In Print & On Air
General interest media coverage of UT Dallas students, faculty, staff and leadership and their achievements.
Ex-con hunting funding to develop devices that fight identity theft
(May 12, 2008) "The spirit and the drive he displayed ... on a human level, I admire that tremendously." -- Donald Hicks, professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences read more
Art or Architecture?
(May 6, 2008) "Art can be architecture and architecture can be art." - Charissa Terranova, Ph.D., curator and director of UT Dallas Centraltrak, in a story about the new artists residency and gallery on WFAA-TV. read more
Does Foot Detoxifying Service Work?
(May 1, 2008) "Electrolysis, which is used in the marketing of that product, is a very basic chemical process that involves electrical energy being used to do some chemical change." - Dr. John Sibert, associate professor of chemistry in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, in a consumer affairs investigation of foot detoxifying devices on CBS-11 read more
Legislature Should Keep Focus on Colleges
(April 29, 2008) "As we noted recently, UTD President David Daniel has an idea how Austin could do this. He suggests that legislators put up a pool of money that schools could draw upon to match the funds they raise on their own to build their research and faculty and achieve Tier One status." -- Editorial in The Dallas Morning news read more
UT Dallas inaugurates artist-in-residence program
(April 18, 2008) "I feel a little bit like a den mother. This feels like a family, and also like a collective, in the most interesting sense of the word." - Charissa Terranova, director of Centraltrak and assistant professor of aesthetic studies read more
Should Elections Be Less Competitive?
(April 17, 2008) "I'm not against competition in elections altogether, it's just really moving the locus of the competition to the primary where likeminded people can battle it out and pick the best candidate for all of them." - Tom Brunell, associate professor of political science and author of Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America read more
A Trip to Persepolis
(April 15, 2008) "[Marjane] Satrapi, who spoke at University of Texas at Dallas, looks uncannily like the drawn version of herself, especially when she raises her eyebrows and shrugs, which she did often during the hourlong speech." - Review of writer-author's appearance at UT Dallas read more
Wirelessly Zapping Pain
(April 15, 2008) "The founders of MicroTransponder believe they have found a way to eliminate the suffering of patients with chronic pain." - CNN Money.com, on an award-winning business competition entry sponsored by UT Dallas read more
Two Kings Battle to Rule the College Chess World
(April 11, 2008) "We are a Division III program, which means we don't give athletic scholarships. Our chess program is what we are known for at UT Dallas instead of athletics. This may be the biggest thing on our campus. It just symbolizes a great competitive spirit and focus on intellectual and academic endeavors. It is up to everybody else to catch up." - UT Dallas President David E. Daniel read more
Border Patrol Draws 200 Job-Seeking UTD Students
(April 11, 2008) "The federal agencies are a very attractive outlet for students looking for a first career step out of college." - Dr. Denise Paquette Boots, assistant professor of criminology read more
Korean Tech Companies Eye UTD Consortium
(April 11, 2008) "The real idea of putting this together is driven by the fact that Texas is being so aggressive about being a player in international science." - Dr. Andrew Blanchard, senior associate dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, discussing the Texas FUSION project read more
University of Texas at Dallas Wins Chess Championship
(April 7, 2008) "It was no minor feat to win this. That has never happened before where one university has been able to dominate these two events two years in a row." - Jim Stallings, chess program director read more
Autism in a Virtual World: Second Life Offers Therapy Hope
(April 4, 2008) "For the children involved, there's a virtual playground and a lunchroom where they can test out social situations - how to talk to the kids there, who to sit with, even dealing with things like bullying." - Center for BrainHealth's virtual world treament for autism patients, as described by Abbi Tatton, CNN Internet reporter read more
CEO Pays for Workers to Have 'Brain Physicals'
(April 3, 2008) "The first thing that jumps to mind when you hear 'brain physical' is screening for Alzheimer's or early detection of dementia. This series of mental 'stress tests' isn't that, although it can detect vulnerabilities, says Jennifer Zientz, head of clinical services at the center on Mockingbird Lane near Love Field. The idea is to see how your brain functions most effectively and where you need help." - columnist Cheryl Hall, writing about the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth read more
Colleagues Praise Future UC President's Passion for Education
(April 2, 2008) "He is a man of great intellect, fairness, sensitivity, and passion for higher education. He is always willing to listen to and consider input from students and faculty." - UT Dallas President David E. Daniel read more
New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus
(April 2, 2008) "The length of time was discouraging for many patients. And a lot of them told me that wearing something that looks like a hearing aid would cause a problem in their professional life." - Anne Howell, audiologist at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas read more
Jurors won't be rushed
(March 28, 2008) "We don't want exhaustion affecting the outcome of trials. Deliberations should be on what the law says and what jurors heard." - Tom Brunell, professor of political science read more
Speculators blamed for sky-high prices for oil, other commodities
(March 28, 2008) "Pension funds in particular are feeling pressured by shareholders concerned that the stock market is just doing very poorly, so there's nowhere to go, probably, but commodities." - Harold Zhang, professor of finance and managerial economics read more
Security and Paperwork Keep Prison Researchers on the Outside
(March 24, 2008) "When you meet with these administrators, find out what they want to do and what is important to them. Try to place your research within that context, and then I think you can get it done." - James W. Marquart, a professor of criminology read more
Opportunities Abound Despite Pressures on Job Market
(March 24, 2008) "It's really not a weak job market, especially for recent grads. The economy may be heading toward the R word, but it's not having that effect on us." - Michael Doty, director of Career Center read more
Communities Foundation of Texas Announces Grants
(March 20, 2008) "Communities Foundation of Texas is pleased to support these diverse organizations in their programs to assist so many in our community." - Brent Christopher, foundation president, on the grants, which included $40,050 to purchase full-text electronic research journals for the UT Dallas Eugene McDermott Library read more
Book Takes Exhaustive Look at JFK Assassination
(March 20, 2008) "The conspirators named here will be familiar to assassination buffs. Mr. Kaiser's theory is that Attorney General Robert Kennedy's almost personal vendetta against organized crime bosses created a murderous animosity against the Kennedys." - Clay Reynolds, porofessor and associate dean of undergraduate studies read more
Fox News Analysis: Financial Markets Are in a Mess
(March 18, 2008) "After the warm and fuzzy glow of 'flexible underwriting standards' has worn off, we may discover that they are nothing more than standards that lead to bad loans ... these policies will have done a disservice to their putative beneficiaries if... they are dispossessed from their homes." - Ted Day and Stan Liebowitz, School of Management professors read more
Artist frames the 'traditional' housewife
(March 14, 2008) "The other thing that comes to mind about the 50s housewife is how she has, over the past 40 to 50 years, served as something of the whipping boy for the feminist movement, something against which a lot of feminists and professional women, any women who want to make themselves other than a homemaker, defines herself against." - Michelle Nickerson, assistant professor, School of Arts and Humanities read more
In U.S. Politics, Party Rule Flips Like Clockwork
(March 13, 2008) "Like any model, ours is a simplification of the real world. It ignores the effects of the economy on politics, for one thing. But nonetheless, our cycling curve does a pretty good job at matching the data." - Tom Brunell, associate professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences read more
When Companies Give, What Effect is There on Investors?
(March 11, 2008) "Public companies must have in place corporate governance policies that encompass corporate social responsibility. However, in most companies, the board may not be consulted when it comes to charitable giving, but it should be part of that decision-making not only because the money belongs to the investors but because the board can provide valuable input about the charities that the company wants to be, or should be, allied with." - Dr. Suresh Radhakrishnan, director of research for the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance read more
Why Is a University Good? Research is a Key Factor
(March 11, 2008) "Research is an integral part of higher education, and I believe our colleagues appreciate the fact that we have developed a comprehensive database to track research in all areas of business." - Hasan Pirkul, School of Management dean read more
What Makes People Give? Science Sheds Light on Donations
(March 10, 2008) "It was really amazing to me to see how little science there was behind fund-raising." - Rachel Croson, professor, School of Economic, Political & Policy Sciences read more
University of Texas at Dallas Radio Station Launches into Orbit
(March 10, 2008) "I initially thought it would be a great diversion, a chance to work with some smart, creative kids. They've really changed the culture of the radio station. Now there are 35 to 40 students involved so many now that they have to audition to be disc jockeys. There was a time when it was all-comers." - Scott Herndon, Radio UTD faculty adviser read more
U.S. Seeks Symbolic Drug War Victory
(March 7, 2008) "The Feds like to have their victories. If you can say you got a drug kingpin, it looks good." - Jennifer S. Holmes, associate professor of political economy and political science read more
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