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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

Jill Guthrie graduated from UTD with a B.A. in 1985 and has since gone on to found a private school centered around discussion-based learning. Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Graduate directs school for kids

October 29, 2018

A few miles north of campus, a UTD alumna founded a private school centered around discussion-based learning. The school is now celebrating its five-year anniversary. Attending UTD during her junior...

Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Five UTD alumni killed in mass shooting at Plano home

September 13, 2017

Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. The original version of the article is included below. UTD alumni were killed in a home shooting last week, leaving nine dead...

Concentrating on the canvas, alumnus Desmond Blair pursues his passion for art. Even though Blair was born without hands, he challenged himself and was later accepted to the ATEC program at UTD. Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Drawn to art

June 5, 2017

A little boy stares into the face of his grandma. She smiles wide, the wrinkles outlining her mouth bowing in further. In the little boy’s hands, a beautifully drawn picture of a dog, the same one he...

Junior reflects on big screen acting credits

Junior reflects on big screen acting credits

March 28, 2016

Arts, performance major Sean Hennigan left Hollywood industry to get teaching credentials, give back to acting community When a simple Google search is done on Sean Hennigan, an arts and performance junior,...

Alum goes missing

January 25, 2016

UPDATE: Tseggay's family has confirmed they found him earlier this week. They are not offering any more details on Tseggay at this time. Police looking for any info on ’15 graduate last seen Jan. 18...

Alumnus wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

Alumnus wins Nobel Prize in chemistry

October 19, 2015

Prize is first for university graduate, native of Turkey For the first time in university history, a Nobel Prize has been awarded to an alumnus. Aziz Sancar, who graduated from UTD with a degree in molecular...

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