UTA In The News — Thursday, August 7, 2025
Heart trackers
An upcoming study on how fitness trackers may be able to flag cardiovascular disease led by Yue Liao (College of Nursing and Health Innovation) was featured in MSN.com (via News Medical), Science Magazine, and Rama On Healthcare. Today's Patch.com AM newsletter also highlighted the study. Coverage was coordinated by the UTA media relations team.
Fred Perpall, UTA alumnus and United States Golf Association president, sat down with WFAA to discuss his life, including his days as a student at UTA.
Tech abuse
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently reported on the Mavericks Ending Technology-Facilitated Abuse Project led by Morgan PettyJohn (School of Social Work), Rachel Voth Schrag (School of Social Work), and Shirin Nilizadeh (College of Engineering). The story was shared by Government Technology.
Research grant
Junzhou Huang (College of Engineering) recently received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an AI research project aimed at speeding antibody design and prep for future pandemics. Quantum Zeitgeist reported the news.
Self-driving vehicles
UTA's involvement in Arlington's self-driving rideshare project was mentioned multiple times in a Fort Worth Report article.
Curb appeal
A 2020 study conducted by Sriram Villupuram (College of Business) on curb appeal increasing a home's value was cited in a story by WFLA, the NBC affiliate in Tampa, Florida.