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November 2014
Physics leader
The Texas Section of the American Physical Society honored Suresh Sharma for his contributions to the organization's success.
Recognition
Fort Worth Business Press honors two UT Arlington leaders as Great Women of Texas 2014
October 2014
Assistive technology
John Bricout, associate dean for research and community outreach in the School of Social Work, will use a federal grant to develop a human assistive robot learning network.
Traffic fix
The student team created a real-time monitoring system that analyzes traffic conditions and enables better vehicular flow.
Exploring a physics oddity
UT Arlington Ph.D. student Sarah Hernandez is working to understand the behavior of plutonium with support from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Meeting the need
School of Social Work Associate Dean Debra Woody will use a $1.4 million grant to help increase the numbers of mental health and substance abuse workers in the U.S.
Reducing waste
The EPA Food Recovery Challenge has recognized UT Arlington for its leadership in reducing food waste before and after meals are served.
Mining safety
UT Arlington's Division for Enterprise Development and Department of Art and Art History have won a $1.3 million federal grant to develop a documentary and safety training for the U.S. mining industry.
September 2014
Leader in Diversity
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities names UT Arlington its 2014 Outstanding HACU-Member Institution.
Preparing teachers
Education professor, Ann Cavallo, is leading efforts to better prepare new science and math teachers, and the National Science Foundation has taken notice.
Water as a right
UT Arlington's Wasiu Lawal took top honors in a national American Association for the Advancement of Science contest.
Global influence
Two UT Arlington chemistry and biochemistry professors are being honored by their colleagues in India.
Latino Literacy
Bilingual educators Lidia Morris and Luis Rosado earn international recognition from the American Library Association.
August 2014
Preserving history
UT Arlington Central Library set to begin construction on world-class cold storage vault for millions of photographic negatives documenting hundreds of years of history in North Texas.
July 2014
National honor
The U.S. Army Cadet Command has named Lt. Col. Lora A. Rimmer, Commander of the Army ROTC at UT Arlington, the nation’s Professor of Military Science of the Year.
June 2014
Revered for research
Herpetologists from around the world honored UT Arlington professor Jonathan Campbell for his contributions to the field.
May 2014
Creative writing awarded
Samantha Jones, a senior English major, has won The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Student Award in Arts and Humanities.
April 2014
Prestigious appointment
The American Council on Education has selected Political Science Professor Victoria Farrar-Myers for its 2014-15 class of the ACE Fellows Program.
Excellence honored
English Professor Kenneth Roemer to be inducted into the 2014 UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
March 2014
Bright futures
UT Arlington undergraduate Jessica Dawn Stevens was among less than 300 U.S. students awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
Advances in detection
A UT Arlington team has come up with a new, vastly more sensitive method for finding evidence of performance enhancing drugs.
February 2014
Unstoppable?
The Movin' Mavs quest for an 8th championship title brings a different kind of March Madness to basketball fans.
Worldwide influence honored
Daniel Armstrong has published more than 550 scientific works and technology he invented is on its way to a comet. In March, the American Chemical Society will give him a second prestigious national award.
January 2014
Poetry Prize
Spanish language and culture expert earns prestigious international award for his book of poetry.
Education's Middle-Level Program honored
The College of Education’s Middle Level Educator Preparation Program is one of five Texas universities to receive the Exemplary Field-Based Instructional Practices Award from Quest for Quality, a collaboration between the Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Advancing the Dream
Nationally-syndicated columnist Roland Martin to give keynote address at Jan. 17 UT Arlington event paying tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
December 2013
Karbhari, Elsenbaumer, Cason, Lewis honored
Professors are honored for inventions in respective fields.
Peers honor physicist
J. Ping Liu, a UT Arlington physicist recently awarded federal funding for his work with magnets, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society.
November 2013
Engineering excellence honored
The prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has named The University of Texas at Arlington’s Robert Magnusson as one of its 2014 fellows.
Researching women's fight
Erika Pribanic-Smith, assistant professor of communication, wins national award for her paper examining the use of print media in the campaign to save George Washington's estate.
A leader in shaping science
The Analytical Scientist magazine put just 100 scientists on their Power List 2013 and UTA's Daniel Armstrong landed at No. 16.
National ranking
Military Times ranks UT Arlington one of the best colleges for military veterans in the United States.
College Readiness
UTA's GO Center program, one of the largest in Texas, receives new state funding to help high school students prepare for college.
October 2013
Examining midwifery in America
A history graduate student earns national recognition for her paper concerning midwifery, race and economics in the U.S. between 1920-1970.
September 2013
Preserving culture and language
The National Science Foundation awards efforts by Colleen Fitzgerald, professor of linguistics and TESOL, to document and revitalize Native American language.
UTA ranks No. 5 for undergrad diversity
U.S. News: Undergrad business ranking improves, program cited as one of nation's best.
Fighting diabetes with education
Ford Motor Co. grant helps students educate community about diabetes as part of nationwide service-learning initiative.
August 2013
Biochemistry junior wins prestigious EPA fellowship
John Gurak makes sustainability part of his biochemistry research at UTA, earns $50,000 EPA fellowship.
UT Arlington No. 7 among fast-growing universities
Enrollment increased 58 percent from 2001 to 2011.
UT System honors nine faculty members for teaching excellence
Nine faculty members are among 63 educators recognized this year by The UT System Board of Regents for excellence in the classroom.
Professor to become American Chemical Society fellow
The ACS has named Daniel Armstrong to its 2013 Class of Fellows, recognizing his innovative achievements.
UT Arlington named one of “Best in the West”
UT Arlington is one of the best colleges in the West according to The Princeton Review, the nationally known education services company.
Geological Society of America names professor new fellow
Max Hu has been named a fellow by The Geological Society of America, an honor reserved for distinguished contributions to the geosciences.
July 2013
National nursing group names interim dean as fellow
The American Academy of Nursing has named Jennifer Gray as one of 172 nursing leaders from to be inducted into its 2013 Class of Fellows.
May 2013
UT Arlington named one of six national “Next Generation Universities”
The new study is published by the New America Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on public policy issues.
Education, research earn awards for nursing professors
The two will receive the Association of Black Nursing Faculty Lifetime Achievement in Education and Research Award.
UT System Regents award student for exceptional work in the visual arts
The student has received the Outstanding Student Award in Arts and Humanities for his exceptional work in the visual arts.
Social work professor earns national honor
The Council on Social Work Education has chosen Beverly Black to receive its 2013 Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award.
April 2013
Two honored with national distance learning awards
The United States Distance Learning Association has honored two professors for their efforts to promote distance education.
Two named to new UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Two faculty members have been inducted as inaugural members of the new University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
Math Department wins national honor for Ph.D. program
The American Mathematical Society has named UT Arlington winner of its 2013 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department.
Puppala named American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow
Anand Puppala is associate dean of research in the College of Engineering.
March 2013
ACE names two educators to its Fellows Program Class of 2013-14
Pamela Jansma and Victoria Farrar-Myers have been named American Council on Education Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year.
February 2013
Kinesiology professor honored with young investigator award
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education has chosen University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor Priscila Caçola to receive its Lolas E. Halverson Motor Development Young Investigator Award.
January 2013
College of Education professor earns national honor
A University of Texas at Arlington education professor has been recognized as the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Professor of Middle Level Education from the National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education.
UT Arlington remembers the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Several events are planned this month at The University of Texas at Arlington to remember the contributions of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Events
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MavsArt Fall 2014
Thu, Nov 6 – All Day -
Digital Photography
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The Price of Manifest Destiny: Maps relating to Wars in the Southwest
Thu, Nov 6 – 9:00 am -
Walk-In Hours - The Career Development Center - 9:00AM - 11:45AM
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Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Philip Van Keuren / Liz Ward
Thu, Nov 6 – 10:00 am -
Walk-In Hours - The Career Development Center - 1:00PM - 5:45PM
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Global Grounds
Thu, Nov 6 – 4:00 pm -
AHM - Global Grounds
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Department of Biology Colloquium Series
Thu, Nov 6 – 4:00 pm -
BIZ Network Event Featuring Bell Helicopter
Thu, Nov 6 – 5:30 pm