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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025

UTA and FWISD announce partnership to open early college pathway: Coordinated by the UTA media relations team, WFAA, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Spectrum Dallas, FOX4 and CBS11, covered the newly established partnership between UTA and Fort Worth ISD, which provides automatic admission based on a student’s GPA by their junior year. UTA President Jennifer Cowley called the agreement "powerful."

From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital twins more humane: Wei Zhai (CAPPA) authored an article for The Conversation explaining how digital models of cities typically show buildings and roads, but not how real people live and move around. Dr. Zhai explains that using synthetic data—computer-generated data that mimics human activity—can help make these models more realistic and better support planning for fairer, more effective cities. The article was republished by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the San Francisco Chronicle and others.

UTA research teams helps Texas cities, others understand natural disasters, climate issues: Coordinated by the UTA media relations teams, the Fort Worth Report interviewed Science, Architecture, and Engineering faculty— Michelle Hummel, Oswald Jenewein and Nathan Brown, right—whose work supports coastal and other disaster-prone communities areas across Texas, highlighting UTA's research strength and commitment to improving communities. 

University’s H2I Lab Pushes for Standardized Floodplain Tracking After Texas Mapping Work: Dallas Innovates reported on UTA's Hydrology & Hydroinformatics Innovation Lab, which found significant gaps in how floodplain changes are tracked and proposed a more standardized approach to measuring and monitoring human-driven alterations of floodplains, helping communities better prepare for floods.

Familiar nutrient may help regrow soldiers’ muscles after wartime blast injuries: The Daily Item republished a Dallas Morning News article featuring UTA Professor Zui Pan (CONHI) and her study examining whether a zinc-infused gel can help injured muscle regenerate after a blast. 

International student enrollment drops at some Texas universities: Axios Dallas published an article analyzing the decline in international student enrollment at several Texas universities, including UTA.