![Bold Solutions, Global Impact](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/uta/_images/explore/2015/strategic-plan-explore.jpg)
![UTA biochemists are advancing research into autism, Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/news/_images/releases/2016/thumbnails/brad-piercetn.jpg)
Enzyme Mapping
UTA biochemists are advancing research into chemical imbalances associated with autism, Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome.
![UTA bioengineering professor named Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/news/_images/releases/2016/Hanli-Liu-tn.jpg)
High honor
Hanli Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for her work in the field of medical instrumentation and imaging.
![Exchanging handwritten letters strengthens children’s literacy skills and family ties, new UTA study finds](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/news/_images/releases/2016/thumbnails/pole-letter-writingpic1-tn.jpg)
Early Literacy
A new UTA College of Education study published in the journal, The Reading Teacher, finds that young children who exchange handwritten letters with extended family members develop stronger connections with those relatives and strengthen their literacy skills.
![Brain injuries](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/news/_images/releases/2015/Thumbnails/Michael-Cho-tn.jpg)
Brain injuries
CBS 11 interviewed Bioengineering Chair Michael Cho about his research into how shockwaves can injure soldiers' brains on the battlefield. The work is funded by a new $1.24 million Office of Naval Research grant.
![The Politics of Laughter](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160108235546im_/http://www.uta.edu/news/_images/releases/2014/thumbnails/ritu-khanduri-tn.jpg)
The Politics of Laughter
Fifteeneightyfour, the Cambridge University Press blog, reported that a post by UTA cultural anthropologist Ritu Khanduri on the complex global history and tension between cartoons and politics was the second most-read blog post of 2015.