The University of Texas at Dallas

06/01/2026

Dr. Babu Chalamala, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an expert in grid energy-storage research, is helping to position UT Dallas as a national leader in battery-storage technology and the future electric grid.

Dr. Babu Chalamala joined the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science as a professor of materials science and engineering last fall. He holds the Jonsson School Distinguished Chair and is supported by the Governor’s University Research Initiative. In June, he also will be a profess...

05/28/2026

Six engineering students will present their prototype in June at the NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of the space agency’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams project.

From left: Jakob Aleman, John Phelan, Nat Sullivan, Ben Hudson, Adisan Hammel and David von Paumgartten will present their prototype for a redesigned tool-cart handle at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as part of NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Bouyancy Experiment Design Teams project. Bulky gloves and press...

05/27/2026

Recipients of awards from the president and the provost, as well as the state and UT System, were honored for their achievements during the ninth annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence.

UT Dallas President Prabhas V. Moghe congratulated Dr. Stephanie Taylor BS’06 for receiving the President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Undergraduate Instruction (non-tenure-track). Taylor was one of six recipients of President’s Teaching Excellence Awards at the ninth annual Celebration of T...

05/26/2026

The Bass School at UT Dallas program climbed to No. 3 for U.S. public schools and colleges, and it ranked 16th overall in the country, according to Animation Career Review.

Arts, technology and emerging communication senior Audrey Wass worked on the “Kinder Doll: A Kindertransport Story” project in the experimenta.l. Animation Lab at UT Dallas last year. The animation program climbed to No. 3 for U.S. public schools and colleges, and it is 16th overall in the count...

05/25/2026

May we never forget those who gave the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸

05/23/2026

Shreyas Chandra, Alisa Model, Noah Clark BS’25, Nandita Kumar and Liam Nichols will bring varied backgrounds and aspirations – from teaching to conducting research to pursuing law careers – to their experiences overseas.

From left: Shreyas Chandra, Alisa Model, Noah Clark BS’25, Nandita Kumar and Liam Nichols will bring varied backgrounds and aspirations — from teaching to conducting research to pursuing law careers — to their experiences overseas as Fulbright Scholars. The University of Texas at Dallas earned...

05/21/2026

Relive all the great commencement moments! 🎓

05/21/2026

Here’s to the spring class of 2026! Let’s hear it for the newest UT Dallas Alumni! 🎓

05/20/2026

We love seeing our newly minted UT Dallas Alumni celebrated

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alt text: a time lapse of a UT Dallas commencement ceremony with the text "Commencement can be a blur" followed by slowed-down video clips of graduates celebrating with family and friends with the text "Make sure to take in the moment"

05/18/2026

Meet your spring 2026 commencement speakers 🎉

Brittany Kopel
MA, interdisciplinary studies, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Bronia John
BS, healthcare studies, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Dillon Laney
EMBA, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Mercy Koech
PhD, electrical engineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Reiki Hingorani
BS, data science, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Sephanit Nekeatibeb
BS, marketing, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Kashish Daulatani
BS, computer science, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Minahal Sabir
BA, education, School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Sai Charan Palvai
MS, computer science, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Megan Shieh
MS, accounting and analytics, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Mahak Rawal
BS, computer information systems and technology, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Matthew Lin
BA, public health, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Angie Vo
PhD, arts, technology, and emerging communication, Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Giana Abraham
BS, neuroscience, BS, psychology, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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alt text: Portrait photos of the 14 commencement speakers for The University of Texas at Dallas Spring 2026 graduation ceremonies

05/17/2026

Get to know the UT Dallas spring class of 2026 🎓

05/15/2026

Tom Leppert, a longtime supporter of the Center for BrainHealth and a former Dallas mayor, will deliver the keynote address during tonight’s University Commencement, one of the ceremonies that will kick off this spring’s festivities.

Graduates celebrated last spring during the University Commencement ceremony. Almost 4,500 Comets are expected to participate in various spring commencement ceremonies, which begin May 15. The University of Texas at Dallas community will salute its Class of 2026 with its University Commencement cere...

05/14/2026

Meet Matthew 👋 He is a public health senior in the UT Dallas EPPS - School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

During his time at UT Dallas, Matthew has been involved with Alpha Epsilon Delta (a pre-health honors society); served as a tutor for elementary, middle and high school students; was a National Merit Ambassador; and spent a semester in Washington, D.C., as an Archer Fellow.

He hopes to attend medical school with the goal of becoming a primary care physician while also working on healthcare cost policy.

Follow along to see a day in Matthew's life at UT Dallas!

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alt text: video clips from a day in the life of a University of Texas at Dallas student

05/13/2026

Meet Sriharsh*tha 👋 She is a healthcare studies senior who is also minoring in biology on the premed track.

She said she’s used her years at Dallas to grow both inside and outside the classroom.

As part of her studies, Sriharsh*tha has conducted research in the lab of Dr. Sven Kroener. She has also served as a First Year Leader and lead three student organizations — the Telugu Students Association, Tiny Hearts Initiative and MedEthics UTD — along with serving in leadership roles in other groups.

In her (very limited) free time, Sriharsh*tha loves playing video games, working out and shooting her air rifle.

Her dream is to become an OB/GYN and eventually open a nonprofit birthing center in India that supports women facing discrimination and lacking safe maternal care at home.

Follow along to see a day in Sriharsh*tha's life at UT Dallas!

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alt text: video clips from a day in the life of a University of Texas at Dallas student

05/12/2026

Nearly 300 supporters, united by a commitment to expand access to care for children and adults with speech, language and hearing disorders, came together at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders event, which raised more than $380,000 for the Callier Care Fund.

From left: Honorary chairs Chuck and Beth Thoele; luncheon chair Megan Steinbach with son Lucas and husband and co-chair Justin Steinbach; and Linus D. Wright, winner of the Ruth and Ken Altshuler Callier Care Award. The 15th annual Callier Cares Lunche...

05/11/2026

We recently joined the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Innovation Corps Hub: Southwest, which develops and provides training to faculty and researchers to help them move promising technologies to the marketplace.

Learn more: https://news.utdallas.edu/campus-community/nsf-i-corps-program-2026/

05/10/2026

Wishing all moms and maternal figures a wonderful Mother’s Day 🧡💚

05/09/2026

Twelve of our newest endowed chairs and professors were celebrated last month during a ceremony in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall.

The University of Texas at Dallas welcomed its newest cohort of endowed chairs and professors at the 2026 investiture ceremony on April 16 in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall. With honorees’ families, colleagues, friends and students in attendance, UT Dallas celebrat...

05/08/2026

Students in The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at UT Dallas designed a thoracic organ recovery cooler to reduce the risks of transporting donor lungs for Dr. Irina Timofte of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Irina Timofte (right), a transplant pulmonologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has sponsored three UTDesign Capstone projects. In the latest project, (from left) Sebastian Talvy, Nicholas Schlak, Carlos J. Garza and Manha Lateef are part of a six-student team that designed a thoracic organ...

05/07/2026

Dr. Salena Brody with the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas was selected as a 2026 Piper Professor, an award that honors 10 Texas college or university educators annually for their dedication to their profession and their outstanding academic, scientific and scholarly achievements.

Dr. Salena Brody was selected as a 2026 Piper Professor, an award that honors 10 Texas college or university educators annually for their dedication to their profession and their outstanding academic, scientific and scholarly achievements. “I can’t write you a letter; I don’t know who you are....

05/06/2026

Premed students are getting the opportunity to take care of fictional patients in a virtual hospital – all in the blocky world of Minecraft.

A new UT Dallas class gives pre-med students the opportunity to take care of fictional patients in a virtual hospital.

05/05/2026

For Teacher Appreciation Day we asked Comets to name some of their favorite UT Dallas professors 🧡💚 Who are yours?

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alt text: UT Dallas students name some of their favorite professors on campus

05/04/2026

Meet UT-D2, a creation of Keaton Ylanan, a student in The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at UT Dallas. May the 4th be with you!

(h/t The Mercury)

05/02/2026

The no-audition ensemble, founded by Dr. Jonathan Palant with the Bass School at UT Dallas and whose members range in age from 12 to 91 years, will perform Saturday, May 9 at “America Sings 250” in Dallas to celebrate the nation’s anniversary.

The Credo Community Choir has more than 170 members, including nearly two dozen UT Dallas students and alumni. The choir is rehearsing for its next concert, “America Sings 250,” a program on May 9 at Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District that will celebrate the nation’s 250th anni...

05/01/2026

Thanks for the love Mayor Amir Omar! We value our town-and-gown relationship with the city of Richardson, which goes back to our origins in the early 1960s.

| via DallasMeetup

City of Richardson Mayor Amir Omar joins Carson Gibbons on The DallasMeetup Dime