Dr. Sven Kroener received $1,764,500 from the National Institutes of Health for his research on Synaptic Changes in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in the Development of Compulsive Alcohol Drinking. The experiments in this project will use an animal model of alcohol self-administration to study maladaptive changes in synaptic plasticity in specific prefrontal cortical networks that …read more
Interested in writing a supplement project proposal? Join Sarah Ott, senior grants consultant for Hanover Research, as she presents how to write a supplement project proposal and how it should complement the parent award. Learn what grants support supplements, how supplements work, supplement requirements, and whether or not supplement awardees can be from another institution …read more
Dr. Hejun Zhu, associate professor in Geophysics, will speak at this NSF CAREER Spotlight Series presenting the research taking place in the UTD seismic imaging laboratory, and sharing his experience and timeline for developing the NSF CAREER proposal.
Below are the participants in the Workshop on Sustainability in Research, held on April 26, 2022. David Hyndman Dean, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics hyndman@utdallas.edu
According to the World Health Organization, the toll air pollution takes on a human body is equivalent to eating an unhealthy diet and smoking. Clean air is necessary for optimal health. A multi-disciplinary team at UT Dallas, including Dr. David Lary, is installing sensors that detect air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Real-time air …read more
In this Comet Corner session, the Office of Research and Innovation hosted a Women’s History Month event, highlighting the work of UTD Geosciences alum Dr. Allie Kennedy Thurmond, B.S. ’97, M.S. ’02, Ph.D ’07, Head of Exploration Assets in the US Gulf of Mexico. Focusing on her work and diversity in STEM education, this virtual …read more
The Earth’s population continues to grow and our natural resources are limited. It’s important for individuals and communities to learn to live together sustainably. Watch this recorded session as the Office of Research and Innovation partner with the Office of Sustainability, RCE North Texas (UN Recognized Regional Centre for Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development), …read more
Clean air is fundamental to our health. Air pollution has a similar burden of disease to unhealthy diets and smoking, according to the World Health Organization. It is associated with non-communicable diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma, even with a variety of cognitive impacts, as well as the …read more
UT Dallas Research, Campus, and Environmental Safety (RCES) in partnership led by Chief Gene Senter, Assistant Chief of Operations Richardson Fire Department (RFD), recently facilitated a three-day (January 10th, 12th, and 14th) training exercise for East Region Hazardous Materials (HazMat) responders, which included teams from Richardson, Grand Prairie, Frisco, Plano, Irving, and Wiley. This multi-jurisdictional, …read more
In the United States, one in nine people aged 65 years and older is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. There is an increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease among individuals that are socioeconomically disadvantaged. During this Research 411 Talk Show, Dr. Gagan Wig, associate professor in the school of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas, discusses …read more
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