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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Routray's recovery is being financially supported by the DFW Orissa Society, who is also providing in person support. | Photo couresty of Ralish Routray

Motorcyclist caught in crash on Waterview and Synergy Park

January 24, 2022

A UTD graduate student got into a serious motorcycle accident near campus on Nov. 15 and is currently in recovery. Business analytics graduate Ralish Routray was on his way to UTD around 7:30 p.m....

Graphic by Jacky Chao | Mercury Staff

UTD researcher discovers new way to blast Neuroblastoma tumours

December 6, 2021

A UTD faculty member has discovered a way to treat tumors without the detrimental side effects. Assistant professor of bioengineering Shashank Sirsi, who made the initial discovery, conducts research...

Graphic by Juhi Karnalker | Mercury Staf

Performative activism distracts from real issues

October 4, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2021 Met Gala dress exemplifies how individuals use performative activism to gain social capital rather than actively promote change. Performative activism typically entails...

Program turns anybody into developers

September 7, 2021

UTD is partnering with Fullstack Academy to create bootcamps that teach students technical skills. Fullstack Academy, a tech-immersion program based in New York, reached out to UTD expressing interest...

Graphic by Juhi Karnalkar | Mercury Staff

Sweet sweat sensors

September 7, 2021

A UTD research team recently created sweat sensors that detect the body’s immune response to viral infections. With funding from the North Texas-based company EnLiSense, UTD scientists in 2018 wanted...

Graphic by Quinn Sherer | Mercury Staff

Sensory overload

July 26, 2021

A UTD professor created low-cost air sensors that track pollutant levels in local communities and detect increases in air pollution in real-time. Physics professor David Lary aspired to conduct a project...

Boosting Brain Fitness

July 25, 2021

UTD’s Center for BrainHealth (CBH) is conducting a study to help individuals optimize their overall brain performance. BBS professor and Chief Director of CBH Sandra Chapman has been studying the...

Graphic by Astrid Hernandez | Mercury Staff

COVID variant spreads from India

June 28, 2021

UT Southwestern researchers have identified several cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 variant from India in North Texas. Since the beginning of the pandemic, UT Southwestern has been conducting...

This is a very direct way for us to be able to put a public face for the public office of research centers, right in the middle of industrial activity. | Graphic Courtesy of the City Of Richardson

UTD research center to open in Richardson’s rebranded industrial district

May 3, 2021

UTD is collaborating with the city of Richardson to create a multi-faceted research institution inside the city’s newest development project: the Innovation District. In 2020, the city decided to...

Graphic by Alesandra Bell | Mercury Staff

Alexa, let’s chat

April 19, 2021

A UTD research team is a quarterfinalist in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge 4 to teach the Alexa AI how to converse with humans. After applying for the Challenge in September 2020,...

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