Category: News

The science of psychiatry and psychology is not always black and white, says Dr. Jonathan Tsou. The new professor of philosophy in the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology should know; he has made it his mission to help people think carefully about mental disorders. “I address questions such as whether some kinds of classification for mental disorders […]

By Office of Media Relations | Sept. 15, 2022 The University of Texas at Dallas welcomed one of its largest groups of new tenured and tenure-track faculty members with 43 of them joining the University this year, including many who started this fall. The professors bring an array of expertise in disciplines ranging from art history and game […]

The University of Texas at Dallas’ 3D Studio Lightsquad is working with the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations to creatively celebrate the center’s 20-year history. “20 Years in 20 Minutes” is an immersive projection experience, prepared by UT Dallas students, that explores the center’s impact on the arts landscape of […]

While some kids were boarding buses to head off to camps in faraway places, more than 150 kids from homeless and domestic violence shelters had a true getaway experience from Monday, June 27, to Friday, July 1, at Rainbow Days‘ 26th Annual Kids’ University. Unlike other camps, this one provided the youngsters with everything from […]

A $1.1 million gift from the Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation continues the family’s multigenerational support of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. The gift will enhance the center’s internationally recognized scholarship while expanding its outreach mission through online learning. “Today, the lessons of the Holocaust are more […]

The University of Texas at Dallas will enhance the arts on campus with the merger of two schools this fall. The School of Arts and Humanities (A&H) and the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) will combine to form one larger school focused broadly on the arts and humanities and will be known […]

Dr. Laura Hyunjhee Kim, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, recently collaborated on a special, immersive interactive performance at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The installation, “Beyond All Polarities, We Are ___,” runs through July 7. According to event organizers, the performance installation “spoken through presence, embodied through practice, and experienced through […]

Works by Colette Copeland, an Arts and Humanities lecturer, are being featured at two locations in Texas. Copeland’s collection of solar plate etchings and chine collé prints – related to the American outlaw Jesse James — are on display at the Jody Klotz Fine Art in Abilene, Texas through August 31 and her My Jesse James Adventure project, which […]

Dr. Janet Johnson, assistant professor of instruction in the School of Arts and Humanities, recently shared her knowledge of political rhetoric and social media with a group of visiting European officials. Johnson led a discussion at UT Dallas on political rhetoric, social media and the spread of misinformation/ disinformation. The gathering was part of the […]

Patricia Mathu BA’22, a recent history graduate from the School of Arts and Humanities, has been selected for the 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The highly competitive national program provides a stipend and tuition support for students pursuing graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “My time at UT Dallas has […]