Student News
Chess Team Makes History in Havana Match
In their own way, UT Dallas' chess masters rewrote international history last month.
College-level chess players from the U.S. and Cuba hadn't squared off in half a century, so it was a triumph in itself when top UT Dallas players traveled to Havana to play against their counterparts at the Instituto Superior de Cultura Fisica.
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Adults Get Help With Communication Skills
Adults who have suffered a stroke, traumatic brain injury or other neurologic condition often face significant challenges regaining their ability to communicate. Through a new program,
Callier Center clinicians and graduate students are making recovery easier.
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6 Undergrads Invited to Work and Learn in DC
Six UT Dallas students are spending this fall in Washington, D.C., as part of the Bill Archer Fellow Program offered by the Archer Center. The students are among 32 undergraduates chosen from throughout the UT System to participate in the fellowship.
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IT Conference Caters to Savvy Students
High school and college computer sophisticates had a chance to show off their prowess in competitions that led to prizes - and possibly even job offers - at an information technology conference last weekend.
About 300 students participated in the annual Association of Information Technology Professionals Region 3 Student Conference at UT Dallas' School of Management on the Richardson campus.
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Homecoming Resumes Place in Fall Schedule
UT Dallas Homecoming returns to campus this week - for the second time in 2009.
The University decided to move the week of festivities back to the fall for the 2009-10 school year after a one-year experiment with holding the annual event in the spring.
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Volleyball Team Unbeaten as Season Nears End
The UT Dallas volleyball team enters the weekend with a perfect 18-0 record and a No. 11 national ranking in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. read more
Group Aids Adults With Learning Difficulties
Graduate students in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences are helping young adults with special needs acquire the skills and confidence they need to live independently. read more
Business Hall of Fame to Honor Student
A management student who has demonstrated leadership skills on the job and on campus will be recognized this month by the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
The nonprofit organization honors the accomplishments of the state's business leaders and encourages future entrepreneurs. read more
Mechanical Engineering Students Show Off Skills
UT Dallas mechanical engineering students succeeded in making Saturday's ribbon cutting at Frisco's new Sci-Tech Discovery Center much more complicated than necessary - which was exactly what they'd been asked to do. They were given a few weeks to create an elaborate Rube Goldberg contraption to cut the ribbon.
Yes, scissors would have been easier, but not as much fun. read more
Management School Expands Coaching Program
The UT Dallas School of Management is offering a new degree concentration focused on educating coaches to support leaders, managers and other professionals striving for optimal employee-performance results. The Organizational Behavior and Coaching concentration introduces executive and professional coaching, shows how it works and provides supervised practice.
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'Book of Liz' Emphasizes Value of Uniqueness
The Book of Liz - the Sedaris siblings' satire on self-worth, peer recognition and cheeseballs - opens at UT Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 1. The story hinges on the secret ingredient in a recipe that the title character has been making since she was 12. read more
Debaters Lead College Rankings After Win
In a first for the UT Dallas debate program, forensic duo Brian Rubaie and Andrew Baker have been ranked No. 1 in three national ranking systems after winning last week's Georgia State University national tournament.
Rubaie and Baker are the first UT Dallas debaters to win a national-level tournament, and they did so without suffering a defeat in 12 rounds. read more
Grant to Fund High School Outreach
UT Dallas has received $100,000 to support the statewide Closing the Gaps higher education program, which helps to increase the number of underrepresented minorities enrolled in colleges and universities. read more
Volleyball Team Ranked In U.S. Top 20
For the first time in program history, the UT Dallas women's volleyball team is garnering national recognition. The Comets, who are off to a perfect 8-0 start, are ranked 14th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association national Top 25 poll.
The defending American Southwest Conference champions are the early leaders, as well, in the ASC East Division race with a 3-0 record. read more
Event Aims to Give BBS Seniors a Solid Start
Seniors in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences are starting the new school year at UT Dallas with what planners hope will be a helpful new tradition.
An event called Senior Launch will bring together faculty members and seniors so that they can work together on projects that will prepare the seniors for graduate work or careers beyond the campus. read more
New Pep Band Ready to Drum Up Enthusiasm
Winston Stone first envisioned a pep band for the University of Texas at Dallas when he was an adjunct professor few years ago. Scheduling conflicts didn't allow Stone's idea to come to fruition for a few years. By this past spring, however, everything began falling into place. "No matter what we play, it'll be quality music that's played well," Stone says. read more
Updated: August 20, 2009
