Below are the participants in the Workshop on Sustainability in Research, held on September 23, 2022.
September 16th, 2022
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August 8th, 2022
The City of Richardson and UT Dallas Partner on New Headquarters for the Richardson Innovation Quarter
The City of Richardson and the University of Texas at Dallas have teamed up on a powerful economic development initiative by partnering on a new Headquarters for the Richardson Innovation Quarter (the IQ HQ). A flyer has been created on this topic. UT Dallas will have a significant presence at The IQ®, where we will …read more
July 15th, 2022
UTD Safety Team Members Receive Accolades
Two staff members of the UT Dallas Research, Campus, and Environmental Safety (UTD Safety) team have received accolades for outstanding efforts as Safety Culture Champions in Community Engagement. Ms. Renée Witherspoon, UTD’s Program Manager for Occupational Hygiene and Safety, facilitated a national peer task force to develop and deliver a “Safety Culture 101” learning module …read more
June 1st, 2022
Correcting Cancer Using Targeted Genetic Therapies
Dr. Heather Hayenga joins the Office of Research and Innovation to discuss the need for systemic therapy to treat hemangiopericytoma (HPC), a rare nonhereditary brain tumor caused by an environmental fusion of two genes. Fusion genes are created from the joining parts of two different genes. The proteins produced by these fused genes may lead …read more
April 25th, 2022
We Are Using Soundwaves to Sensitize Tumors
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor found in children. If you’re not familiar with this form of cancer, the term neuro refers to nerves, and blastoma is cancer that starts in immature or developing cells. High-risk neuroblastoma is particularly deadly, with cure rates of only 50%. Hearing that their child has neuroblastoma could be a frightening and …read more
April 11th, 2022
Workshop on Sustainability in Research
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
March 14th, 2022
Comet Corner Series: Women’s History Month featuring Allie Kennedy Thurmond
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
February 24th, 2022
Addressing Air Pollution
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
February 22nd, 2022
East Region Hazmat Training
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
January 31st, 2022
Using Biomarkers to Predict the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
In the United States, one in nine people aged 65 years and older is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and the total number of individuals living with AD is rapidly increasing throughout the world. While there are no known determinants of the most common form of AD, some individuals are at greater risk of AD …read more
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