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64 news releases are tagged with the topic science
November 2014
Cancer decoys
The research uses biodegradable polymers to build cancer traps that can be more easily eradicated.
October 2014
A diverse field
A new grant from the National Science Foundation will help UT Arlington’s Bridge to the Doctorate program increase diversity in science and engineering.
Breath analysis
Electrical engineers will build a device to detect dangerous gases in a person's breath.
Meeting of the Minds
UT Arlington prepares for major role in international gathering of mind, brain and education experts.
Local inventors
Dozens of UT Arlington patent holders converge on National Academy of Inventors symposium.
Innovate and create
UT Arlington prepares to unveil state-of-the-art Fab Lab featuring cutting-edge technology for research at Central Library.
Pain management
A UT Arlington multi-disciplinary team will analyze data to help physicians make better, more informed decisions about treating patients’ pain.
September 2014
Detecting dangers
A UT Arlington research team has developed a new radiation detection method that could lead to advances in medical safety and homeland security.
School of rock
The National Science Foundation has chosen UT Arlington geophysicist W. Ashley Griffith for its Faculty Early Career Development Program.
Harvesting water
Engineering researchers develop device, inspired by the beaks of birds, to help harvest water from fog and dew. The artificial beaks could help drought-stricken areas around the world.
A research network
UT Arlington has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to give researchers a faster computer network.
Water as a right
UT Arlington's Wasiu Lawal took top honors in a national American Association for the Advancement of Science contest.
A place in the lab
A new UT Arlington program aims to increase retention of science majors by giving them early access to research.
August 2014
A changing ocean
UT Arlington biologists looked at the lineages of Caribbean coral and found older species appear more hardy.
Beyond the solar system
A UT Arlington physics team say they've made a breakthrough in the difficult task of finding moons outside our solar system.
Tops in the classroom
The UT System Board of Regents has named its outstanding teachers of 2014.
July 2014
Breaking ground
A UT Arlington geophysicist will use federal grant funding to examine rock fractures at the surface and below ground.
Big data
A UT Arlington engineering professor has won a three-year NSF grant to develop an interactive gene expression database.
Enthusiasm and excellence rewarded
A UT Arlington biology student was one of 15 in the nation to earn the prestigious UNCF Merck Science Research Scholarship Award.
June 2014
New method could help patients with genetic conditions
Team uses photothermal delivery to pinpoint cancer treatment.
Engineering, UT Southwestern collaborate on project
New device would require only urine sample instead of a blood draw to detect bladder cancer.
Revered for research
Herpetologists from around the world honored UT Arlington professor Jonathan Campbell for his contributions to the field.
May 2014
Funding boost for particle physics
The University of Texas at Arlington's Center of Excellence in High Energy Physics was awarded a three-year, $2.5 million grant from the Department of Energy, which represents a 25 percent increase over their previous base funding.
April 2014
A better test
A UT Arlington research team says they have a better technique for measuring the water content in pharmaceutical components, a major challenge for manufacturers.
Seeking a cancer solution
A Department of Defense-funded UT Arlington physicist believes he has a way to improve photodynamic cancer therapy.
March 2014
Bright futures
UT Arlington undergraduate Jessica Dawn Stevens was among less than 300 U.S. students awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
Searching the universe
A team of UT Arlington physicists says scientists searching for habitable planets shouldn't overlook F-type stars.
February 2014
Measuring space weather
Yue Deng's work will help predict what effect space weather has on power distribution systems and near-earth satellites.
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
Living laboratory
Education Professor Marc Schwartz directs the Southwest Center for Mind, Brain and Education that is helping to bridge the gap between scientists and the public through a new innovative partnership.
A changing Amazon
An assistant professor in the UT Arlington biology department recently published new discoveries about Amazon deforestation.
December 2013
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.
Explaining nature's extremes
UT Arlington's Todd Castoe is lead author on a new paper detailing the sequencing of the Burmese python genome.
November 2013
Professor hopes to explain, improve reactions
The National Science Foundation has awarded $450,000 to a UT Arlington chemistry professor studying chemical reactions widely used in industry and research.
October 2013
Rethinking the 1930s attack on malaria
A study of the eradication of the mosquito-borne disease in the U.S. has implications for the approach to malaria abroad, says Daniel Sledge, assistant professor of political science.
Incubator to aid marketability
The University of Texas at Arlington and TechFW, a Fort Worth-based technology startup initiative, have agreed to a multi-year partnership to commercialize University research and move innovation to the marketplace.
Scholarships in STEM funded
The UT Arlington math department, a national leader, will give STEM students scholarships worth up to $10,000.
Science advances with Shimadzu
Two new student labs are open as part of the Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies, a $25.2 million investment in science.
A new view for researchers
Scientists from UTA and MIT have successfully demonstrated a new method for observing reactions on a "lab-on-a-chip" devices.
September 2013
A formula to predict medical reactions
Newly-published research from the College of Engineering and College of Science shows success in predicting medical complications with a computer model.
Reclaiming streams
UTA biologists have found a natural way to address acid rain damage in the Adirondacks.
Move to encourage collaboration
The Nanofab joins the University's Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies in a move to strengthen research that depends upon world-class scientific instrumentation.
August 2013
Biochemistry junior wins prestigious EPA fellowship
John Gurak makes sustainability part of his biochemistry research at UTA, earns $50,000 EPA fellowship.
Professor to become American Chemical Society fellow
The ACS has named Daniel Armstrong to its 2013 Class of Fellows, recognizing his innovative achievements.
“Group-level narcissism” linked to negative attitudes toward immigrants
Feelings of superiority that go beyond patriotism may be a key predictor for those who feel negatively toward undocumented Latino immigrants.
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
Professor chosen for federal scientific review committee
The National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review has chosen Julian Hurdle to serve on a prestigious review committee.
Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling
100 private water wells in and near the Barnett Shale showed elevated levels of potential contaminants closest to natural gas extraction sites.
June 2013
International organization elects professor as vice president
Krishnan Rajeshwar has been elected as a vice president of The Electrochemical Society, an educational nonprofit with more than 8,000 members worldwide.
National Academies appoints faculty associate
Ashanti Johnson has been appointed to a 24-member panel creating a strategic vision for the National Academy of Sciences’ Gulf of Mexico program.
May 2013
New ruthenium complexes target cancer cells without typical side effects
Researchers have identified two ruthenium-based complexes they believe could pave the way for treatments that control cancer cell growth more effectively.
Nature paper sheds new light on effects of Arctic warming
A recent paper in the journal Nature is challenging long-held ideas about the effects of temperature increases in the Alaskan tundra.
Physicist's tool has potential for brain mapping
The new tool could help scientists map and track the interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain.
Professors assist in turtle genome research
The work sequences the genome of a western painted turtle, only the second reptile species to have its genetic information fully mapped.
April 2013
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.
Kepler's supernova came from young, metal-rich star
The research was published by The Astrophysical Journal Letters and co-authored by a UT Arlington assistant professor.
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.
Physicist gains NASA funding for space weather research
More than $400,000 has been awarded to develop a 3D look at how electrodynamic energy from solar winds enters and moves throughout the Earth's upper atmosphere.
February 2013
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments donates record $7.5 million
A new $7.5 million gift from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments to The University of Texas at Arlington will support one of the most significant installments of advanced scientific equipment in the United States, propelling the University to new heights of discovery and innovation.
Researchers explore more efficient carbon dioxide to methanol model
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are pioneering a new method for using carbon dioxide, or CO2, to make liquid methanol fuel by using copper oxide nanowires and sunlight.
January 2013
Center to focus on homeland security enhancement
A new center at The University of Texas at Arlington will focus on using nanotechnology to strengthen and enhance U.S. security through collaborative research across disciplines.
New observations help astrophysicist understand Sun's dynamics
UT Arlington physics professor Zdzislaw E. Musielak has been awarded a three-year, $301,339 National Science Foundation grant to investigate Alfvén waves in the Sun, a phenomenon vital to understanding Earth’s nearest star.
Researchers try new approach for simulating supernovas
Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers want to bridge the gap between what is known about exploding stars and the remnants left behind thousands of years later. So they’re trying something new – using SNSPH, a complex computer code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Deforestation in the Amazon results in net losses for microbial communities
Research from an international team of microbiologists has revealed a new concern about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest – a troubling net loss in the diversity among the microbial organisms responsible for a functioning ecosystem.
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