The University of Texas at Dallas

10/22/2026

Dr. Benedict Kolber has teamed up with researchers in Cameroon to discover the most beneficial compounds used there in traditional treatments for pain relief.

| School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas

By Stephen Fontenot  | Dr. Benedict Kolber (third from right) poses with colleagues Dr. Télesphore Nguelefack (second from left) and Dr. Kevin Tidgewell (fourth from right), and faculty from the Higher Teacher Training College University of Yaounde 1 Department of Chemistry. For millennia...

10/21/2026

Dr. Alexander Adibekian, who joined UT Dallas this year as a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a Distinguished Chair in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, studies how small molecules interact with proteins inside living cancer cells.

| CPRIT
| School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

By Amanda Siegfried  | Dr. Alexander Adibekian, who joined UT Dallas this year as a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a Distinguished Chair in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, studies how small molecules interact with proteins inside living cancer cells. Growing up with a mathem...

10/20/2026

Bass School at UT Dallas sophomore Yazid Martinez is on the final leg of a journey her grandfather never got to fulfill: a university education. She is now on track to become the first in her family to finish college.

By Veronica Gonzalez  | Animation and games sophomore Yazid Martinez is on the final leg of a journey her grandfather never got to fulfill: a university education. She is now on track to become the first in her family to finish college. A promise to her late grandfather paved Yazid Martine...

10/19/2026

We have been recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the top three best value public universities in the state and No. 1 in Texas for internships for the third straight year.

By Stephen Fontenot  | The Princeton Review named UT Dallas as the third-best public university in Texas and No. 37 in the nation in its Best Value Colleges rankings. The Princeton Review’s recognition weighs more than 40 data points that cover academics, costs, financial aid, student de...

10/17/2026

Dr. Bohua Hu, who is exploring the underlying basis for the auditory differences in the sexes, recently published a preclinical study describing a genetic mutation that affects responses to stress in the inner ear.

| School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas

By Stephen Fontenot  | Dr. Bohua Hu, who is exploring the underlying basis for the auditory differences in the sexes, recently published a preclinical study describing a genetic mutation that affects responses to stress in the inner ear. A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is explor...

10/15/2026

Get a glimpse of campus life during the early years of the new millennium.

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alt text: Video montage featuring archive photos of UT Dallas campus life between 2000-2009 with a snippet of “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service playing

10/14/2026

Dr. Ioulia Kovelman explains how examining language development, especially in bilingual children, can lead to more effective interventions for some issues.

| School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas

Dr. Ioulia Kovelman’s research examines child language, literacy and brain development, with a focus on bilingual learners and at-risk learners.

10/13/2026

Minori Kikuchi, who sought research opportunities before her first day on campus, is making an impact on atmospheric research as she develops her skills as a scientist.

| School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

By Amanda Siegfried  | Minori Kikuchi is contributing to research aimed at identifying and understanding better the dynamic conditions in the upper atmosphere. She analyzed data collected to investigate plasma irregularities occurring in the ionosphere during a research program last summer...

10/12/2026

Texas residents can apply to UT Dallas — or any public college or university in the state — for undergraduate admission between Oct. 12-18 without paying an application fee.

(Please note that the deadline to submit your application via ApplyTexas to take advantage of Free Application Week is Oct. 18.)

Visit ApplyTexas: https://www.applytexas.org/

10/12/2026

“New Deal Texas and the West,” curated by Dr. Erika Doss with the Bass School at UT Dallas, showcases art that was placed in storage when the Works Progress Administration program ended in 1943.

By Veronica Gonzalez | New Mexico artist Peter Hurd won a national design competition to paint fresco murals for the interior of the Federal Annex Building on the southern edge of Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas. “Pioneer Homebuilders” (left) and “Airmail Over Texas,” painted in 1940, a...

10/10/2026

The 2026 Susan G. Komen Dallas North Texas Race for the Cure, set for Oct. 17 on campus, will raise funds for research, patient services and public policy work in the fight against breast cancer.

By Veronica Gonzalez  | UT Dallas hosted the Komen Dallas North Texas Race for the Cure for the first time last year. Nearly 7,000 people participated, and $1.2 million was raised at the event. The University of Texas at Dallas is welcoming back the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure for a s...

10/08/2026

Dr. Mengke Liu and her colleagues discovered an unusual atomic pattern in a uranium-based material that gives it a rare combination of magnetic properties, a finding that could open new pathways for designing advanced electronic and computer memory devices.

| School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

By Amanda Siegfried  | Dr. Mengke Liu, assistant professor of physics at The University of Texas at Dallas, operates a two-dimensional transfer stage inside a glove box to fabricate atomically thin quantum devices. A University of Texas at Dallas scientist and her colleagues have discovere...

10/06/2026

New Bass School at UT Dallas courses are aimed at teaching students how to write screenplays and work in postproduction.

New courses are aimed at teaching students how to write screenplays and work in postproduction.

10/05/2026

Dr. Theodore Price BS’97 won the Technology Inventor Award at the 2026 Tech Titans Awards for his innovative research to discover new nonaddictive pain drugs.

By Office of Media Relations  | Dr. Theodore Price BS’97 received the Technology Inventor Award at the 2026 Tech Titans Awards for his innovative research to discover new nonaddictive pain drugs. Dr. Theodore Price BS’97, director of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and ...

10/01/2026

Julianna Smeltzer (left), Dr. Sera I. Nakisli and Dr. Ashley Plumb were selected for National Institutes of Health (NIH) fellowships, which will fund their respective work on voice dysfunction, diabetic neuropathy and stress-induced migraine.

| School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas

By Stephen Fontenot  | One doctoral student and two postdoctoral researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas’ School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences have received Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that fund ...

09/30/2026

The UT Dallas community celebrated North Texas Giving Day by raising funds to support campus programs that benefit Comets, children and families across the region. Thank you!

By Stephanie Ghandour | UT Dallas students wrote thank-you cards to supporters of University programs on North Texas Giving Day. The University of Texas at Dallas community celebrated North Texas Giving Day by raising more than $105,000 to support campus programs that benefit Comets, children a...

09/29/2026

Yesterday, UT Dallas President Prabhas Moghe attended Texas Science Park Day during which he spoke about the state’s talent and ambition, and how UT Dallas’ job is to connect the people and ideas that turn possibility into impact.

09/28/2026

Dr. Mark Celinscak, whose work focuses on how soldiers, liberators and survivors have processed the Holocaust, has built global partnerships and expanded opportunities for students.

| Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies

By Veronica Gonzalez  | Dr. Mark Celinscak, who most recently served as executive director of the Sam and Frances Fried Holocaust and Genocide Academy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, joined UT Dallas in August as the new director of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. Before...

09/26/2026

Recent headlines cast AI as a threat to humanity. But Dr. Sriraam Natarajan and Dr. Kevin Hamlen say it will be up to humans to devise protections.

| The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at UT Dallas

Dr. Sriraam Natarajan and Dr. Kevin Hamlen say it will be up to humans to devise protections.

09/24/2026

We are the No. 1 college in the region, according to Forbes, and we also rank among the top three public universities in Texas in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings. Whoosh!

By Office of Media Relations | The University of Texas at Dallas has been ranked the No. 1 university in North Texas by Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2027 rankings, solidifying its place as a premier institution in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas. “We are moving to ...