We are excited to launch Science Forward, the official blog of the #UTACollegeofScience. Here, we explore the ideas, innovations, and emerging trends that are shaping the future of science and impacting everyday life. 🔬 🧬 🧪 🔭
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The #FIFAWorldCup is under way! Check out our story about UTA chemistry professor Kevin Schug's connection to the Czech Republic, one of the participating nations.
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ALT Photo of UTA chemistry professor Kevin Schug in a lab coat holding a soccer ball and a soccer jersey and standing on a soccer field.
Join us in celebrating two amazing Maverick Scientists, Alisher Talgatov and Broderick Nelson, for earning top prizes at the 2025 MavPitch Competition!
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ALT Photo showing Broderick Nelson and Alisher Talgatov holding large checks to signify their prize winnings at the 2025 MavPitch Competition.
A new UTA study details a novel strategy for how the body clears out dead cells during stress, revealing unexpected roles for well-known stress-response genes—a discovery that could help scientists better understand a variety of diseases.
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ALT Photo of Aladin Elkhalil, lead author of the study and a third-year doctoral student in the lab of Piya Ghose.
New research from a UTA team led by Yujie Chi aimed at improving the effectiveness of radiation therapy to cure cancer and other diseases will be recognized in July at the @aapmHQ annual meeting as one of the 18 Best in Physics projects out of about 2,000.
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ALT Photo of Zui Pan, Yujie Chi, Yingjie Liu, front from left, and Joshua Rajan, back, in the lab.
The COS Discover 2025 Student Research Symposium is in the books and what a great event, showcasing the brilliant research of 123 of our grad and undergrad students! Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who entered! Lots more photos on our Facebook and Instagram.
Kayunta Johnson-Winters, @UTAChemistry associate professor, has been named a 2025 @ASBMB Fellow in recognition of her contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology and her efforts to support junior faculty, women in science and student mentorship.
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ALT Photo of Kayunta Johnson-Winters, UTA associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and director of undergraduate research.
J. Ping Liu, UTA professor of physics, is leading a project to develop a more efficient process for sourcing rare earth elements needed to produce high-performance magnets. Liu received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the study.
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ALT Photo of J. Ping Liu, University of Texas at Arlington professor of physics, in his laboratory.
UTA Fall 2024 Commencement is in the books and it was a great day to celebrate our newest College of Science graduates as they walked across the stage @GlobeLifeField on Friday. Congratulations to all of our awesome grads!
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Zihan Wang, UTA assistant professor of physics, received a $348K grant from @NSF to study changes in the number of electrons in the upper atmosphere during solar flares to learn how to mitigate the flares' effect on communications and navigation tech.
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ALT Zihan Wang, UTA assistant professor of physics, taken in the CPB/Planetarium lobby.
A team of biologists led by UTA has discovered a new tiny lizard species in northeastern Venezuela. The discovery highlights the unique characteristics of this gecko, including its small size (about 2.5 inches long), cone-shaped head, and long snout.
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ALT Photo of a specimen of Pseudogonatodes fuscofortunatus, a newly discovered species of gecko.
ALT Photo of Walter Schargel, UTA professor of instruction in biology, holding a jar containing samples of the newly discovered species of gecko.
@UTAPlanetarium has received a $10,000 grant from H-E-B Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust (H-E-B TOC) to cover the cost of field trips to Planetarium shows for K-12 schools with significant numbers of economically disadvantaged students.
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ALT Photo showing the UTA Planetarium's theater screen.
@UTAChemistry recently lost a dear friend and colleague with the passing of E. Thomas “Tom” Strom, a longtime adjunct professor at UTA and research chemist at Mobil Oil, on Oct. 26 at age 88.
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ALT Photo of E. Thomas "Tom" Strom, longtime adjunct professor of chemistry at UTA. Dr. Strom died Oct. 26, 2024 at age 88.
Purnendu “Sandy” Dasgupta, the Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UTA, is being honored with the prestigious 2025 Award in Analytical Chemistry from @AmerChemSociety.
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ALT Photo of Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta, the Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UTA.
Sherri McFarland, UTA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been elected president of the American Society for Photobiology, an organization dedicated to promoting research related to the effects of light on human health and the natural world.
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ALT Photo of Sherri McFarland, UTA professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
A new study co-authored by Nathan Brown, UTA assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences, shows that frozen land in Alaska is eroding faster than it can be replaced due to climate change.
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ALT Photo of Nathan Brown, UTA assistant professor of Earth and environmental sciences, in the lab.
Thanks to all the COS students, faculty and staff who stopped by during our Student-Faculty Mixer on Friday in the SEIR Building. It was a great way to kick off the new semester!
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Matthew Walsh, UTA professor of biology, is lead author of a new paper which examines how some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive.
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ALT Photo of Matthew Walsh, UTA professor of biology, in his lab with tanks containing killifish.