The online elections garnered just shy of 1,550 votes, with 235 graduates voting. Voter turnout rose to more than 8 percent of the student body voting. The majority of students running on the Student Allies ticket were elected.
Local animal rights activists protested the use of rats in an undergraduate neuroscience course.
UTD’s NanoTech Institute lends muscle to info-hungry robotic jellyfish as part of a U.S. Navy-funded project.
New legislation aims to change young adult’s outlook on credit cards and encourage ethical behavior from the companies providing them.
The City of Richardson will vote on whether to allocate $2 million towards road construction on UTD's campus, said international political economics senior Samia Hossain of the legislative affairs committee. The Richardson City Council approved Resolution 10-04, which orders a bond election on May 8 that will be an up or down vote on four propositions, including the money allocation to UTD.
A peer review document submitted by a panel of parking experts outlined key issues in UTD’s parking system and offered solutions
Construction began on the third floor of ECSN to expand the Texas Analog Center of Excellence.
Playtime has always been fun, but it’s upgraded to being productive when UTD alumna Shelby Cunningham took on a project with her 4 year old sister, Irene Sheerin.
University Registrar and Assistant Vice President of Student Financial Aid Karen Jarrell, Financial Aid Deputy Director Beth Tolan and Assistant Directors Sarah Dorsey and Carmen Velez share key points for the more than 9,000 students tackling financial aid at UTD.