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Patents: An Introduction and Exploration
January 14, 2019Posted under Featured & FYI
Introduction Patent law has always been fascinating to me. As I have advanced in my educational career at UT Dallas, from a biology undergraduate to my current status as a biotechnology graduate student, my interest in intellectual property has only grown. The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), the primary department responsible for… read more
Notice to Federally Funded Principal Investigators at UT Dallas
January 2, 2019Posted under Featured & FYI
As of December 22, 2018, current year funding for the federal government expired. At this time, federal agencies have implemented their shutdown procedures. We anticipate agencies will post their notices and plans for shutting down operations on their own web sites and listservs… read more
Q&A with Alumni Software Startup
December 4, 2018Posted under Featured & Q&A
They say there’s no such thing as a free meal. Former UTD roommates, Chandra and Abinav, would have to disagree. The two hungry entrepreneurs have created a thriving business based on free deals and discounts offered on college campuses across the globe. We asked them to share with us the trials and tribulations of their… read more
Q&A with Facial Recognition Researcher
November 1, 2018Posted under Featured & Q&A
It has often been said that two heads are better than one—but are they more effective? Graduate student, Géraldine Jeckeln in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas investigates wisdom-of-crowds effects in face recognition—specifically collaborative decision making. Her current research involves investigating the performance… read more
Weeks of Welcome Poster Competition
August 27, 2018Posted under Featured & Photoblog
Research assistant Marissa Higgins from Dr. Quevedo's lab proudly presents her research. Nickolas Ashburn, a materials science and engineering PhD candidate, discusses his research at the Weeks of Welcome Poster Competition. Electrical and computer engineering PhD candidate Beiming Cao was eager to discuss his research… read more
Organizing the Muse: How Kara Oropallo Keeps Creativity on Track
August 7, 2018Posted under Featured & Spotlight
If you’re a creative type, you’re probably familiar with the phrase, “The Muse is visiting.” If you’re unfamiliar with the Muses, they are the nine daughters of Zeus; goddesses who are regarded for inspiring creativity in the arts, literary forms, and science. If you’ve ever dropped by Senior Lecturer Kara Oropallo’s office in ATEC,… read more
Breaking the Mold: Dr. Voit Designs New Plastics Technology
July 10, 2018Posted under Featured & Spotlight
Think about your favorite product. Your best sounding headphones, most comfortable pair of blue jeans, or maybe the trustworthy family car you drove in college that inspired you to buy a newer model after graduation. We seek brands we trust. We refer them to our family and friends. Most importantly, we return to them time… read more
Changing the Conversation: Turning Disabilities into Abilities
June 12, 2018Posted under Featured & Spotlight
During the AMC drama Mad Men, fictional character Don Draper says: “If you don’t like what’s being said, then change the conversation.” That’s exactly what happened in December of 2016, when Margaret Scholl announced that she would start a mobility ministry—Early Wheels—to improve the lives of children with disabilities through… read more
Congratulations to Recently Funded Faculty
June 5, 2018Posted under Featured & Photoblog
In 2017, Dr. Robert Gregg received funding from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $500,000 for his research investigating control powered prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) devices for lower-limb amputees and stroke survivors. In 2016, the National Institute of Health awarded Dr. Duane Winkler $1,333,409 for his… read more
Dr. Seth Hays: Neuroplasticity and the Wandering Nerve
May 9, 2018Posted under Featured & Spotlight
There is a famous poetic line from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings which addresses the Rangers of the North and the Rangers of Ithilien: “Not all those who wander are lost.” Thought to be vagabonds, the Rangers true identity revealed them to be great hunters and warriors. Through their sharp sense of the world… read more