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Da Vinci-inspired sculpture to symbolize The University of Texas at Arlington’s ...

1/30/2013 11:51 AM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A 20-foot sculpture to be installed this spring at The University of Texas at Arlington will symbolize the University’s bold commitment to research, science and the arts.

Reach, a work by assistant professor of art Darryl Lauster, is based on Helical Aerial Screw, Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th century sketch for a gyroscopic flying machine,...

UT Arlington Maverick Speakers Series to feature Aaron Neville with special gues...

1/23/2013 1:52 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Grammy Award-winning musician Aaron Neville brings his inimitable voice and timeless lyrics to College Park Center for an added installment of UT Arlington’s 2012-2013 Maverick Speaker Series.

Neville will be joined by Ellis Marsalis for “A Night with New Orleans Music Legends,” starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at College Park Center, 601 Spaniolo...

T. BOONE PICKENS INVESTS $10 MILLION IN BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

9/24/2012 11:30 AM EST - Baylor

First Dedicated Cancer Hospital in North Texas Will Bear Pickens' Name & Honor His Friendship with Harley Hotchkiss, Longtime Colleague & Former NHL Owner
DALLAS, Sept. 24, 2012 – Today Baylor Health Care System Foundation announced that legendary oil and gas entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens has pledged $10 million in support of Baylor initiatives. In recognition...

International Corrugated Packaging Foundation launches new partnership with UT A...

9/21/2012 12:08 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas - The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation will establish a new Corrugated Prototype Design and CAD Production Lab at The University of Texas at Arlington through a major, in-kind gift of state-of-the art production equipment and structural design software.

The new packaging and design lab will be located in UT Arlington’s Fine Arts Building and will integrate new corrugated and structural...

UT Arlington Library to receive historical papers of Negro League baseball playe...

6/1/2012 6:02 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas — The University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections Library has been named the repository of an extensive collection of newspapers, photos and personal memorabilia from William “Bill” Blair Jr., a former Negro League baseball pitcher, a Dallas civic and business leader and founder of the Elite News.

Blair, who is 90, will sign the deed of gift at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at The...

Baylor Receives $12 Million Pledge To Benefit Geriatric Patients

12/5/2011 9:26 AM EST - Baylor

December 2011 – Dallas – Baylor Health Care System Foundation is proud to announce that the Deerbrook Charitable Trust has pledged more than $12.4 million over the next three years to improve care for geriatric patients.

“As the first baby boomers begin turning 65 this year, there is an increased need to enhance care for the rapidly growing elderly population,” said Joel Allison, president and chief executive...

UT Arlington to host Grad Fest '11

9/22/2011 4:34 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Event focuses on students interested in graduate and professional school
ARLINGTON, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington Office of Graduate Studies will host Grad Fest ’11 on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the E.H. Hereford University Center, Palo Duro Lounge, 300 W. First Street. This free, one-day event, designed for those considering graduate and professional school and new graduate students, will begin with...

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UT Arlington offers workshop series focused on student veteran issues

9/20/2011 4:11 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Texas at Arlington will focus on the academic needs and transitional challenges that face many military veterans undertaking college life, when it hosts its Student Veterans Workshop Series from Sept. 21 to Nov. 30 on the UT Arlington campus.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says as soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan and tap into Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, the...

New UT Arlington exhibit offers gripping look at ‘Life and Death in The Northern...

8/12/2011 5:32 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

“There are two ways of thinking about living here; either you go on every day and when it’s your turn to die you die, or you live every day in fear.”

-- Daniel Gonzalez, 26, former Ciudad Juárez resident

Daniel Gonzalez echoes the sentiments of thousands of others living in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, arguably the most violent city in the world. Historically known as El Paso del Norte or The Northern Pass, the city of...

UT Arlington educator named American Council on Education Fellow, exchanges camp...

8/1/2011 9:55 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON - A University of Texas at Arlington professor is one of fifty educators selected in a national competition this year to be an ACE Fellow. The ACE Fellows Program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen institutional capacity and build leadership in American higher education, by identifying and preparing...

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