The Human Subjects Research Office is pleased to announce that Hyun-Woong Kim, member of the Speech, Language, Music (SLAM) Lab, has been selected as the recipient of the Fall 2022 HIVE Award! Mr. Kim is currently a graduate student in the Cognition and Neuroscience PhD program with a Master’s degree in Psychology from Korea University. …read more
Dr. Crystal Engineer has been awarded $400,000 from the Eagles Autism Foundation for her research Restoring Auditory Processing in a Rat Model of Rett Syndrome. The objective of this proposal is to determine whether auditory training paired with neuromodulator release can reverse the neural and behavioral auditory processing deficits observed in heterozygous Mecp2 rats.
Dr. Julia Wan-Ping Hsu has received $482,831 for her research BRITE Pivot: Machine Learning Accelerated Optimization of Flash Lamp Processed Thin-films for Flexible Optoelectronic Applications from the NSF. This project investigates the use of light from a flash lamp instead of furnace heating for thin film processing and adopts machine learning approaches to accelerate process …read more
The Department of Science/Mathematics Education is dedicated to preparing and supporting excellent STEM teachers, enriching STEM teachers through high-quality professional development, and providing STEM outreach to PK–16 students and members of our community. Faculty include PhDs in STEM content areas with experience in, and a passion for, education at all levels and practitioner K–12 teacher-leaders …read more
Housed within the Department of Science/Mathematics Education, UTeach Dallas is a secondary STEM teacher preparation program serving UT Dallas STEM majors and degree holders. Students give teaching a try as early as the first semester of their freshman year, teaching lessons in the classrooms of local teachers in high-needs public schools. UTeach Dallas students benefit …read more
Established in 2000, ABP serves approximately 160 students each year. Most come from urban neighborhoods in the Dallas area and are the first in their families to attend college. Geared toward high-performing first-generation students who graduate from Dallas urban school districts, the Academic Bridge Program (ABP) helps students transition from high school to college.The program …read more
Dr. Justin Ruths has received $521,374 from the National Science Foundation for his research CAREER: Going Beyond Linear Models for Attack Detection and Defense in Control Systems. This project will contribute new knowledge related to the security of automation and control systems. This award supports fundamental research for the development of detectors that aptly recognize, …read more