The University of Texas at Dallas continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19.Dr. A. Dean Sherry, Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair in Systems Biology, recently received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Debrecen in Hungary.NIH Grant Enables Dr. Sheena D'Arcy To Unwrap DNA MysteriesBiology freshman Sruthi Potturi focused on using vagus nerve stimulation on post-traumatic stress disorder subjects to enhance extinction learning during the Clark Summer Research Program.Dr. Morocos recently received two federal grants totaling $2.7 million to support research aimed at better understanding — and perhaps exploiting — the role of protein evolution and interactions in human health and disease.Researchers Brighten Path for Creating New Type of MRI Contrast Agent

 

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UT Dallas Donates Protective Medical Gear to Parkland in COVID-19 Response

The University responded to the shortage of personal protective equipment for area health care workers by delivering gloves, face masks, gowns and more to Parkland Health & Hospital System. [more...]

A Message from President Benson: Being a Comet in This Moment

The University will do all that it can to help minimize the disruption in students' lives while ensuring that it provides them with the greatest possible safety. [more...]

Team Creates Shape-Changing Material That Pushes Biological Boundaries

Combining the powers of the living and the inanimate, researchers embedded genetically modified yeast into a synthetic gel to create a novel material designed to grow under specific conditions. [more...]