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UT Arlington history chair plays important role in new ‘online encyclopedia’ of ...

6/19/2013 11:47 AM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas State Historical Association launches a new “Handbook of African American Texas” today with the help of UT Arlington History Department chairman W. Marvin Delaney, as the nation remembers Juneteenth, or June 19, 1865.

That’s the day that Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas. The state historical association invited Dulaney, an...

UT Arlington research to benefit quality, flow in 150-mile Integrated Pipeline

6/18/2013 3:51 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Grant to eliminate biofilm, zebra mussels
A UT Arlington environmental engineer has been awarded a $394,300 grant from the Tarrant Regional Water District to ensure water quality and flow in the new facilities of the 150-mile Integrated Pipeline Project.

Andrew Kruzic, UT Arlington associate professor of civil engineering, will investigate the best methods and locations to add...

UT Arlington researchers provide first-ever academic study of journalists and pr...

6/17/2013 5:53 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Newly published research from a University of Texas at Arlington communication team offers a groundbreaking perspective on the controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism and mass communication, or “drone journalism.”

The remotely guided aircraft gained prominence in the military’s hunt for suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Such drones can be large, some about the...

New UT System grant to help UT Arlington, UT San Antonio offer less-commonly tau...

6/12/2013 4:28 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Students at The University of Texas at Arlington and The University of Texas at San Antonio will soon be able to enroll in critical language classes like Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese thanks to a telecollaboration supported by a new University of Texas System grant.

The Institute for Transformational...

UT Arlington civil engineering professor studying Texas high-speed rail plan

6/11/2013 1:00 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Research focuses on using existing TxDOT right of way
A UT Arlington civil engineering associate professor is studying the feasibility of placing a high-speed rail line within the public right of way from North Texas to Houston and San Antonio.

The work is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Stephen Mattingly, an associate professor of civil...

Use caution with computerized concussion test, UT Arlington researcher says

6/6/2013 12:31 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Newly published research from an international team featuring UT Arlington assistant professor Jacob Resch has reaffirmed questions about portions of the popular computerized concussion assessment tool ImPACT.

When administered as it is in a clinical setting, the test possessed strong reliability on some evaluation factors. But, on other factors, it misclassified healthy participants as...

Vistasp Karbhari takes helm as eighth president of The University of Texas at Ar...

6/1/2013 1:01 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Karbhari will lead an institution recognized for its world-class research program, attracting top-tier students and faculty members and garnering international attention for its successful online initiatives and diverse student population.
ARLINGTON, TX – Vistasp Karbhari, the former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and a renowned engineer and...

Khosrow Behbehani named dean of the UT Arlington College of Engineering

5/24/2013 4:39 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering serves more than 4,000 students, includes more than 200 faculty members and has total research expenditures exceeding $30.6 million.
ARLINGTON – Khosrow Behbehani, a noted biomedical researcher, inventor and chairman of the UT Arlington Department of Bioengineering, has been appointed dean of the University’s College of Engineering.

Behbehani joined...

NASA Johnson Space Center, University of Texas at Arlington team to enhance envi...

5/23/2013 3:56 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

Agreement to benefit Space Center's external clients as well
NASA Johnson Space Center and The University of Texas Arlington’s Division for Enterprise Development are partnering to develop best practices for enhancing environmental, health and safety training in support of current and future missions and initiatives.

UT Arlington will gain insight into training offered at a NASA Voluntary Protection Programs...

New America Foundation names UT Arlington one of six national “Next Generation U...

5/22/2013 6:29 PM EST - University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of six universities nationwide to be named a “Next Generation University” in a new study published by the New America Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on public policy issues.

The list was created to highlight universities that are “models for national reform” and are “continuing their commitment to world class research while increasing...

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