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The Ten Best Jobs in America Today

The top four out of the Ten Best Jobs in America Today are based on degrees offered by the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics.
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Gift to Boost Ranks of Math, Science Teachers

UTeach Dallas has received a gift of $500,000 from the O'Donnell Foundation to help increase the number of middle and high school teachers certified to teach math and science. The gift will help support the UTeach Dallas endowment and provides flexibility to support scholarships, internships and other aspects of the program. read more

Camera Promises Clearer Look at Diseases

A UT Dallas physics professor has received $50,000 to create a prototype gamma camera that could eradicate much of the "noise," or grainy artifacts from images doctors use to diagnose disease. Dr. Roy Chaney, a professor in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, was awarded the funding from UT System's Texas Ignition Fund. read more

NSF Recognizes Researcher on the Rise

Dr. Mihaela C. Stefan has received a distinguished National Science Foundation Career Award, given to junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars. She is an expert on polymer chemistry and organic electronics, which she uses to study renewable energy. read more

Prof Lands Grant from Texas Cancer Initiative

Molecules that attempt to trick cancer cells into killing themselves off are the latest weapons being tested to win the war on cancer. The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded $886,000 to Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn to study a new class of molecules designed to wring the life out of prostate cancer cells. read more

Announcing the George McMechan Student Support Fund

George McMechan serves as Director of both the Center for Lithospheric Studies and the Geophysical Consortium (an industrial affiliates program) at UT Dallas. He has 36 years of experience in geophysical research in academia, industry and government. (read more)

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