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UT Tyler Establishes Research Center On Palestine Campus
With the help of The University of Texas at Tyler, soldiers of the future could become battlefield chameleons, their uniforms changing colors to match the environment and provide better camouflage. UT Tyler is working on the electronic aspects of the uniform. But it takes more than just electronics research. It also takes applying for grants, coordinating researchers from different universities and perhaps even commercializing the product. That's why the university has established the Center for Research and Economic Development, which will be based at the Palestine campus, UT Tyler officials announced Monday. [ Read Full Article ]
UT Tyler Offers Commercialization, Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
The University of Texas at Tyler will host a public commercialization and entrepreneurship boot camp Friday, Oct. 2, Dr. Arlene Horne, vice president for research and federal relations, announced. [ Read Full Article ]
UT Tyler's Dr. Dennis Combs Receives National Award for Excellence
The National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (National Register) Board of Directors today announced the winner of its award for early career psychologists. Dennis R. Combs, PhD of Tyler, TX, was named winner of the 2009 Judy E. Hall, PhD Early Career Psychologist Award. The award is named for the National Register's current Executive Officer, Judy E. Hall, PhD, and recognizes excellence in a nationally credentialed psychologist with less than ten years of postdoctoral experience. [ Read Full Article ]
2009 Student Research Poster Competition Winners Announced
Four student-researchers at The University of Texas at Tyler earned awards during the 2009 Student Research Poster Competition held April 24, Dr. Arlene Horne, associate vice president for research and federal relations, announced. [ Read Full Article ]
2009 UT Tyler OSR Awards Luncheon
The 2009 UT Tyler Office of Sponsored Research Awards Luncheon was held recently at the Hollytree Country Club in Tyler to honor researchers for their work and support.
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UT Tyler Civil Engineering Professor to Assist in Roadway Inspection Research
Dr. Wei “David” Fan, assistant professor in civil engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler, has received a $68,277 research grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to enhance state roadway design, Dr. Arlene Horne, associate vice president for research and federal relations, announced. [ Read Full Article ]
UT Tyler Biology Professor Awarded Grant to Study Neches River
Dr. Lance Williams, associate professor of biology at The University of Texas at Tyler, was awarded more than $50,000 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to study aspects of the Neches River, Dr. Arlene Horne, associate vice president for research and federal relations, announced. [ Read Full Article ]
Internal Research Grants Awarded at UT Tyler
Seven faculty members at The University of Texas at Tyler were awarded internal research grants for the 2008-09 academic year, Dr. Arlene Horne, associate vice president for research and federal relations, announced. [ Read Full Article ]
Chemistry Professor Receives Grant
Dr.Tanya Shtoyko, UT Tyler assistant professor of chemistry, received a two-year grant from the Research Corporation to investigate surface-enhanced fluorescence. [ Read Full Article ]
Creating Solutions in Molecular Biology
Dr. Bextine's molecular biology laboratory is one of several UT Tyler biology department programs providing students opportunities to make important contributions to research, said Dr. Don Killebrew, department chair and professor. [ Read Full Article ]
Research: A Vision of What is Not, But Can Be
As you might expect, The University of Texas at Tyler leads the way in preparing tomorrow's business leaders, educators, health care providers, science and technology professionals, artistic performers and more. But you may not realize that UT Tyler is also working to help create new and exciting solutions for tomorrow through world-class research. From studying the impact of indoor air quality on health to the development of flexible electronics, funded research opportunities are exploding on campus. [ Read Full Article ]
Clearing the Air: TxAIRE Institute Searches for Health Solutions
Could the air you breathe in your own home make you sick? Could it cause allergies and even asthma in your children? Dr. Jan Sundell has made it his life's work to find out. The Texas Emerging Technology Fund awarded UT Tyler with a $3.75 million grant to establish TxAIRE, the first collaborative research institute of its kind in the entire United States. Dr. Sundell, a research professor of engineering and a leading international researcher on indoor air, is executive director of TxAIRE. [ Read Full Article ]
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