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President Jennifer Cowley at the TMAC Manufacturing Excellence Awards

TMAC launches statewide manufacturing awards

Inaugural honors recognize innovation, workforce and economic impact across Texas

James and Teresa White

White family gift expands support for UTA students

Gift creates endowments that boost emergency aid and expand criminal justice experiences

Ariana Moore, 2026 nursing graduate

Spring ‘26: Family’s nursing dreams come full circle

A UTA professor connects a mother and daughter on their shared path into nursing

Aaron Michael posing inside the UTA Libraries

Spring '26: From history student to archivist

UTA graduate builds path preserving stories through hands-on experience

Group of UTA folks outside the UTA bookstore

UTA, Saxbys launch student-led learning café

New UTA Bookstore cafe gives students paid, credit-bearing leadership and real-world experience

Zoe Voris

Spring ’26: Paralympian caps UTA career

Zoe Voris graduates, eyes Team USA, pro play overseas and a career in philanthropy

Paula Currie

Spring ’26: MFA grad turns life into art

UTA graduate Paula Currie explores trauma and depression through mixed media art

A large group of UTA and Univision representatives, along with two incoming freshman scholars at the Univision Contigo Tu Futuro Scholarship Brunch

UTA, Univision continue scholarship partnership

Two incoming freshmen awarded Univision Contigo Tu Futuro support for fall 2026

Plenty of glucose data, little advice for healthy users

Plenty of glucose data, little advice for healthy users

Wearable glucose monitors offer real‑time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers

Rashna Sharmin (left) and Akash Talukder (right) are Ph.D. graduates

Spring ’26: UTA grads balance PhDs & a toddler

Husband and wife earn doctorates while raising a child, showing what’s possible with support at UTA

Why is water wet?

Why is water wet?

UT Arlington Professor Yunyao Li explains why water is wet for The Conversation

UTA President Jennifer Cowley speaks at the 2026 State of Higher Education luncheon

UTA president highlights workforce, community, research

 At the State of Higher Education, President Cowley underscores UTA’s wide-reaching impact

Anthropology students at Painted Rock Historical Site

UTA students step into ancient rock art

UTA archaeology class visits Paint Rock to map pictographs and study Texas’ largest rock art site

Kamal Awad

UTA researcher earns AHA award for aging research

The grant funds first study linking heart and muscle decline

Image shows front of College of Business building

UTA names new College of Business dean

Brian Klaas, current UMKC dean, will lead college starting July 1

Image shows UTA officials at PEIR Lab ribbon cutting

UTA secures $86 million Navy contract

PEIR Lab will lead work advancing next-generation power and propulsion systems for U.S. Navy ships

Social work professors Ling Xu and Noelle Fields are working to ensure Alzheimer’s research reaches front lines

UTA connects dementia research to real care

Social work faculty are working to help families navigate Alzheimer’s with better support and education

Vendor at UTA's binannual MavMarket

MavMarket draws student entrepreneurs of all majors

Student vendors gained valuable skills and expressed their creativity

Two UTA students studying

UTA graduate schools earn national recognition

Engineering, nursing and business rank among U.S. News’ best graduate schools

UTA helps power UT System’s No. 4 patent ranking

UTA helps power UT System’s No. 4 patent ranking

28 patents, 16 granted in the U.S. in FY25, span health, engineering and safety-focused innovations

UTA researchers use AI to predict cancer outcomes, study Alzheimer’s, and develop new vaccines

Inquiry: Bringing AI to health care

UTA researchers use AI to predict cancer outcomes, study Alzheimer’s, and develop new vaccines

The NFL draft brings economic gains – and hidden public safety costs

NFL draft boosts economy, but raises safety costs

The NFL draft brings economic gains – and hidden public safety costs

Patient gets prepped for MRI

Inquiry: Aging well

Go behind the scenes of UTA’s Arlington Study of Healthy Aging and its push for longer, healthier lives

Three dancers at thr 29th Annual Powwow

UTA’s 30th powwow honors legacy, celebrates community

Annual event draws participants nationwide while remembering advocate Les Riding-In

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

Insurance shapes survival for young cancer patients

Insurance shapes survival for young cancer patients

Erdogan Kaya, Lauren Weisberg, Luis Cortez Perez, Hugh Kellam

UTA launches AI webinar series for educators

Four sessions help teachers in K-12 and higher ed explore practical, ethical and creative ways to use AI in the...

Festival of Ideas digital poster

UTA Festival of Ideas explores power of awe

Renowned author Dacher Keltner headlines UTA's Festival of Ideas exploring awe in art, research and society

UTA students (left to right): Billy Jackson, Kamila Salas, Geroge Maltez, Maria Pizarro, Shamarah Tezeno, Xzavia Hall

D.C. trip leaves lasting impact on UTA veterans

Wreath-laying ceremony creates a life-changing experience

Ladayadria Campbell teaching in her classroom, screenshot

Meeting Texas’ need for certified teachers

Alternative Certification Program prepares candidates to enter classrooms fully certified and ready to teach

UTA lands first-in-U.S. biotech discovery platform

UTA lands first-in-U.S. biotech discovery platform

The acquisition accelerates antibody research and strengthens North Texas biotech development

Anton Artemyev

UTA strengthens its space science leadership

Award-winning physicist leaves UCLA to help lead Center for Space and Data Science

UTA study: Earlier reminders cut missed doctor visits

Good call: Earlier reminders cut missed doctor visits

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MavMover van (left) and shuttle bus (right)

UTA students celebrate the drivers who keep them moving

National Transit Employee Appreciation Day event honors campus shuttle drivers serving thousands of riders daily

David Arditi holding his new book Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok

When new tech meets music, panic often follows

UTA sociologist’s new book traces industry fears from cassette tapes to AI

March Madness is a perfect storm for betting

Why March Madness is a perfect storm for betting

UTA researchers say big sporting events and peer influence can push young adults to bet

Roland Parsish alongside University leadership

Gift establishes UTA’s first hospitality professorship

Roland G. Parrish’s $500,000 investment prepares future leaders in restaurants, hotels and tourism

Image shows a engineering device

Five UTA faculty named NAI Senior Members

National Academy of Inventors honors innovation and patents

UTA spotlights long-overlooked phase of women’s health

UTA spotlights long-overlooked phase of women’s health

Free public documentary screening and panel bring national perimenopause tour to North Texas

College of Science professor Steven Weisberg

UTA researcher uses AI to rethink navigation skills

UTA researcher finds no clear link between brain structure and navigation ability in young adults

Driver Ted Horn won the AAA National Championship in 1946

The ghosts of open-wheel racing in Arlington

UTA exhibit revives Arlington Downs as IndyCar comes to town March 13–15

UTA study shows digital hotlines make it easier for survivors to reach out

When safety starts with a text message

UTA study shows digital hotlines make it easier for survivors to reach out

UTA Professor Dennis Lal

UTA appoints Lal to lead precision health, informatics

Dennis Lal, a renowned neurogenetics expert, succeeds Marion Ball at the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics

Jovanny Murillo, a 2025 UTA aerospace engineering graduate, stands next to a Bell Helicopter. (UTA Photo)

UTA, Bell link students to aerospace careers

Paid work experience program places UTA engineering students on real-world aerospace projects at Bell

Image shows the director of Emerging Mavericks and a student in the program

College for foster kids is making dreams come true

At UTA, a safety net for students who need it most, President Jennifer Cowley writes.

Center for Mexican American Studies Distinguished Lecture poster

CMAS lecture series in its 20th year welcomes Isa

Widely followed Isa of Aprende Peque to deliver bilingual talk

2025 Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair

UTA marks 75th year of regional science fair

Nearly 600 North Texas students will compete for top honors and a shot at state and national contests

UTA math faculty (from left to right): Jianzhong Su, Barbara Shipman, Tuncay Aktosun, Ruth Gornet, Hristo Kojouharov

UTA earns significant NSF grant for math scholars

Scholarships of up to $15,000 annually prepare students for high-demand, high-paying careers

Stock image of a phone with a heart in the middle. Half of the heart is completed by an anchor hook.

Before you swipe right, know the red flags

UTA researcher outlines how romance scammers build trust and steal money

Screenshot of McKenna Dowd speaking in a video

Office Hours Video: Is romance written in the stars?

Love, legends and light-years: UTA’s McKenna Dowd explores the romance of the night sky

Movin Mavs

Final buzzer for Movin’ Mavs’ longtime home

After 13 national titles, teams join UTA athletics and move to College Park Center

Research could help roses—and all flowers—last longer

Research could help roses—and food—last longer

As Valentine’s Day approaches, UTA’s Rasika Dias is studying ways to slow ethylene-driven aging

UTA's Smart Agriculture Research Center grand opening

UTA opens AI-driven Smart Agriculture Research Center

USDA-backed program puts students on research teams forecasting bird flu and other ag threats