Skip to Main Content
UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Media inflates Zika presence in country

February 8, 2016

Lack of understanding of virus leads to frenzy, sense of panic The recent spread of the Zika virus has caused the World Health Organization to declare it a global threat and has led to a media field day....

Linda Nguyen|Staff Photographer
UTD hosted The Dallas Morning News panel discussion, “Vital Lessons: How Dallas Confronted the Ebola Challenge” on Nov. 5. Dallas leaders, including Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka and Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zachary Thompson, spoke about how Ebola cases were handled in North Texas and what they learned from the events.

Mayor: Sharing info key to handling Ebola outbreak

November 17, 2014

Transparency in communication was crucial to confronting the public fear after the first Ebola case in Dallas caught the city’s health officials and providers by surprise, said several renowned panelists...

Students on Ebola

October 20, 2014

Lina Moon

Examining Ebola

October 20, 2014

Students, faculty weigh in on disease outbreak, hospital protocol Dallas County officials decided against declaring a state of disaster in the area, citing the declaration as premature and harmful to...

Mercury Morning News 10/13

Mercury Morning News 10/13

October 14, 2014

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/172181968" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"...

Ian LaMarsh|Staff Designer

University officials: We’re monitoring the outbreak

October 6, 2014

The recent outbreak of Ebola in Dallas has prompted officials from the national to the local level, including those at UTD, to address the issue. On Sept. 30, Thomas Eric Duncan, a native of Liberia,...

Just The Facts

August 25, 2014

Miguel Perez| Editor-in-chief

Disease Detective

August 4, 2014

New professor brings experience, stories of disease outbreaks during her time with Center for Disease Control The recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has caused quite a stir in the international media....

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Ebola