http://blog.uta.edu/ra News and Announcements from the Office of Research Administration Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:51:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/06/29/national-robotics-initiative-nri/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/06/29/national-robotics-initiative-nri/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:18:54 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=779 The National Robotics Initiative (NRI) is a bold program that supports the development and use of robots that work beside, or
cooperatively with, people and that enhance individual human capabilities, performance and safety. Read More…

]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/06/29/national-robotics-initiative-nri/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/05/19/civil-engineer-researching-new-ways-to-assess-prevent-damage-to-highways-underground-pipes/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/05/19/civil-engineer-researching-new-ways-to-assess-prevent-damage-to-highways-underground-pipes/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:14:10 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=745 Civil engineering Professor Anand Puppala has secured $1.75 million in grants this year for soil research. Read more…

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]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/03/17/optical-tweezer-development/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/03/17/researchers-detect-disposition-for-cancers-with-nanotechnology/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/03/17/researchers-detect-disposition-for-cancers-with-nanotechnology/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:37:39 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=732 Dr. Samir Iqbal, left, and Dr. Shawn Christensen are working on a collaborative project that more accurately detects certain types of cancer Read more…

]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/03/17/researchers-detect-disposition-for-cancers-with-nanotechnology/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/24/dr-mary-vaccaros-search-for-old-master-drawings-takes-her-to-france/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/24/dr-mary-vaccaros-search-for-old-master-drawings-takes-her-to-france/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:09:17 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=726 This summer, art history Professor Mary Vaccaro will travel to France to begin work on a project that may bring rare Old Master drawings to North Texas. Read more…

]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/24/dr-mary-vaccaros-search-for-old-master-drawings-takes-her-to-france/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/22/biology-team-maps-first-crustacean-genome-2/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/22/biology-team-maps-first-crustacean-genome-2/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:03:21 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=716 A UT Arlington biologist and her team have helped precisely map the DNA code of the water flea, Daphnia pulex, the first crustacean genome to be sequenced. Read More…

]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/22/biology-team-maps-first-crustacean-genome-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/22/nsf-grants-benefit-development-of-gaming-system-to-aid-cerebral-palsy-assessments-treatment/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/22/nsf-grants-benefit-development-of-gaming-system-to-aid-cerebral-palsy-assessments-treatment/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:52:02 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=702 A College of Engineering team has received two National Science Foundation grants worth a combined $802,000. Read More..

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]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/15/research-brings-prosthetic-closer-to-the-real-limb/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/04/rising-rapidly-toward-national-research-prominence/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/04/rising-rapidly-toward-national-research-prominence/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:27:01 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=692 UT Arlington’s commitment to becoming a major national research institution is embodied in the state-of-the-art Engineering Research Building. Read more…

]]> http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/04/rising-rapidly-toward-national-research-prominence/feed/ 0 http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/04/art-professor-wins-national-grant/ http://blog.uta.edu/ra/2011/02/04/art-professor-wins-national-grant/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:01 +0000 Rajat Mittal http://blog.uta.edu/ra/?p=686 Darryl Lauster, an assistant professor of art, has been awarded a prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation grant for painters and sculptors. Read more..

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