UT Arlington Offers New Medical Humanities Course

The University of Texas at Arlington will offer an interdisciplinary medical humanities class, HUMA 3340 (for undergraduate and degreed undergraduate students) and (HUMA 5392, for graduate students), that will be housed in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts.  Elisabeth Cawthon, Dean of the college, envisions that the class will…

UT Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History Selects Distinguished Professorship

Professor Changhee Chun is the newest addition to the Department of Art and Art History within the College of Liberal Arts (CoLA).  Chun was selected as the Morgan Woodward Distinguished Professor in film. He will join the department starting the Fall 2018 semester. In 2010, critically acclaimed actor Morgan Woodward established an endowment in film…

Let the brains begin!

In 100 Brains, presented by MavPlays 2018, a recent college graduate pursues her dream job right down a rabbit hole of horrifying consequences. The theme in this original work sounds familiar, combining elements of the traditional Alice in Wonderland story with a fresh, modern, and edgy, science-fiction twist. Directed by Professor and Associate Department Chair Andrew…

UTA Student wins Gold, Advances to District Level Advertising Competition

University of Texas at Arlington broadcast communication student Casey Moore took Gold honors in the Student category of the 56th annual American Advertising Federation (AAF) American Advertising Awards local competition held March 8, 2018. The awards were presented at a ceremony hosted by AAF Dallas at The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum. Casey’s entry was an animated video promo…

The College of Liberal Arts spotlights student research

The College of Liberal Arts hosted Spotlight, an inaugural student research forum, on Tuesday, March 21, 2018.  In the past, UTA students had the opportunity to present research posters and scholarly presentations during a university event, the Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES).  This year, colleges were encouraged to conduct their own research forums,…

UTA professor emeritus receives the Distinguished Service to Music Medal

Ray C. Lichtenwalter, UTA Professor Emeritus, received the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Medal for excellence in conducting in the presence of his former students and colleagues at the UTA Wind Symphony concert last month. Lichtenwalter served as UTA Director of Bands from 1975 to 2004. Under his direction, the UTA Wind Ensemble…

UTA basketball is headed to the 2018 Sun Belt Championship with momentum, and the band

The MavBrass Basketball Pep Band will travel to the 2018 Sun Belt Basketball Championship at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans to support the UTA men and women’s basketball teams as they battle for conference titles and a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. Though the MavBrass band performs at every home game, this will…

UTA’s College of Liberal Arts informed and inspired future entrepreneurs during the 2018 Festival of Ideas

Dr. Elisabeth Cawthon, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (CoLA) opened the Second Annual Festival of Ideas (FOI) by “addressing the elephant in the room”.  She quipped, “Why are we talking about entrepreneurship in the College of Liberal Arts?”  She thought that most of the audience, which consisted of over 350 high school students,…

Liberal Arts professor’s archeological field school earns national award

Assistant professor of anthropology in UTA’s College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Ashley Lemke’s commitment to diversity in field school research at Way Ranch in San Marcos, Texas will be recognized by the Society for Historical Archaeology. Read more on the UTA News Center: https://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2017/12/lemke-diversity-award.php

UTA communication student wins statewide competition

Congratulations to UTA Department of Communication senior broadcast major Casey Moore for winning a statewide competition sponsored by Texas Central for his fully animated short film about the Texas Bullet Train. “I really enjoyed getting deep into the spirit of animation. While I’ve been animating things since I was 16, and drawing even before that, here at…

UT Arlington’s Emotion Robotics Living Lab is open and ready for a close-up

UT Arlington’s new Emotion Robotics Living Lab opened fall semester 2017 and features two robots designed to connect with humans on an emotional level and act as companions.  The new lab gives hands-on experience working with the robots to UTA students enrolled in Dr. Julienne Greer’s Theatre Arts Course, “Robots, Digital Humanities, and Theatre.” The…

UT Arlington professor’s published work recognized as one of the best in 2017

Dr. Daniel Sledge’s article “Linking Public Health and Individual Medicine: The Health Policy Approach of Surgeon General Thomas Parran” was selected as one of the Best Papers of the Year for the 2017 AJPH Editor’s Choice Awards. Dr. Sledge has been with UT Arlington’s Department of Political Science, where he is an associate professor, since…