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/2012/2/10-15691_Sister-Institutions-Make-Plans-to-Collaborate-on-R_article-wide.html More than 500 miles separate UT Dallas and UT Pan American, but the two schools hope to effectively narrow that distance after research faculty from both met to discuss working together on science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects. The STEM Faculty Research Symposium gathered faculty from the sister institutions in hopes of establishing a program that promotes long-term collaboration in their fields. Disciplines represented at the symposium included biology, electrical engineering, physics, geosciences, chemistry, material science, mathematics and mechanical engineering. ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/3-15521_New-Media-Rewriting-the-Ad-Playbook-for-Super-Bowl_article-wide.html This year's Super Bowl ads are using a variety of tools that go far beyond the traditional TV commercial, said Abhi Biswas, a UT Dallas marketing professor in the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Companies have been using social media and targeted marketing to whet the public's appetite for game-day ads. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/3-15561_Citigroup-Whistleblower-Now-a-Jindal-School-of-Man_article.html Richard Bowen, a former vice president at Citigroup, tried to warn the bank's senior management and board of directors about the increasing levels of defective mortgages he was seeing. The news program, 60 Minutes, recently featured his experiences in a story focusing on why large Wall Street banks have not been prosecuted under the Sarbanes-Oxley law. Bowen, who also testified before a congressional commission and is now a professor of accounting at UT Dallas, on Feb. 6 will offer a glimpse behind the scenes of the troubled mortgage industry at the heart of the nation's financial meltdown. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/30-15361_Profs-Study-How-to-Build-a-Better-Online-Forum_article.html Two UT Dallas professors received a best-paper award at the annual Information Systems Society Conference for research aimed at helping companies determine when to offer expert assistance to online forums. The two information systems professors - Dr. Vijay Mookerjee and his wife, Dr. Radha Mookerjee - worked on the paper with Dr. Wael Jabr, a PhD alumnus of the Naveen Jindal School of Management. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/27-15341_Computing-Professor-Named-Distinguished-Scientist_article.html The Association for Computing Machinery recently named UT Dallas computer science professor Dr. Balakrishnan Prabhakaran a Distinguished Scientist. ACM is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society aimed at advancing computing as a science and a profession. "My nomination was from ACM Fellow, Dr Hong-Jiang Zhang, who manages operations of Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing," Prabhakaran said. "He also secured references from other ACM fellows and senior researchers, as well as from Dean Mark Spong." ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/24-15201_Criminologists-Research-Shows-Genes-Influence-Crim_article-wide.html Your genes could be a strong predictor of whether you stray onto a lifelong path of criminal behavior, according to a research paper co-written by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. J.C. Barnes. "Examining the Genetic Underpinnings to Moffitt's Developmental Taxonomy: A Behavior Genetic Analysis" detailed the study's findings in the recent issue of Criminology. ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/17-15011_Begin-the-New-Year-with-a-Plan-in-Case-of-Emergenc_article.html Experts from the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management urge taking stock of your belongings and preserving your key documents in case disaster should strike. "When I used to work as a financial planner, one of the things that I did with clients was put together a risk management plan," says Pickens, who is a Certified Financial Planner, retirement counselor and accredited financial counselor. ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/11-14961_AAAS-Confers-Honor-on-Geospatial-Information-Exper_article-wide.html The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected Dr. Daniel Griffith, a UT Dallas professor of geospatial information sciences, as a Fellow. Griffith is being honored for his contributions to spatial statistics and quantitative geography, particularly for his work on spatial autocorrelation, spatial filtering and statistical errors, according to the organization. He was named a fellow in the geology and geography section. ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/16-14771_Film-Professor-Unwraps-a-Box-of-Holiday-Movie-Clas_article-wide.html Adrienne L. McLean, professor of film studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, has compiled a list of her top movies for the holiday season. "The most significant films are likely to be those that you and your family have turned into traditions yourselves," said McLean. ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/16-14781_Awards-Recognize-AH-Staff-Faculty-and-Alumni_article.html The School of Arts and Humanities has recently recognized outstanding faculty, staff and alumni with a number of awards. "The recipients are dedicated, effective and deservedly award-winning teachers, staff and alumni who are improving the lives of students and the community," said Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Dan Wickberg, associate professor of history, was named the Victor Worsfold Teacher of the Year. ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/16-14791_Early-Research-Experience-Inspired-Criminologist_article.html Dr. Nicole Leeper Piquero initially wanted to be a police officer. But a research methods class that the UT Dallas criminology faculty member took as an undergraduate changed her perspective. "I became more interested in asking questions and finding answers to those questions," said Leeper Piquero, a recently hired professor in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS). ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/8-14541_Profs-Exhibit-Combines-Art-Science-and-Technology_article.html Using the ancient myth of Orpheus, video projection and three-dimensional sound, Dr. Frank Dufour and wife, Kristin Lee, are examining the relationship of sound to perception of movement in Acoustic Shadows, an Exploration of the Sense of Space. The exhibit is currently on display in The Center for the Creative Connections at the Dallas Museum of Art until April 2012. The exhibit made its debut at The Vasarely Foundation in Aix-en-Provence, France, earlier this year. ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/8-14581_Group-Confers-Honor-on-Electrical-Engineering-Prof_article.html Electrical Engineering Professor Nasser Kehtarnavaz has been elected to the rank of fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This honor is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors to selected senior members with outstanding accomplishments in a related field. IEEE is the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology, with nearly 400,000 members in 160 countries. The fellow grade is granted to Kehtarnavaz for "contributions to real-time and biomedical image processing." ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/5-14461_Book-Studies-Texas-Personalities-in-Congress_article.html A new book co-written by UT Dallas professor Dr. Anthony M. Champagne features lively portraits of influential lawmakers who have represented Texas in Congress. Lone Star Leaders: Power and Personality in the Texas Congressional Delegation covers party leaders, committee chairs and the political pioneers who made Texas a major force in congressional politics for the past 125 years. ]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/11/18-14141_Translation-Honors-Awarded-at-ALTAs-Annual-Confere_article-wide.html The American Literary Translators Association, which is housed at UT Dallas, presented two prestigious awards its annual conference in Kansas City. ALTA is dedicated to the promotion of literary translation through services to literary translators, forums on the theory and practice of translation, and collaboration with the international literary community. ]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0600