UT Dallas News Center is an official news voice of The University of Texas at Dallas. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/ http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/5/21-17991_Grad-Ceremonies-Celebrate-Journeys-Ending-mdash-an_article-wide.html Proud family and friends gathered to honor 1,198 graduate and PhD candidates and 1,437 undergraduates as they collected their diplomas from UT Dallas President David E. Daniel. The graduates represent a 22 percent increase from last spring. Some family members traveled thousands of miles for the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice. Among them was G. Panneer Selvam, who flew from Chennai, India, to see his son, Anjan, walk across the stage. ]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/5/10-17761_Callier-Center-Welcomes-Russian-Delegates_article.html A group of Russian educators and public officials toured the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders recently to see the facilities and the work of the University's audiologists and speech language pathologists. The group was hosted at Callier's Dallas facilities as part of a week-long visit to Dallas though the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth's Open World Program. ]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/5/8-17751_UT-Dallas-Summer-Camps-Offer-Challenges-Learning-a_article-wide.html Robotics, chess, solar cars, sports, the stock market and theater are a few of the topics K-12 students will be exploring this summer at more than 20 summer camps at UT Dallas. The camps provide opportunities for students to learn and engage in specific interest areas and to become acquainted with the University's campus. ]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/5/7-17701_BBS-Highlights-Accomplishments-of-2-Key-Faculty-Me_article-wide.html The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences honored two of its best recently, presenting a new teaching award to a longtime faculty member and by highlighting the work of the professor for whom the award was named. Jan Lougeay, director of clinical education at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a clinical lecturer for BBS, received the first Aage Møller Teaching Award. ]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/4/9-16861_Grants-Support-Effort-to-Build-New-Callier-Autism-_article-wide.html Two Dallas foundations with a long history of supporting educational and medical advances are boosting efforts to build a new UT Dallas Callier Autism Center. The Hoblitzelle Foundation and the Hillcrest Foundation each contributed $300,000 to the construction project. ]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/3/21-16501_Grant-Funds-Study-of-Bilingual-Education-Effective_article-wide.html A postdoctoral fellow in the Callier Center for Communication Disorders has won a competitive research grant to study the effectiveness of bilingual education programs. Findings from the first phase of Dr. Raúl Rojas' investigation are scheduled for publication in Child Development later this year. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/3/19-16451_Speech-Language-Pathology-Audiology-Programs-Rise-_article-wide.html UT Dallas' audiology program rose to third place, and speech-language pathology climbed to 11th place in the latest U.S. News and World Report national ranking of graduate schools. Both programs landed in the top 4 percent of similar graduate school programs. They each climbed one spot on the list, which evaluates the quality of more than 1,200 U.S. graduate programs based on detailed statistical information and assessments by university administrators and faculty. The programs assessed in the annual poll focus on a wide range of disciplines, ranging from business to psychology. ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/3/9-16251_Research-Aims-for-Better-Diagnosis-of-Language-Imp_article-wide.html Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. Dr. Christine Dollaghan, a professor at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is author of a paper in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/3/7-16301_Award-to-Honor-Callier-Official-for-Devotion-to-St_article-wide.html Jan Lougeay is scheduled to receive the Texas Speech Hearing Association's Award of Honors, presented annually to speech-language pathologists or audiologists who have contributed significantly to the organization and demonstrated outstanding leadership and professional excellence. ]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/3/6-16261_UT-Dallas-to-Honor-Staffers-for-Decades-of-Dedicat_article-wide.html The University of Texas at Dallas will recognize 255 employees for their years of service at 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, in the Alexander Clark Center auditorium. The upcoming Annual Service Awards will honor employees who reached service milestones during the September 2010-August 2011 time frame. Co-workers, family and friends are welcome to attend. ]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/27-16011_Study-Compares-Traits-of-Autism-Schizophrenia_article-wide.html A UT Dallas assistant professor is studying the differences between the social impairments found in autism and schizophrenia to help develop better treatments for people with both disorders. By differentiating between them, Dr. Noah Sasson hopes researchers can develop new ways to counteract the negative social experiences of patients. ]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/20-15911_Investiture-Ceremonies-Begin-New-Tradition_article.html A series of Investiture Ceremonies acknowledged both the achievements of accomplished scholars and the generosity of far-sighted donors. More than 50 faculty members from four schools celebrated investiture last week. ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/23-15171_Largest-Ever-Cohort-Named-to-Fall-Deans-List_article.html For the fall 2011 semester, 792 undergraduate students made the dean's list at UT Dallas. It is the single largest group named to the list in the University's history, up by more than 100 students over fall 2010 and up 27 percent since fall 2007. Dr. Sheila Amin Gutierrez de Pineres, dean of Undergraduate Education at the University said the increase is directly tied to the University's enrollment growth. ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/12-14621_Civic-Leader-Took-Early-Interest-in-UT-Dallas-Camp_article.html UT Dallas' role as an emerging research university is built upon the investments of visionary supporters who saw the University's potential decades before many plans became reality. Prominent Dallas civic leader Karl Hoblitzelle took an early interest in the campus. Decades later, his foundation continues to back the University's academic and physical growth. ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/10-14941_Callier-Centers-Conference-to-Focus-on-Grief-and-H_article-wide.html UT Dallas' Callier Center for Communication Disorders will host a full-day workshop for area hearing and speech professionals focusing on strategies for helping families deal with grief arising from hearing loss. ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600