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Sir Venki Ramakrishnan (left), Nobel laureate and former president of the Royal Society, with Dr. Donal Skinner, dean of the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College, was the speaker at the inaugural Kratz Family Collegium V Lecture.

Gift, Lecture Series Aim To Elevate Undergraduate Journey By Stephanie Ghandour  | Sir Venki Ramakrishnan (left), Nobel laureate and former president of the Royal Society, with Dr. Donal Skinner, dean of the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College, was the speaker at the inaugural Kratz Family Collegium V Lecture on April 30. A new University of Texas a...

UT Dallas and Verizon leaders recently met to reflect on a growing collaboration that is quickly becoming a model for how universities and industry can shape the future together. Learn more: https://news.utdallas.edu/campus-community/ut-dallas-verizon-partnership-2026/

Dr. Calvin D. Jamison ushered in more than $4 billion in construction and development over nearly 19 years at UT Dallas as vice president for facilities and economic development.

Leader of University’s Meteoric Campus Development Retires By Veronica Gonzalez  | As vice president for facilities and economic development, Dr. Calvin D. Jamison ushered in more than $4 billion in construction and development over nearly 19 years at UT Dallas. He retired May 4. Before Dr. Calvin Jamison came to campus, The University of Texas at...

Dr. Babu Chalamala, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an expert in grid energy-storage research, is helping to position UT Dallas as a national leader in battery-storage technology and the future electric grid.

Renowned Energy-Storage Leader Aims To Expand University’s Impact Dr. Babu Chalamala joined the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science as a professor of materials science and engineering last fall. He holds the Jonsson School Distinguished Chair and is supported by the Governor’s University Research Initiative. In June, he also will be a profess...

Six engineering students will present their prototype in June at the NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of the space agency’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams project.

Comets Aim To Grab NASA Acclaim for Redesign of Tool-Cart Handle From left: Jakob Aleman, John Phelan, Nat Sullivan, Ben Hudson, Adisan Hammel and David von Paumgartten will present their prototype for a redesigned tool-cart handle at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Bouyancy Experiment Design Teams project. Bulky gloves and press...

Recipients of awards from the president and the provost, as well as the state and UT System, were honored for their achievements during the ninth annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence.

Year’s Top Educators Honored at Teaching Excellence Ceremony UT Dallas President Prabhas V. Moghe congratulated Dr. Stephanie Taylor BS’06 for receiving the President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Undergraduate Instruction (non-tenure-track). Taylor was one of six recipients of President’s Teaching Excellence Awards at the ninth annual Celebration of T...

The Bass School at UT Dallas program climbed to No. 3 for U.S. public schools and colleges, and it ranked 16th overall in the country, according to Animation Career Review.

Animation Program Draws Elite Recognition in National Rankings Arts, technology and emerging communication senior Audrey Wass worked on the “Kinder Doll: A Kindertransport Story” project in the experimenta.l. Animation Lab at UT Dallas last year. The animation program climbed to No. 3 for U.S. public schools and colleges, and it is 16th overall in the count...

May we never forget those who gave the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸

Shreyas Chandra, Alisa Model, Noah Clark BS’25, Nandita Kumar and Liam Nichols will bring varied backgrounds and aspirations – from teaching to conducting research to pursuing law careers – to their experiences overseas.

Bright, Full of Goals: Meet University’s New Fulbright Scholars From left: Shreyas Chandra, Alisa Model, Noah Clark BS’25, Nandita Kumar and Liam Nichols will bring varied backgrounds and aspirations — from teaching to conducting research to pursuing law careers — to their experiences overseas as Fulbright Scholars. The University of Texas at Dallas earned...

Here’s to the spring class of 2026! Let’s hear it for the newest UT Dallas Alumni! 🎓

Get to know the UT Dallas spring class of 2026 🎓

Tom Leppert, a longtime supporter of the Center for BrainHealth and a former Dallas mayor, will deliver the keynote address during tonight’s University Commencement, one of the ceremonies that will kick off this spring’s festivities.

Comet Grads Get Set for Moments in Sun at Spring Commencement Graduates celebrated last spring during the University Commencement ceremony. Almost 4,500 Comets are expected to participate in various spring commencement ceremonies, which begin May 15. The University of Texas at Dallas community will salute its Class of 2026 with its University Commencement cere...

Nearly 300 supporters, united by a commitment to expand access to care for children and adults with speech, language and hearing disorders, came together at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders event, which raised more than $380,000 for the Callier Care Fund.

Callier Cares Luncheon Raises Record Funds, Honors Supporters From left: Honorary chairs Chuck and Beth Thoele; luncheon chair Megan Steinbach with son Lucas and husband and co-chair Justin Steinbach; and Linus D. Wright, winner of the Ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Care Award. The 15th annual Callier Cares Lunche...

We recently joined the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Innovation Corps Hub: Southwest, which develops and provides training to faculty and researchers to help them move promising technologies to the marketplace.

Learn more: https://news.utdallas.edu/campus-community/nsf-i-corps-program-2026/

Wishing all moms and maternal figures a wonderful Mother’s Day 🧡💚

Twelve of our newest endowed chairs and professors were celebrated last month during a ceremony in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall.

University Honors Distinguished Faculty at Investiture Ceremony The University of Texas at Dallas welcomed its newest cohort of endowed chairs and professors at the 2026 investiture ceremony on April 16 in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall. With honorees’ families, colleagues, friends and students in attendance, UT Dallas celebrat...

Students in The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at UT Dallas designed a thoracic organ recovery cooler to reduce the risks of transporting donor lungs for Dr. Irina Timofte of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

UTDesign Team Devises Cool Device To Protect Donor Lungs Better Dr. Irina Timofte (right), a transplant pulmonologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has sponsored three UTDesign Capstone projects. In the latest project, (from left) Sebastian Talvy, Nicholas Schlak, Carlos J. Garza and Manha Lateef are part of a six-student team that designed a thoracic organ...

Dr. Salena Brody with the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas was selected as a 2026 Piper Professor, an award that honors 10 Texas college or university educators annually for their dedication to their profession and their outstanding academic, scientific and scholarly achievements.

New Piper Professor Constructs Avenues for Connection Dr. Salena Brody was selected as a 2026 Piper Professor, an award that honors 10 Texas college or university educators annually for their dedication to their profession and their outstanding academic, scientific and scholarly achievements. “I can’t write you a letter; I don’t know who you are....