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/2012/2/9-15671_Online-Evaluations-Get-High-Marks-from-Students-In_article-wide.html Students at UT Dallas have a new option for sharing thoughts about a particular class or professor: a University-wide online course evaluation system. The Faculty Senate and a committee of faculty and students adopted the program last semester. The move follows a decade of relying on paper course evaluations. ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/7-15591_Photography-Exhibit-Opens-Eclectic-Arts-Week-at-UT_article-wide.html The unveiling of a new exhibit of images Tuesday from the Jerry and Marilyn Comer Photography Collection kicks off a varied week of arts events at UT Dallas. The opening reception for will be Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre Gallery.This exhibit invites viewers to consider how they discover affinities for specific photographs. The photos are by such artists as Larry Fink, Andrea Modica, Luis Mallo, Rufus O. Lovett, Andres Serrano and Paula Willmot Kraus. ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/7-15601_Talking-Trash-RecycleMania-to-Launch-at-UT-Dallas_article.html On Wednesday, Chess Plaza will be the place to talk trash at UT Dallas. Custodial services will display a day's worth of the University's refuse to signal the launch of RecycleMania 2012, the North American college recycling competition. ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/7-15611_Student-Services-Building-Wins-Accessibility-Award_article.html UT Dallas has been praised for exceeding the accessibility requirements of people with disabilities in the design and construction of the Student Services Building. The Accessibility Award, presented by the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities and the Accessibility Professionals Association, was presented in Austin on Jan. 27 with a framed proclamation from Texas Gov. Rick Perry. ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/3-15531_Weekend-Events-to-Strike-a-Chord-With-Classical-Mu_article-wide.html The School of Arts and Humanities has scheduled back-to-back classical music concerts this weekend with performances by a guitar virtuoso and a piano duo on separate nights. Guitarist Javier Calderón plays Friday, Feb. 3. The music continues Saturday, Feb. 4, with a piano concert for four hands by the Euphonia Duo, made up of Fenia Chang and Evelyn Chen. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/2-15501_Students-Faculty-and-Staff-Encouraged-to-Provide-M_article.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/1-15451_Electronic-Course-System-to-Get-a-Technological-Ma_article-wide.html An upgraded electronic learning system that UT Dallas classes will start using later this year features a mobile application that will send notifications to students when updated grades, discussions and announcements are posted in the class Internet network. The next-generation system will be tested in selected summer and fall classes in preparation for a campuswide rollout next spring."The new system is not going to be as much of a walled garden as now," said Dr. Darren Crone, UT Dallas eLearning director. "It will reach out to students where they are via Facebook, email and text messaging." ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/31-15421_Envoy-Hopes-to-Put-Africa-on-the-Map-for-Business-_article-wide.html Extolling the virtues of her home continent and her home country, the Zambian ambassador to the U.S. recently exhorted a largely student audience at UT Dallas to "think of Africa as your next employer." "This is the continent people are calling the next frontier," Ambassador Sheila Siwela told listeners who had come to the Naveen Jindal School of Management to hear her speak on the business outlook in Africa. "There's more to it than the Lion King and Tarzan." ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/26-15291_New-Chair-Brings-Tech-Expertise-to-Jindal-Council_article.html For incoming Naveen Jindal School of Management Advisory Council Chairman Skip Moore, staying ahead of the technological curve will be the key to continued success for the school. Moore, a partner at Deloitte Services LP, leads the firm's technology, media and telecommunications practice in the Mid-America region. He is excited to continue building the symbiotic relationship that the advisory council has helped to develop during the past few years between the Jindal School and the business community. ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/25-15241_Lecture-to-Explore-Influence-of-Politics-on-Scienc_article.html UT Dallas continues its yearlong public lecture series on science and culture with a look Wednesday at the influence that politics wields over research funding. The talk, "Science vs. Politics: The Battle for Integrity," featuring Dr. Heather Douglas of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall. ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/20-15161_Martin-Luther-Kings-Legacy-Monument-Focus-of-Event_article-wide.html UT Dallas senior Jeffrey Okonye says he witnessed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy first-hand last August when he volunteered at the dedication of the civil rights leader's memorial in Washington D.C. Okonye spoke at a gathering of 250 people at a celebration breakfast held in King's honor at UT Dallas. ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/11-14971_Lectures-to-Showcase-Latest-Brain-Health-Research_article-wide.html The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas has announced the lineup for its sell-out February lecture series, The Brain: An Owner's Guide. The lectures will be held every Tuesday during the month of February. ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/6-14901_UT-Dallas-Athletes-All-Set-to-Spring-Into-Action_article.html The UT Dallas men's and women's basketball teams hit the court the first week of the year to kick off the spring semester's schedule of sporting events on campus. The teams started play for this school year in the fall, as did the men's and women's golf teams. ]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/3-14861_UT-Dallas-Featured-Again-in-Kiplingers-Top-100-Lis_article.html The University of Texas at Dallas has been named again as one of the top 100 best values among the nation's public colleges, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. The University climbed eight spots in the annual public school rankings, going from 54th last year to 46th this year. UT Dallas is one of three schools in Texas to make the 2012 list, which will appear in Kiplinger's February issue. ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/19-14131_Student-Team-Learning-Program-Wins-State-Recogniti_article-wide.html A UT Dallas program that boosts academic success with student-to-student study teams has won a 2011 Star Award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The award recognizes contributions toward one or more of the goals of the "Closing the Gaps by 2015" initiative adopted by the Coordinating Board. The initiative has four key goals: to increase student participation, student success, academic excellence and research. ]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600