Category: ATEC

A collaborative project by members of the Laboratory for Synthetic and Electronic Poetry (LabSynthE) will become a part of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the most significant ongoing community folk art project worldwide, highlighting the unique lives and stories of those lost to HIV/AIDS. The 12-foot by 12-foot quilt block “An Imagined Memorial for Unrecorded People” […]

Creator Camp, a Texas company co-founded by ATEC alum Jacky Chao, caught national attention with a feature on The Washington Post.

A team of design students stood out among five finalists at the 2023 Design Challenge on Nov. 17.  Team 84, composed of three UT Dallas seniors who study Design and Creative Practice at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology, secured the top spot by presenting their comprehensive mobile app plan […]

Academy Award-winning director and artist Domee Shi brought inspiration, encouragement and excitement to The University of Texas at Dallas campus, where she accepted the 2023 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts. Shi won a 2018 Oscar for the animated short film “Bao” and was nominated for another one this year for Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red,” […]

More than 90 University of Texas at Dallas doctoral and master’s students presented their research on topics ranging from virtual reality and health care to brain function and machine learning during the Graduate Student Poster Competition and Research Showcase on Oct. 25, 2023. Hosted by the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI), the event drew […]

The University of Texas at Dallas VAST Lab Virtual Reality Research Lab, in partnership with Professor Jeff Price (RelevantVR) and Professor Bryon Caldwell, earned four prestigious Davey Awards in recognition of its outstanding work in the field of virtual reality innovation. With over 3,000 entries worldwide this year, the Davey Awards, by the Academy of […]

The Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, & Technology School leadership appointed Dr. Heidi Rae Cooley as the new program head of the arts, technology, and emerging communication and of critical media studies.  Dr. Cooley, associate professor at the Bass School, is among four UT Dallas faculty members selected this year to lead […]

Members of the ArtSciLab excelled in a nationwide NASA challenge focused on replicating Martian environments for astronaut training.

Veteran animator, artist, and director Tod Polson hosted two lectures for UT Dallas Animation & Games students on Sept. 28.

Dr. Erika Doss, a historian of American art and culture, has joined The University of Texas at Dallas as a professor of art history in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology and the Edith O’Donnell Distinguished Chair in the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History.