Media Highlights

“It’s the first time we’ve seen the one in our own Milky Way, in our own galaxy, but we’ve come to discover that almost every galaxy — every spiral galaxy, every elliptical galaxy — has a large, supermassive black hole at the center.” — Dr. Marc Hairston, research scientist

“When we are looking at this burnout, what we’re really seeing is a sustained, continual work effort.” — Dr. Steven Haynes, assistant professor of practice

“It was released as something that was welcomed to be remixed. And we saw the results of that, and we are still seeing the results of that.” — xtine burrough, professor of arts and technology

“Our technology can reduce the sample testing time to 30 minutes, but the sensitivity can be as good as those molecular tests.” — Dr. Haihang Ye, research associate in mechanical engineering

“Texas has an incredible history of taking on refugees who are displaced due to conflict.” — Dr. Jessica Hanson-Defusco, assistant professor of global health policy

“The states are extremely aggressive about professional athletes.” — John Gamino, director of the undergraduate accounting program

“Some kids come in with zero knowledge, but they can climb to a near freshman in college-level of knowledge based on how many weeks they take.” — Dr. Jey Veerasamy, director of the Center for Computer Science Education & Outreach

“I would still call the natural gas company if I smelled it. You don’t know if you are the person who is unlucky to be downstream of these concentrations or not.” — Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry

“Our goal is to understand the brain to reprogram circuits so things that are happening that shouldn’t be happening, stop.” — Dr. Michael Kilgard, the Margaret Fonde Jonsson Professor of neuroscience

“Previously, I’d only worked with physicians, oncologists and researchers on neuroblastoma. My son was the first patient.” — Dr. Shashank Sirsi, assistant professor of bioengineering

“I think the pandemic has led to a lot of people really rethinking their life strategy.” — Dr. Doug Kiel, professor emeritus of public and nonprofit management

“Finding the right university goes back to each individual student and that’s where we really encourage students to find a good fit.” — Ingrid London, assistant provost of admission and enrollment

“It usually takes more than a week to do something in Congress. And it’s hard to fit that time-period when people actually care into the process of passing a bill.” — Dr. Thomas Gray, assistant professor of political science

“If we look at the polling data, it’s quite clear that many people still want to work from home.” — Dr. Doug Kiel, professor emeritus of public and nonprofit management

“We really need to be aware that this trickling of Ukrainians into the U.S. is just going to grow.” — Dr. Jessica Hanson-Defusco, assistant professor of global health policy

“Now is the time to take stock of your computer security position.” — Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, Ashbel Smith Professor of computer science

“It’s so important to have an event like this, now more than ever.” — David Robinson Jr., assistant director of community engagement

“This is hopefully the start of many studies which produce more atlases that help us better understand the molecular architecture of the pain system in humans.” — Dr. Ted Price BS’97, Ashbel Smith Professor of neuroscience

“Kids cannot come out to play, so it would contribute to obesity, and obesity feeds back into asthma.” — Dr. Azadeh Stark, assistant professor of instruction

“Some advertisers have paid up to $7.1 or $7.2 million for one 30-second spot, which by the way is the highest year-to-year spike in Super Bowl advertising rates.” — Dr. Abhi Biswas, clinical professor of marketing