UTA In The News — Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Expert Interviews
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Erin Carlson (CONHI) spoke with The Dallas Morning News about Texas causing the U.S. to hit a record number of measles cases, the highest in 33 years.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Adnan Rajib (College of Engineering) spoke with CBS Texas, Engineering News-Record, KLNJ-AM Radio, WBAP Radio, and Spectrum News 1 about the challenges of draining the Guadalupe River and the ongoing flood threats and overdevelopment in the area.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Ogan Gurel (CONHI) spoke with KXAN Austin and KERA about how Texas House Bill 2038, also called the DOCTOR Act, doesn’t address the real causes of doctor shortages. MSN reshared the KERA news story.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Nick Fang (College of Engineering) spoke with Telemundo San Antonio about the soil and terrain conditions that contributed to the flood disaster in Kerr County over the Fourth of July weekend.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Yu Zhang (College of Engineering) spoke with the Fort Worth Report about the climate and geographical factors in Kerr County that contributed to the flood disaster over the Fourth of July weekend.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Nur Yazdani (College of Engineering) spoke with the Fort Worth Report about The Cooper apartment fire in downtown Fort Worth.
Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, Drone Life spoke with UTA researcher Dianqi Han about his work to develop a radar system to boost drone safety.
New UTA West leadership
UTA has selected Wayne Atchley, a Tarrant county native, as the inaugural vice president of regional campuses, shared the Fort Worth Report, KERA, Philanthropy News Digest, and Patch.com.
Breast cancer risk among rural women
Auntminnie.com reshared a UTA news release about UTA researcher Zhaoli Liu’s findings on the lack of access to breast cancer screenings in rural areas, especially for those from minority backgrounds.
AI data center water demands
The Forth Worth Report reshared a UTA news release about Dereje Agonafer, presidential distinguished professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to spearhead an effort to reduce the cooling energy needed for data centers.
Misleading Hollywood portrayal of heart attacks
MSN, World Today News, Earth Today, and Discover Magazine reshared a UTA news release about researchers working to change public perception of what a heart attack is supposed to look like and bring more awareness to the symptoms and pain related to heart attacks.
New UTA fee for excessive and repeated hours
UT Arlington will implement a fee for excessive and repeated credit hours starting in fall 2025, Newsy Today reported.