Media Highlights
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UT Dallas Professor on the Strides and Setbacks of Facial Recognition Technology
“Now we are able to use these algorithms to learn lots of different images of a face and map all of those wildly different images onto a single identity.” — Dr. Alice O’Toole, Aage and Margareta Møller Endowed Professor
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Believe the Data: More Immigration Does Not Lead to More Crime
“Immigrants do not commit crime at higher rates than native-born Americans, and more immigration, in the aggregate, does not lead to more crime.”
— Dr. Alex Piquero,
Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology
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Prosecutor Suggests Stronger Charge Against Dallas Officer Who Killed Neighbor
“The amount of time taken for officer-involved shootings can be long, and they are very in-depth and detailed.” — Dr. Jon Maskály, assistant professor of criminology
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Falling Is More Dangerous Than You Think — Here’s How to Prevent It
“Individuals with hearing loss had more difficulty with balance and gait and showed significant improvement when they had a hearing aid.” — Dr. Linda Thibodeau, professor of communication disorders
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This DFW University Features One of the Top-Ranked Graduate Programs in the Nation
“Our No. 9 ranking reflects our strong relationship with our industry advisors. They help us ensure we answer company needs by producing graduates who have the skills they require.” – Dr. Shawn Alborz, director of the MS supply chain management and MS management science programs
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Fox4ward: Is Rudeness on the Rise?
“We’re bombarded with all of this information, and a lot of it can be characterized as uncivil.” — Dr. Shelley Lane, associate professor of communication
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Capital Factory Exec Sees More Dallas Family Offices Investing in Tech Startups
“There’s strong evidence that more family offices are interested and investing directly in technology startups as well as working more closely with venture funds.” — Bryan Chambers, director of Blackstone LaunchPad
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UT Dallas Students Move into Their Dorms
“We offer full service move-in. The parents drive up, their cars are completely unloaded they don’t have to move in a thing themselves.” — Matt Grief, associate vice president for Student Affairs
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UT Dallas Professor Designing ‘Smart’ Material That Changes Shape to Heal Wounds
“What we’re after is creating a series of plastics that change in response to some sort of environmental cue.” — Taylor Ware MS’11, PhD’13, assistant professor of bioengineering
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It’s Destination Dallas for Upwardly Mobile Mexicans, Who Are Strengthening Their Homeland’s Economic Ties with the U.S.
“The movement of people is a much more complex phenomenon. And it makes perfect sense that people looking to invest would want to do so in places they know are safe.” — Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, director of international partnership development
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It's Destination Dallas for Upwardly Mobile Mexicans, Who Are Strengthening Their Homeland's Economic Ties with the U.S.
“The movement of people is a much more complex phenomenon. And it makes perfect sense that people looking to invest would want to do so in places they know are safe.” — Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero, director of international partnership development
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UT Dallas Program Aims to Close Gender Gap Through Connections, Inspiration
“Through our programs, we are closing the gap not only on our campus, but in the K-12 space and the career space.” — Dr. Janell Straach, computer science senior lecturer
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Here’s What’ll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt
“The question is a good one, and yes, it will end eventually. I don’t believe any estimated time of death for plate tectonics.” — Dr. Robert Stern, professor of geosciences
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Here's What'll Happen When Plate Tectonics Grinds to a Halt
“The question is a good one, and yes, it will end eventually. I don’t believe any estimated time of death for plate tectonics.” — Dr. Robert Stern, professor of geosciences
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When Your Prescription Drug Is Tainted With a Chemical ‘Used to Make Rocket Fuel’
“Patients have to be advocates for their own health and know that they must contact their providers for answers.” — Luba Ketsler BS’99, senior lecturer of economics