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/2010/9/2-5321_Mathematical-Model-May-Improve-Cancer-Drugs_article.html A UT Dallas interdisciplinary researcher has launched a human genome analysis project intended to create a mathematical model that improves the efficacy of cancer drugs while reducing their manufacturing costs by as much as 30 percent. A three-year, $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund Dr. Mathukumalli "Sagar" Vidyasagar's development of a new method for detecting DNA sequence similarities. ]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/9/2-5341_Research-Center-to-Lead-Teacher-Development-Study_article.html The University of Texas at Dallas Education Research Center will lead a research team charged with measuring the effectiveness of professional development academies for Texas teachers. The researchers will assess content and participation in the academies, and then take a look at the training's effect on instruction practices and student achievement. ]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/9/1-5281_New-Academic-Year-Begins-With-a-Prerequisite-Cours_article-wide.html UT Dallas students got the new school year off to a lively start with Welcome Week. The 2010 edition of the annual UT Dallas tradition featured a full 80 hours of activities with all seven schools taking part. The week hit full stride at the campuswide barbecue on Monday and concluded with convocation on Sunday. ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/9/1-5291_Technology-Awards-Salute-Entrepreneur-Researcher_article.html A technology breakthrough and an emerging company with close connections to UT Dallas have each been honored with one of the Metroplex Technology Business Council's annual Tech Titans awards. Researcher Yves Chabal received the Tech Titan Tech Innovator award for work that promises to greatly improve semiconductor devices' performance in health care and solar power applications. And MicroTransponder, a biotechnology firm sponsored by The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas, won the Tech Titan Emerging Company Award. ]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/31-5251_Cinematheque-Series-Starts-With-Film-on-Poverty_article.html The UT Dallas Cinematheque film series starts a new school year on Wednesday, Sept. 1, with The End of Poverty?, a documentary narrated by actor Martin Sheen. The film screens at 7 p.m. in Jonsson Performance Hall. The Cinematheque series is a collaboration between the School of Arts and Humanities, and the Student Union and Activities Advisory Board. ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/31-5261_Sci-Fi-Writer-to-Explore-Fear-of-Human-Obsolescenc_article.html As smartphones get smarter and computers get faster, humans, who err and just get slower with age, seem to be almost superfluous at times. But award-winning science fiction novelist Robert J. Sawyer isn't overly worried. The winner of Nebula and Hugo Awards for best science fiction writing will explore the issue of androids and human obsolescence in a lecture at UT Dallas. ]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/30-5201_Faculty-MDs-Have-Fingers-on-the-Pulse-of-Field_article.html UT Dallas continues to produce successful medical school applicants at a rate exceeding the national average, and the students benefit along the way from a number of physicians on the faculty. The faculty MDs - five in all - play an important role in the education of pre-med students as well as those preparing for other types of healthcare careers, administrators and students say. ]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/27-4951_Creative-Competition-is-No-Match-for-UT-Dallas-Tea_article.html What do engineering and theater have in common? More than it might seem, especially when the task involves a competition that requires students to think both creatively and analytically to come up with innovative solutions. UT Dallas teams excelled at this year's Destination ImagiNation Global Finals, held at the University of Tennessee. The competition was founded more than 25 years ago to teach problem-solving skills with creative thinking and teamwork. ]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/27-5151_Dallas-International-School-Has-Perfect-Exam-Recor_article.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/27-5171_Student-Shows-Unflagging-Dedication-on-Deployment_article.html When fellow Executive MBA students welcomed Jonathan Silk back to class recently, he was honored for dedication to more than one kind of duty. The Army captain had not only returned safely from a tour of Afghanistan but also heroically managed to keep up with his School of Management class work on the six-month deployment. The achievement was the result of determination and support from back home - not to mention several triumphs over technological difficulties. ]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/27-5181_Parking-Improvements-Greet-Returning-Students_article.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/26-5141_Helping-Make-UT-Dallas-a-Little-More-Like-Home_article.html A volunteer program is helping UT Dallas international students set up new homes away from home as they start the new school year. Dubbed UTD Cares, the program helps get donated furniture, bedding, kitchenware, small hand-me down household items and other necessities to students who otherwise might have to go without. ]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/26-5161_Volunteers-Learn-How-to-Help-Kids-Learn-Science_article.html More than a dozen local high-tech employees and other volunteers will gather at UT Dallas this week before fanning out next month to teach, encourage, prod, cheerlead and otherwise interact with kids, all in the interest of promoting an interest in science. Part of the University's Contact Science program, this new effort provides kids with stimulating opportunities for hands-on involvement with science. ]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/25-5121_Grants-Further-Bolster-Cybersecurity-Research_article.html Data security and privacy research at UT Dallas will get a significant boost thanks to two grants totaling almost $1 million from the National Science Foundation. Collaborators at Purdue University will receive about half that funding, with the balance coming to Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu at UT Dallas. The larger of the two grants deals with the increasingly common practice of cross-matching datasets to support various activities involving intelligence, counterterrorism, forensics and disease control. ]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/8/24-4821_Swimmer-Braves-Murky-Loch-Ness-for-Charity_article.html One summer after her solo English Channel crossing, Sophie Rutenbar has again boldly gone where few have swum before her. The UT Dallas alumna joined five other long-distance swimmers in a relay crossing of Scotland's fabled Loch Ness to raise money for the Afghan Mother and Child Rescue charity. The six women traversed the 23-mile length of the lake in 13 hours and 23 minutes. ]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:59:59 CDT