UT Dallas News Center is an official news voice of The University of Texas at Dallas. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/ http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/15-1811_UT-Dallas-Mobile-Creation-Piques-Curiosity-at-SXSW_article.html A social media platform for mobile devices created by Emerging Media and Communication students is generating buzz at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin. Placethings is one of 32 finalists in the conference's second annual Accelerator Competition. Placethings beat out hundreds of other companies to become a finalist. ]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/15-1821_Series-Offers-an-Authoritative-Look-at-Latest-Brai_article-wide.html "The Brain: An Owner's Guide," a series of sold-out lectures presented by UT Dallas' Center for BrainHealth, offered the public a chance to learn about research breakthroughs and how they might change lives. The talks covered a wide range of topics, from the expanded use of stem cells to treat brain disorders to a look at how love and its accompanying emotions affect the brain. Leading researchers from around the nation explained the significance of research advances to our understanding the brain. ]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/13-1831_Comets-Fall-to-UW-Stevens-Point-74-67-in-Playoffs_article.html Curtis Davis put a career-high 27 points on the board, but UW-Stevens Point held on to halt the Comets from advancing any further Friday night in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The 74-67 loss brought an abrupt end to the Comets' second-straight trip to the "Sweet 16" round of the playoffs for the national championship. ]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/12-1681_Comets-Take-Game-to-Wisconsin-for-National-Playoff_article.html The Comets have traveled to Wisconsin to make their second consecutive appearance in a NCAA Division III "Sweet 16" playoff game. UT Dallas will square off against UW-Stevens Point, the host institution, at 8 p.m. on Friday. Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan will lock horns in Friday's other sectional contest, and the winners of each game will meet on Saturday, March 13. ]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/12-1791_Speech-and-Language-Pioneer-to-Receive-Callier-Pri_article.html Dr. J. Bruce Tomblin, a pioneer in the field of speech and language disorders, has been selected to receive the Callier Prize in Communication Disorders, a biennial award from the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. The prize recognizes individuals for their leadership in fostering scientific advances in the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. ]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/12-1801_4-Students-2-Research-Associates-Win-Honors_article.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/11-1751_Recognition-Technology-to-Transform-Mobile-Devices_article.html UT Dallas researchers are working with Texas Instruments Inc. and GetFugu Inc. to enable next-generation human-device interaction (HDI) technologies that merge a physical, real-world environment with virtual, computer-generated imagery on mobile devices. The $100,000 project brings together TI's OMAP processor and WiLink connectivity technology with GetFugu's search tool and innovative work by researchers in the UT Dallas MobileLab. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/11-1771_The-Sounds-of-Nanoscience_article.html A UT Dallas team's study published in the Journal of Applied Physics expands the extraordinary capabilities of nanotechnology to include laser-powered acoustic speakers made from assemblies of carbon nanotubes. The study confirms earlier research that carbon nanotubes that are stretched into sheets and electrically powered can produce intense sound, but researchers at UT Dallas' Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute have made some important advancements. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/11-1781_Students-Break-for-Spring-Service-Projects_article.html Instead of hitting beaches and bar hopping, some students are spending spring break participating in service projects through the University's Office of Student Volunteerism. This year, 11 teams of more than 100 participants - a mix of students and faculty or staff advisers - are involved. Their trips are planned for March 14-20. ]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/10-1721_Debaters-Heading-West-for-National-Championships_article.html For the seventh consecutive year, members of the UT Dallas debate team qualified to participate in the National Debate Tournament, one of the national championships for collegiate policy debate in the U.S. The 64th annual tournament, to be held March 20-23 at the University of California, Berkeley, will feature 78 teams from across the country. ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/10-1731_Profs-Play-Key-Roles-in-High-Tech-Conference_article.html A six-day technology conference in Dallas will bring together 2,000 leading experts from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in an area at the heart of modern digital technology: signal processing. UT Dallas faculty are handling four of the top spots on the organizing committee for the conference, which gets under way Sunday, March 14. ]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/9-1691_Brain-Waves-Aid-Study-of-Language-Impairment_article.html By looking at how the brain responds to different aspects of grammar, specifically nouns and verbs, researchers at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders are hoping to provide a better understanding of the nature of language disorders in children. Dr. Diane Ogiela, a post-doctoral fellow at the Callier Center and principal investigator of the study, is using brainwaves to study the nature of Specific Language Impairment in children. ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/8-1631_Honor-Recognizes-Operations-Management-Expert_article.html School of Management Professor Suresh P. Sethi has been named to the inaugural class of fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The honor salutes Dr. Sethi for his work in optimal control applied to the management sciences and economics. He joins 193 other honorees as a charter member in the SIAM Fellows Program, which recognizes contributions to the field of applied math and computational science. ]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/8-1641_Ethics-Compliance-Training-Under-Way-for-Employees_article.html UT Dallas President David E. Daniel has asked that all eligible faculty and staff members complete annual ethics compliance training by March 31. The program is designed to make sure all personnel have up-to-date information about required procedures and standards of conduct, and to ensure that the University meets the requirements of state and federal agencies in terms of employee training. ]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/3/8-1671_This-Week-at-UT-Dallas_article.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:59:59 CST