2020s
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- Academics(3)
- Campus(18)
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Edith O’Donnell, one of Texas’ — and The University of Texas at Dallas’ — most generous philanthropists and a strong proponent of education, science and the arts, died Nov. 14 at the age of 94.
Dr. David Hyndman, a geoscientist with 25 years of experience as a researcher, educator and academic administrator, has been named dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas.
The University of Texas at Dallas women’s golf team won its first American Southwest Conference championship.
Dr. Yvette E. Pearson joined UT Dallas in fall 2021 after working in various roles to increase opportunities in engineering for women, minorities, students from low-income backgrounds and people with disabilities.
The University of Texas at Dallas returned to pre-pandemic operations when the fall semester began Aug. 23.
Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, distinguished scholar in residence, professor of physics, and long-serving executive vice president and provost, died Sept. 4 after a sudden, brief illness.
esperanza spalding, the recipient of The University of Texas at Dallas’ 2021 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts, shared her philosophies about music and life as she met with students, administrators and the public on campus.
UT System and UT Dallas leaders joined elected officials and members of the campus community to share details of the $300 million Promise Plus program, which will greatly expand tuition assistance programs at UTD and six other UT System institutions.
The University of Texas at Dallas breaks ground on the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new cultural district located on approximately 12 acres at the southeastern edge of the campus.
The University of Texas of Dallas holds the inaugural All-University Commencement, a sparkling new Comet tradition that celebrated recent graduates’ academic journeys.
The University of Texas at Dallas announces that the School of Arts and Humanities (A&H) and the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) will combine to form one larger school focused broadly on the arts and humanities and will be known as the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT).
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas hosts an open house at its newest research and startup space in the Headquarters for the Richardson Innovation Quarter.
Dr. Donal Skinner, who led the honors programs at Ohio University and the University of Wyoming, joins The University of Texas at Dallas as dean of the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College.
The gift creates new opportunities, while also strengthening scholarships, research and programming for the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology.
University of Texas at Dallas alumnus Richard Kurjan MA’82 recently made a significant gift to name the Center for Translation Studies in honor of its founder, Dr. Rainer Schulte, Founders Professor of arts and humanities.
Domee Shi, an Academy Award-winning director and artist, has been selected to receive the 2023 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas.
The University of Texas at Dallas has initiated its transition to Division II of the NCAA, accepting an invitation to join the Lone Star Conference (LSC) as a full member.
The University of Texas at Dallas has expanded its international recruiting, alumni engagement and institutional partnership-building efforts by establishing an office in India that is focused on engaging with potential students throughout Asia.
As announced by the Department of Defense on Sept. 18, The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $30 million over three years from the DOD to develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of critical raw materials, and train high-quality workers for jobs in an expanding battery energy storage workforce.
The $120 million, five-story, 150,000-square-foot Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building supports dozens of faculty from UT Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center.