A project to 3D-print homes from cork and concrete
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Shadi Nazarian, the H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, Chair in Architecture, is a member of an interdisciplinary team exploring the viability of 3D-printing homes in rural Alaska to provide affordable, sustainable, and resilient housing. Her eventual goal is to develop seamless transitional material that can print at a large scale, making housing more energy efficient, affordable, and accessible in remote areas.
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Melanie Sattler, civil engineering chair and Dr. Syed Qasim Endowed Professor, was named one of 10 2024 Piper Professors in Texas by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. The foundation recognizes professors across the state annually for their outstanding scholarly achievement and superior teaching. Dr. Sattler joins an elite group of 11 UTA professors who have previously received this prestigious, highly competitive award.
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Sonja Ezell, clinical assistant professor in UTA’s College of Education, was elected as a member of the International Literacy Association (ILA) Board of Directors. An ILA member since 2014, Dr. Ezell is the current chair of ILA’s Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards Committee. Her research interests include early childhood literacy, educator preparation, multicultural children’s literature, and social-emotional learning.
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Attend UTA’s annual Juneteenth Celebration on Tuesday, June 18, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Brazos Park, for barbecue, fellowship, and live entertainment. The event will feature Echoes From the Hill, a moving documentary on Arlington’s Black historical presence.
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The 2024 Society for Learning Analytics and Research's (SoLAR) Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) will be held June 11-13. Hosted on the UTA campus, the SoLAR LASI will provide faculty and staff workshops and tutorials in learning analytics, data science, and learning sciences. Distinguished speakers will focus on artificial intelligence in the educational context. View event schedule and register.
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Season tickets for the 2024 UTA volleyball season are available for $35 at utatickets.com. All season tickets are general admission.
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| Healing soldiers through innovation
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Kamal Awad, assistant professor of research in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation and researcher in UTA’s Bone-Muscle Research Center, hopes to revolutionize the recovery process for soldiers and others with traumatic muscle injuries. He is using 3D-bioprinting technology to create personalized engineered muscle grafts that can be implanted into damaged muscle tissue.
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First-generation alumni and those who want to show support for first-generation Mavericks are invited to the annual First-Gen Brunch and Alumni Mixer Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Meet in the Bluebonnet Ballroom for food, music, prizes, networking opportunities, and more. Register now.
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Helen Shelden, customer response representative for Parking and Transportation Services (PATS), has worked at UTA for almost nine years. She enjoys helping people by guiding them through the processes of purchasing a permit, paying a citation, and finding where to park on campus. She patiently works with visitors, students, and employees to resolve their issues, in an effort to create a positive University experience for all.
Shelden says that her favorite aspect of working at UTA is the people she works with, especially her coworkers in PATS.
“We work together and ask each other questions," she says. "We depend on each other.”
Shelden continues to strengthen her communication skills through frequent professional development on topics such as customer service, problem solving, and listening skills. In the last academic year, Shelden handled 76% of the 6,594 calls that PATS answered.
“Helen is often the one who helps customers with their pressing issues, whether they forgot to arrange parking for their event, got a ticket, or don't know where to go to park," says Greg Hladik, executive director of auxiliary services. “She answers each of those questions as if it were the first time they have been asked— with care, kindness, and grace. She is the voice of the department, and for thousands of people who only interact with our office during their visit, she is the voice of UTA.”
Outside of work, Shelden enjoys reading mystery novels written by J.A. Jance, Catherine Coulter, John Grissom, and Sue Grafton. She also spends weekends traveling with her husband of 51 years to visit their son in Wichita Falls, which is where the couple met while she was a student at Midwestern State University and he was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base.
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| Fewer cancer screenings conducted in rural populations
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A team led by Zhaoli Liu, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation with a focus on cancer health disparities, found that women who live in rural Texas, particularly those of a minority background, were less likely to get routine mammograms when compared to their urban counter parts.
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NAI ranks UT System third in patents
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UTA faculty receive prestigious grants
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Faculty, staff, and researchers from higher education and K-12 schools throughout Texas gathered in Arlington for the state’s first “Prompt-a-Thon,” hosted by Microsoft and UTA’s offices of Research and Innovation and Information Technology. Together, educators and researchers learned how to best use artificial intelligence tools to improve their work.
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Maverick Bienvenida will offer giveaways and opportunities to reconnect with old friends and make new ones on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Science and Engineering Innovation and Research building. Attend bilingual information sessions for you and your family, enjoy performances by Mariachi Los Jinetes, and explore many student organizations on campus. If you have questions, contact hsi@uta.edu or cmas@uta.edu.
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