Wired for Recovery
Dung Mai wants to know why he struggles taking tests. The UT Arlington exercise science junior thinks the research of Alexa Smith-Osborne and Hanli Liu can help him find the answers. “When I came back to school, I had some test anxiety,” says Mai, a Navy petty officer who served stints overseas in Bahrain and Jordan. “I thought it might be more than just anxiety, […]
The Business of Fun
Poised atop the Texas Giant’s 153-foot big hill, preparing to hurtle down its 79-degree drop, roller coaster enthusiasts exult in the sheer adrenaline rush. This is exactly what they wish the world could be. And it’s what the world is at Six Flags Over Texas, the Arlington tourist icon now celebrating 50 years of fun. Of course, at Six Flags, that top-of-the-hill moment is followed […]
Planning Makes Perfect
Vidor needed help. Population in the small Southeast Texas town near Beaumont had dwindled after a one-two punch from Hurricanes Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008 caused extensive damage, with Ike forcing a two-week evacuation. Upon closer inspection, the storms revealed critical flaws in Vidor’s urban layout. City officials turned to UT Arlington’s Institute of Urban Studies for solutions. The applied research arm of […]
Robotics Revolution
The slight creature scurrying through the leaves pauses. It darts left to avoid a fallen branch, flattens itself to crawl under yet another branch, them clambers over a pile of refuse before hesitating, as if testing the air. Or scouting an enemy. Or both. As small as it is—smaller and lighter than a deck of cards with legs—it is transporting even smaller creatures that will soon […]
Linked to Longevity
By 9 a.m. weekdays, the Maverick Activities Center buzzes with students coming and going. Studying in lounge areas and working at computers, they’re a serious lot, focused on the day at hand. The mood is markedly lighter back in the new Center for Healthy Living and Longevity, where 20 people older than 65, some of them strapped into weight vests, walk laps around the gym. An […]
