniversary
(June 8, 2009) "At that time, just north of Arapaho Road, it was all cotton fields." - Dr. John Hoffman, physics professor, remembering the University's earliest years read more
Dr. Alexander Logie Clark Remembered as Devoted Educator
(June 8, 2009) "He had this incredible gift for learning and for teaching. He was always teaching and always learning. He never quit doing either - ever." - Elizabeth Spry, about her brother, Dr. Alexander L. Clark, former vice president of academic affairs read more
I Took the SAT Again After 41 Years
(May 28, 2009) "Older people have to work harder to learn new information, and be more strategic about it. You're not going to be as efficient as you were when you were younger." - Dr. Denise Park, T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair in Clinical Brain Science read more
A Cure For Tinnitus at UT Dallas?
(May 26, 2009) "Neuromonics has been lobbying to get coding so that insurance companies will pay for treatment. It's a barrier for people who can't pay cash out of pocket." - Anne Howell, Callier Center, on a promising treatment for tinnitus read more
'Angels and Demons' May Help Physicists Explain What Matters
(May 26, 2009) "Life presents just a couple of these opportunities when the public is paying attention, really paying attention to science, and in this case it's a movie which talks about anti-matter and is set at CERN." - Dr. Joseph M. Izen, professor of physics read more
Tying CEO Pay to Stock is a Blunt Instrument
(May 12, 2009) "These findings may help put the nail in the coffin of executive stock options." - Dr. David Mauer, finance professor read more
Junior High Students Test Their Metal in Robotics Program
(May 12, 2009) "I wasn't surprised that they were doing it. I was surprised at how well they were doing it." - Dr. Mark Spong, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science read more
House OKs Efforts to Grow Research Universities
(April 29, 2009) "I view this funding as a major accelerant and whatever time it would take us to get there will be significantly less, and we will be significantly better with it." - Dr. David E. Daniel, UT Dallas president read more
CIA Documents Shine Light on Air America
(April 16, 2009) "These Air America documents are essential to understanding a large untold history of America's involvement in Southeast Asia." - Paul Oelkrug, coordinator for special collections, McDermott Library read more
New Nanomaterial Packs a Lot of Muscle
(April 10, 2009) "These materials are stronger than steel, stronger than the special polymers - mylar and kepton - that are used for ultralight air vehicles." - Dr. Ray Baughman, NanoTech Institute director read more
Sun Has Fewest Sunspots Since 1913
(April 10, 2009) "This is the lowest we've ever seen. We thought we'd be out of it by now, but we're not." - Dr. Marc Hairston, research scientist at the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences read more
Profs and Administrators Find Uses for Microblogging Service
(April 6, 2009) "The idea of Twitter is there are very strict limits, so you naturally have to converse instead of monologue." - David Parry, UT Dallas assistant professor of emerging media and communications read more
Physics Professor Explains 'The Science of Speed'
(April 6, 2009) "Nascar has a really unique relationship to science among sports because you can't win races without getting the science right." - Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, UT Dallas professor and the author of The Physics of Nascar read more
Students Repair Hurricane Ike Damage Over Spring Break
(March 27, 2009) "There's still people out here who need help." - Christopher Moore, UT Dallas student volunteer, in Bridge City, Texas read more
Lightest Material Made Into Powerful Muscle
(March 27, 2009) "Our discovery of methods for producing these carbon nanotube sheets, their strange properties, and their corresponding remarkable performance as artificial muscles is just the beginning of a story. My guess is that this story will have a happy ending in terms of new products that benefit humankind." - Dr. Ray Baughman, NanoTech Institute director read more
University Presidents Push Lawmakers for Research Status
(March 12, 2009) "Past efforts to pick somebody have failed because if you have one or two in the boat and leave five others outside the boat the other five are going to capsize the boat and drown everyone." - Dr. David E. Daniel, UT Dallas president read more
Project X Opens Shows by UT Dallas Professor
(March 6, 2009) In Some People, the hero's your neighbor, but he has an anger-management issue. I wanted to overlay our western theatrical expressions with indigenous expressions. It's about finding the navel of the world in your house." - Thomas Riccio, UT Dallas professor and playwright read more
George Washington Through the Eyes of Artists
(February 24, 2009) "Painting George would soon become an artistic franchise, advancing the confidence of a new nation and advancing the careers of artists through the lucrative business of providing copies of their portraits of the nation's leader." - Dr. Tim Redman, professor of literary studies, reviewing The Painter's Chair, the story behind the portraits of George Washington read more
Fireball Over North Texas Was Probably a Meteor
(February 18, 2009) "The Earth and meteors are sort of like a car and mosquitoes: We're continually plowing through space running into meteors." - Dr. Marc Hairston, research scientist, William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences read more
Materials Science Giving NASCAR Vehicles an Edge
(February 11, 2009) "Anytime NASCAR finds a material that can do the same job for less money, they're going to use it because that's more money that can be put into making the car go fast." - Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, physics professor and author of The Physics of NASCAR read more
Workshop Presents Video as a Research Tool in Humanities
(February 6, 2009) "Our games are not traditional war games but rather are designed to develop understanding of particular cultures and how they function." - Tom Linehan, director, Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering read more
Space Storms Disrupt GPS and Satellite Radio Signals
(February 6, 2009) "As societal technology increases, more and more of that technology becomes dependent on communications that use space-based transmitters and receivers." - Rod Heelis, director of the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences read more
To Potential Mates, Your Mug May Reveal More Than You Think
(January 23, 2009) "However we code them neurally, we are able to keep track of what makes individual faces unique. When I look at you, I would code what makes you different from every other face I have ever seen." - Alice O'Toole, professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences read more
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