MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you’re on the road to graduation and […]
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School of Architecture
Ralph and Susan Hawkins
The man who helped bring us Cowboys Stadium and College Park Center is doing his part to ensure that the next generation of architects leaves its own legacy. Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive officer of architectural firm HKS Inc., and wife Susan recently committed $1.5 million to the School of Architecture. A portion of the funds doubled in value through the Maverick Match program, […]
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Hypersonic Flight, 2053
Researchers Luca Maddalena and Luca Massa can only speculate about what a large hypersonic aircraft might look like. Their expertise lies not in the design of the futuristic vehicle, but in how to propel it at 3,500 mph. The aerospace engineering assistant professors have received a three-year NASA National Research Award to study novel injector designs to support combustion at hypersonic speeds. The work aims […]
Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Maverick Personified
With a clear vision and collaborative spirit, James D. Spaniolo has helped UT Arlington reach unprecedented milestones during his eight-plus years as president. The retiring leader believes the next president will join a university poised to achieve even greater accomplishments.
From day 1, James D. Spaniolo didn’t like his odds. Among the five finalists for UT Arlington’s presidency in 2003, he was the only one who lacked a Ph.D., who had ascended no higher than dean, whose university appointments could be counted on one finger. Even he voted himself least likely to succeed Robert Witt, now chancellor of the University of Alabama System. Listen to […]
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Cultivating Genius
Twelve-year-old Ewin Tang is the latest in a line of wunderkinds to begin their UT Arlington careers while other students their age are still in elementary school or junior high. History suggests he’ll continue to amaze.
Ewin Tang’s classmates tend to overlook the slight, bespectacled youth sitting in the front row until he answers the professor’s queries—all correctly. Then they ask their own questions. “Who is this guy?” “Why is he here?” And always, “How old is he?” At 12, Ewin, the son of bioengineering Professor Liping Tang, is the youngest student on campus and among the youngest in UT Arlington […]
· Winter 2012 · Comment ·
Too Much Information
People often reveal more about themselves when communicating electronically than they do in person. Although the tendency to overshare is usually innocent, it can have consequences both personally and professionally.
Angry? Hate your boss? Hung over? Lonely? Many of the 1 billion people on Facebook and 500 million active Twitter users are all of these and more. And they don’t think twice about telling the world. Anyone who visits social media sites sees it every day: the constant chatter about everything from what people ate for breakfast to who hooked up last night to how […]
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