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/2012/2/8-15641_Teams-Rank-in-Top-Tier-of-National-Moot-Court-Chal_article-wide.html Two UT Dallas Moot Court teams finished among the top 32 teams at this year's American Collegiate Moot Court Association National Tournament, hosted Jan. 13 and 14 at Chapman University in Orange, California. The teams-one comprised of Richard Stees and Michelle Nirumandrad, the other of Faith Boyle and Irene Morse-performed well enough at the ACMA Southwestern Regional Tournament to receive invitations to the National Tournament. Stees and Nirumandrad placed first overall in the regional competition and were seeded seventh nationally. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/3-15541_Program-Helps-Students-Bond-While-They-Are-Abroad_article.html The chance to learn about new cultures, different languages or exotic foods might make the iFriend program seem like a good idea to just about anyone, but a few UT Dallas students walk away with the best perk of all: a lifelong pal. Begun in fall 2010 as a way to help new international teaching assistants acclimate to life on campus, the program has morphed into a partnership between the International Student Services Office and the Office of Student Volunteerism that provides an immersive cultural experience to both domestic and international students. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/1-15381_Gifts-Enable-Research-on-Addiction-Cognitive-Abili_article.html The Center for BrainHealth has granted new fellowships to two doctoral students to advance their research, made possible by gifts from supporters of the center. Sam DeWitt, a PhD candidate in cognition and neuroscience, is the recipient of the first-ever Dianne Cash Graduate Fellowship. Cash donated $5 million in 2003 to build the Center for BrainHealth in honor of her mother and grandmother, Frances Goad Cecil and Mildred Crews Goad. ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/31-15411_Students-Book-Translates-Acclaimed-Mexican-Author_article.html George Henson, a PhD Candidate in Humanities, has recently translated a collection of short stories by prominent Mexican author Elena Poniatowska under the title The Heart of the Artichoke. Henson said the collection of stories illustrates Mexico's rich cultural tapestry."These are stories about servants and matriarchs, street sweepers and sorceresses, shop keepers, nannies, mothers, travelers and addicts. They are stories of broken lives and broken hearts, of betrayal and rebirth," said Henson. ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/27-15371_Exhibit-to-Examine-Sound-as-Art-and-Image_article.html The School of Arts and Humanities opens its spring season by examining the relationship between sound and art with the mixed-media exhibit Sonic Architectonic. Curated by visual arts faculty member Lorraine Tady, the exhibit features both local and national artists who work directly with noise or frequency, examining what is heard or felt through sound waves, and some who work with images that suggest sound. Other artists in the exhibit anticipate our relationship to sound by addressing our expectations and cognitive reflexes. ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/25-15231_Terry-Foundation-Expands-Scholarship-Program-at-UT_article-wide.html The Houston-based Terry Foundation is funding up to five additional student scholars at UT Dallas this fall in a nod to the success and growth of the Terry Scholars Program at the University over the last six years. In total, the foundation will provide more than $1 million for scholarships this fall. The increase to 21 students - up from 16 - was approved by the foundation late last fall. The program aids Texas high school graduates who demonstrate a strong record of academic achievement, exhibit leadership, have a track record of volunteerism and meet certain income standards as represented by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA. ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/24-15191_Team-Prescribes-Best-Medicine-in-Healthcare-Contes_article.html Hard-nosed economics and ethical judgment calls helped a team of Naveen Jindal School of Management students win a case competition that asked competitors to distribute $500 million in make-believe money throughout a hypothetical hospital system. The graduate-student team tied for first place and earned $3,000 in the second annual contest sponsored by the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The three-judge panel at the Nov. 17 event awarded both first-place teams the full top-place cash prize, North Texas ACHE Coordinator Lisa Cox said. ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 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/2012/1/23-15181_Mechanical-Engineering-Program-Reaches-Milestone_article.html The graduating class of mechanical engineering students earning master's degrees had an added distinction in 2011 - they were UT Dallas' first. The class was made up of five students receiving MSME degrees from the burgeoning Mechanical Engineering Department, housed within the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. "This first graduating class represents the interdisciplinary vision of engineering and the rigorous education students receive here," said Dr. Mario Rotea, head of the department. ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/18-15081_Fraud-Risk-Plan-Wins-High-Marks-in-CPA-Competition_article.html A UT Dallas team's plan to steer a freewheeling Texas construction company back onto a straight-and-narrow path to success recently earned the students third place in a national case competition. Highly Debticated, the foursome from Naveen Jindal School of Management, won $2,500 in the contest, the second annual American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' collegiate accounting competition. ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/13-15041_Art-Exhibit-to-Showcase-Works-of-6-UT-Dallas-Women_article.html Six emerging female artists, all current or former UT Dallas students, are presenting their work together in the exhibit A Fraudulent Desire to Exist. The show, which is curated by UT Dallas professors John Pomara and Greg Metz, features the work of Cassandra Emswiler, Danielle Georgiou, Emily Loving, Hillary Holsonback, Robin Myrick and Sally Glass. The opening reception for the show will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Steve Paul Productions, which is hosting the exhibit. ]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/10-14681_Course-to-Teach-Business-Undergrads-How-to-Manage-_article-wide.html When one class of business school students return to campus next week, assignments for the new semester won't be the only thing up in the air. The Naveen Jindal School of Management is offering an Enterprise Resource Planning course, beginning in the spring, to teach students how to use cloud computing technology, a fast-growing field in which data and processes are hosted remotely on the Web. ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/3-14871_UT-Dallas-Sweeps-World-Series-of-Chess-Tourney_article.html For the second year, the UT Dallas chess team has won the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship. Known as "The World Series of Chess," the competition was held Dec. 27-30 in Fort Worth, where the UT Dallas team was undefeated throughout the tournament for the second consecutive year. ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/19-14811_UT-Dallas-Family-Friends-Celebrate-Newest-Grads_article.html Family and friends worked to contain their excitement as they watched UT Dallas' newest graduates walk across a stage decorated with poinsettias. A weekend of commencement ceremonies honored more than 1,800 UT Dallas students, the largest fall graduating class to date. ]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/15-14741_Efficiency-is-the-Watchword-for-Business-Idea-Cont_article-wide.html Both winning teams at the Fifth Annual UT Dallas Business Idea Competition captured their prizes by seeking more efficiency from modern living. The first-place graduate team focused on cost savings and clean energy when members planned solar panel-covered parking structures for businesses. The first-place undergraduate team aimed for reducing restaurant waits by devising a smartphone app for ordering food in advance. ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600