UTA In The News — Wednesday, August 21, 2024
UTA West
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Report, KERA, Fort Worth Inc., and Yahoo! News covered the Fort Worth City Council’s Aug. 20 work session wherein an interlocal agreement between UTA and the city of Fort Worth was proposed that could provide $4 million from the city's Economic Development Initiatives Fund for infrastructure improvements to the proposed UTA West campus site.
Open Campus and The Shorthorn provided ongoing coverage of the UTA West expansion into west Fort Worth.
Texas housing price changes
The supply of available houses for sale has gone up, and prices have dropped a little, but UTA finance and real estate Professor Sriram Villupuram says it’s still a seller’s market in the DFW Metroplex, reported the Dallas Morning News.
Texas uses batteries to supply electric grid
Texas is increasingly relying on large battery farms to supply energy to the grid. UTA now offers a degree plan for engineers to work with this emerging technology, and graduates are in high demand, electrical engineering Assistant Professor Chris Boyer told WFAA ABC 8, San Antonio KENS 5 CBS, and MSN News.
UTA Paralymians
Former UTA Movin’ Mav and Houston native Fabian Romo will play on Team USA in men’s wheelchair basketball at the Paris Paralympics later this month, reported Fort Worth Today. The article also included a tribute to UTA alum Randy Snow, the first Paralympic athlete inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame.