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43 news releases are tagged with the topic innovation
November 2014
Physics leader
The Texas Section of the American Physical Society honored Suresh Sharma for his contributions to the organization's success.
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.
Local inventors
Dozens of UT Arlington patent holders converge on National Academy of Inventors symposium.
Metal fatigue
Research will detect problems in aircraft parts at the micro- and nano-scale level.
Going with the flow
A new paper from UT Arlington's Biophysics and Physiology Lab explores how fluid flow affects neurons connecting as they do in the body.
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.
A research network
UT Arlington has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to give researchers a faster computer network.
Open ideas
UT Arlington has been selected to be part of a new edX initiative to offer free online classes for high school students.
Efficient energy
A research team has discovered a way to cool electrons in chips that could enable electronic devices to function with very little energy.
Global influence
Two UT Arlington chemistry and biochemistry professors are being honored by their colleagues in India.
Research leader
Mickey McCabe, a composite materials expert who has led research efforts at the University of Dayton, takes the helm at the UT Arlington Research Institute.
August 2014
Online learning decoded
UT Arlington's new LINK lab is kicking off the fall semester by announcing talks from digital learning leaders.
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.
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.
June 2014
Better business online
Corporate learning and MOOCs are the subject of a two-day virtual conference hosted by UT Arlington and CorpU.
May 2014
U.S. Commerce Department appointment
Carolyn Cason, UT Arlington vice president for research, has been appointed to a Department of Commerce advisory board that helps drive innovation, create and retain jobs.
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.
Academy member appointed
National Academy of Sciences member David Nygren will join UT Arlington's Physics Department this fall. He is widely known for inventing the “Time Projection Chamber” and current work investigating neutrinos.
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
Innovative space
Technology-rich lab to launch fall 2015 in the UT Arlington Central Library, bringing together student inventors, artists, engineers and more.
Working & walking
New research by an assistant professor in the School of Urban and Public Affairs shows benefits of employees using treadmill workstations.
Games for good
A video game simulation to teach doctors and nurses to communicate more effectively has won national acclaim.
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.
University part of nationwide plan to get drones airborne
Four researchers will work on various aspects of unmanned aerial systems that could boost use of those systems.
Device also could power homes
Inexpensive micro-windmills could solve many energy challenges.
December 2013
Karbhari, Elsenbaumer, Cason, Lewis honored
Professors are honored for inventions in respective fields.
Project could employ social media, smartphones for answers
Department of Transportation grant to enlist several universities' help in discovering alternative solutions to traffic snarls.
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.
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.
Focusing on sustainable science
Two UT Arlington researchers have received grants from the National Science Foundation's new SusChEM initiative. Their work will address energy needs.
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.
Engineering, graduate students lead enrollment growth
Strong, sustained enrollment demonstrates that UT Arlington is an institution of first choice for students and scholars.
Grant to pay for feasibility study in African nation
Engineering team to help Ghana with alternative energy production.
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.
March 2013
New Shimadzu Institute names director
UT Arlington has hired an experienced laboratory researcher to serve as director of its new Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies.
Engineer to provide Navy better radar performance with less data
He is working to provide the U.S. Navy a signal processing system that provides better information for radar even though it collects less data.
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.
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