UTA In The News — Monday, November 25, 2024
UTA volleyball wins WAC tournament
The UT Arlington volleyball team secured the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship by defeating the Grand Canyon Lopes, marking the team’s first conference title since 2002 and their inaugural WAC title, BVM Sports reports.
Promise Plus program
UT Arlington and President Jennifer Cowley were mentioned by The Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Report, and WFAA in reports about UT System expanding its Promise Plus program to include free tuition for students with annual gross income incomes of $100,000 or less at UT System institutions. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Innovates, FOX 4, CBS, Spectrum News 1, Yahoo! News, and MSN also reported on this story.
The Dallas Morning News shared an opinion piece on how the Promise Plus program should be refined so students can see the value in their education.
Texas tuition freeze
UT Arlington was mentioned by the Texas Tribune in a story about possible financial constraints Gov. Greg Abbott’s tuition freeze could place on Texas public universities.
Best for vets
UT Arlington was named the best public university in Texas for veterans, KTEM Newsradio reports.
Venezuelan gecko
A team of biologists led by UT Arlington’s Walter Schargel has confirmed the discovery of a new species of gecko in northern Venezuela, reported The Dallas Morning News, MSN.com, World News, and News Directory 3.
Dallas real estate market
Sriram Villupuram, real estate and finance professor, spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the latest changes in the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market and what it means for homebuyers and sellers going into 2025.
Fort Worth apartments
Sriram Villupuram, real estate and finance professor, spoke with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about what developers in downtown Fort Worth are doing to help their new real estate projects become profitable.
Shotgun homes in Fort Worth
Dennis Chiessa, assistant professor of architecture, spoke with the Fort Worth Report about the architectural characterization of shotgun homes and how they provide affordable housing.
Houston homelessness
Hannah Lebovits, assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs, spoke with the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board about how cities need to have a variety of options for homeless individuals.
Selling your home
A UT Arlington study about real estate was cited by House Beautiful on a story about the 16 things sellers should do to sell their homes.