Research
News for and about the people whose discoveries, inventions, designs and scholarly achievements bring UT Dallas toward its goal of becoming one of the nation’s best public research universities.
Student to Share Study with Nobel Economists
A UT Dallas graduate student is taking her South Dallas research to an international audience. Tammy Leonard, a Ph.D. student in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, will attend the 2008 Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences. read more
UT Dallas Leads $2.2 Million Effort to Build Secure Information Grid for the U.S. Air Force
Computer scientists at UT Dallas are leading a $2.28 million project to create a seamless, secure, interconnected information environment that meets the needs of everyone in the U.S. Air Force - from combat pilots to CPAs. read more
Doctoral Student Teams With Father on Paper
Improving the accuracy of Internet searches for images led UT Dallas doctoral student Yohan Jin to collaborate with a near-and-dear, if unexpected expert - his father. read more
Prof Proposes Economic Paths to Peace
There is hope for peace even among nations that view themselves as enemies when they establish the right kinds of economic relationships, according to UT Dallas Professor Lloyd J. Dumas. read more
Scientist at Center of Mars Water Discovery
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has recently confirmed what space scientists have suspected for a long time: There is water on Mars. UT Dallas Physics Professor John Hoffman played a key role in the discovery. read more
Prof Makes List of Business Scholarship Elite
School of Management Professor Gregory Dess is ranked in the top 50 on a list of scholars who have had significant impact in the field of management over that last quarter-century. The business strategy expert is included in findings accompanying a study that was published in this month's Journal of Management. read more
NIH Grant Brings UT Dallas Biologist Closer to Treatment Options for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
UT Dallas Molecular and Cell Biology Professor Santosh D'Mello was recently awarded a $350,000 grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke. read more
Study Finds 'Policing for Profit' Evidence
UT Dallas criminologists John Worrall and Tom Kovandzic have completed a study of whether asset forfeiture laws affect the goals and actions of police departments. The study, titled "Is Policing for Profit? Answers from Asset Forfeiture," is published in the most recent issue of Criminology and Public Policy. read more
Panel to Pick Winner of $10,000 Inaugural Callier Prize in Audiology
UT Dallas has established a committee to pick a recipient of the first Callier Prize. The $10,000 prize will be awarded to an individual who has made substantial contributions in the areas of audiology and hearing science. read more
Issues Explores 'Ending the Inertia on Energy Policy'
The winter edition of Issues in Science and Technology features arguments by former CIA director John Deutch and others that the government change the way it pursues energy research and development. read more
NSF-funded Event to Wrestle With Knot Theory
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is hosting a workshop Dec. 18-20 devoted to connections between knot theory and quantum computing. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, it will be the first in a series of planned conferences at UT Dallas about relations between knot theory and other fields of sciences. read more
High School Researchers Pocket $40,000 in Scholarships for Project Started at UT Dallas
Two high school students have parlayed their UT Dallas summer lab work into an $40,000 in scholarship money after placing third nationally in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. read more
Grad Students to Join NAS Policy Forum
Five UT Dallas graduate students will take part next month in a policy forum sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences. read more
Lab Gear Donated to University of Sonora
UT Dallas has donated $250,000 in laboratory equipment to the Research Department of Physics at Mexico's University of Sonora (UNISON). In thanking UT Dallas for the donation last week, UNISON President Pedro Ortega Romero said the two universities would collaborate on future projects. read more
NSF Grant to Fund Study of Vibration Dangers
The National Science Foundation has awarded $290,000 to two UT Dallas professors studying analysis of mechanical systems subject to vibrations. A major application of the research is the ability to manage risk related to designing bridges, buildings, plants and other structures that are subjected to high winds, earthquakes or ocean waves. read more
'Boot Camp' to Get Business Plans in Shape
All UT Dallas students, faculty members, researchers and post-docs are invited to a commercialization and business enterprise "boot camp" sponsored by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Office of the Vice President for Research. read more
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