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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The wind tunnel in the Waterview Science and Technology Center will be integrated into the engineering curriculum for research purposes. Photo courtesy of UTD News Center.

New wind tunnel one of handful worldwide

September 3, 2018

Before Giacomo Iungo interviewed for a faculty position at UTD, he was a scientist at a Swiss university, working with one of the few wind tunnels in the world. He said his decision to join the UTD faculty...

Brent Dell, a Ph.D. student, developed a 3D network of Green Hall, which was later incorporated into the software for an app that will help users navigate UTD buildings. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Software to assist with navigating UTD buildings

September 3, 2018

A research team of 12 freshmen, headed by computer science professor Ravi Prakash and assisted by the Office of Information Technology, has developed new software for an app, called Constellation, that...

Material science and engineering professor Kyeongjae Cho (left) and research associate Jeongwoon Hwang developed a less expensive and more efficient battery. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Researchers develop less expensive lithium batteries

April 23, 2018

UTD researchers teamed up to develop a new class of battery, proven to be efficient and long-lasting. For over a year, material science and engineering professor Kyeongjae Cho, along with research associate...

Assistant professor of chemistry, Jiyong Lee, reviews isolated cancer stem cells with a member of his team. Lee’s research focuses on utilizing nanoparticles and lasers to destroy cancer cells. Photo by Anupam Gupta | Mercury Staff.

Professor, research team isolate stem cells

March 5, 2018

A UTD professor and his team had recent progress in isolating cells that are believed to be the root cause of most cancers. Jiyong Lee, an assistant chemistry professor , and his team of student researchers...

Emma Reznick, a research assistant in UTD’s Locomotor Control Systems lab, experiments with an exoskeleton prototype. Photo by Anupam Gupta | Mercury Staff.

Lab develops exoskeleton tech

September 18, 2017

A lab on campus is developing exoskeleton technology intended to help rehabilitate individuals who have experienced a stroke. The Locomotor Control Systems lab is developing an exoskeleton called ComEx...

Anthony McNair | Mercury Staff

Mercury Midday News 01/26/17

January 26, 2017

This week we discuss the role that the media plays in academia with Dr. Alex Piquero and the impact of Texas's proposed "bathroom bill" with Student Government senators.

Alex Piquero, the associate dean of graduate programs for the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology, has been gathering data regarding NFL player arrests and penalties is one of several of his studies that have blown up in the media in recent years. Piquero’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and in a speech by former-President Barack Obama. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

Research earns nat’l media spotlight

January 23, 2017

Alex Piquero’s work has appeared on the front page of The New York Times. It’s been lambasted in an opinion authored by Ann Coulter. Former President Barack Obama has cited Piquero’s research as...

After UTD reached Tier One status, UTD President Richard Benson named Dec. 21 Tier One Day.  Photo by Andrew Gallegos | Photo Editor.

UTD reaches Tier One status

December 5, 2016

President Richard Benson declared Dec. 21 as Tier One Day to mark UTD’s achievement in reaching Tier One status. For years, UTD administrators have pursued the goal of making UTD a Tier One university....

Qiaoxing Wang (left), a material sciences and engineering doctoral student,  looks into an electron microscope in a lab in the Natural Science Engineering Research Laboratory. Wang was a key member of the team working on the transistor project. He worked under the supervision of Moon Kim, a distinguished professor in the same field. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

Researchers extend phone, computer battery life

November 1, 2016

The world is one step closer to implementing alternate technology that can improve the battery life of computing devices such as phones, calculators and laptops due to recent advances made possible by...

These are a few of my favorite things (pens)

March 31, 2015

With the exception of one of my classes, I tend to subscribe to the age-old practice that handwriting notes is much better than typing notes. Particularly when it comes to my studies, I use pens and markers...

Joseph Izen|Courtesy

Prof tasked with patching up Hadron collider in Geneva

October 6, 2014

Prof tasked with patching up Hadron collider in Geneva When thousands of scientists in Switzerland proved the existence of the Higgs-boson particle in 2012, it was a milestone in scientific history. Now,...

Miguel Perez | Editor-in-Chief

Profs research pain

July 7, 2014

Two professors in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences are delving into some of the most perplexing puzzles in the field of public medicine: chronic pain and migraines. Associate professor Ted...

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