The University of Texas at Arlington sets the standard for educational excellence in the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Through life-enhancing research, innovative teaching and community
service, UT Arlington Mavericks challenge convention and transform the
world in which they live. Classified as a Carnegie Research University/High Activity, UT Arlington rigorously pursues solutions to today's most complex problems.
The University fosters an active learning environment for its almost 33,000 students, who pursue nearly 190 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees within 10 colleges and schools.
Of UT Arlington's 148,000 alumni, approximately 97,000 live in North Texas. Their presence helps the University create an annual economic impact of more than $1 billion
in the region. With Maverick mettle, UT Arlington's bright minds and
independent thinkers distinguish themselves in the laboratory,
classroom, workplace and community.
UT Arlington faculty and students are at the forefront of their research fields. Classified as a Research University/High Activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, UT Arlington's research expenditures have more than doubled
in the past five years. Since 2003, faculty disclosures of intellectual
property have increased from 26 to 60 and patents filed from 15 to 34.
The new Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics is exploring commercialization of biosensor platforms for drug discovery and medical diagnostics.
UT Arlington and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce dedicated the Center for Innovation in 2009. The center focuses on increasing economic development through research.
Bioengineering Department faculty are conducting research in optical medical imaging that seeks improved surgical procedures for implanting deep brain stimulators to combat cancer.
The Center for Renewable Energy Science and Technology is developing low-cost biodiesel fuelprocessing and novel solar hydrogen generation technologies.
Psychology professors are studying the impact of genetics on drug addiction, depression and disorders like Parkinson's disease.
Electrical engineering researchers are developing wireless sensors that, when implanted in the body, show promise in combating gastroesophageal reflux disease, pain and other medical conditions.
Chemistry and biochemistry faculty are exploring compounds in a person's breath for clues to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Engineers and scientists in the Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility are manipulating individual atoms and molecules that could herald the next electronics revolution.
Genome biologists have discovered a transposable element that could lead to breakthroughs in gene therapy.
Department of Kinesiology researchers are examining rehabilitation interventions to decrease the risk of falls in sighted and legally blind older adults.
Psychology
researchers are studying the rehabilitation of military personnel
returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with musculoskeletal extremity
injuries.
UT Arlington is one of five Tier 2 supercomputing centers in the United States to be used by all ATLAS physicists at the Large Hadron Collider
in Switzerland. The ATLAS is one of four detectors at the powerful new
accelerator where scientists study how the universe works at its most
fundamental level.
Science and engineering researchers are using nanoparticles to carry drugs to injured blood vessels and to help battle cataracts.
Collaboration among nursing, biology and psychology, the new Genomics Translational Research Laboratory works to bridge the gap between discoveries in genomics and patient care.
UT Arlington embraces an active-learning environment that encourages
students to become hands-on partners in their education. The
University's 1,320 faculty are recognized nationally and internationally for their cutting-edge research, teaching expertise and community engagement.
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named UT Arlington one of the top universities in the nation for Hispanic students.
Through the Maverick Promise financial aid program, UT Arlington grants free tuition to eligible students whose household income is $65,000 or less.
UT Arlington was named to the 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its innovative service-learning programs.
In America's Best Architecture & Design Schools for 2008, Design Intelligence ranked the School of Architecture's graduate architecture program second in the South.
The College of Education
has received $1 million in donations to establish a professorship for
K-16 Mind, Brain Education and create the Southwest Center for Mind,
Brain Education.
The Asia Executive MBA program in the College of Business is one of the largest of any foreign university in China.
A Guide to Graduate Urban and Planning Programs in the United States and Canada survey ranks the School of Urban and Public Affairs' city and regional planning master's degree eighth in the South Region.
The School of Social Work's innovative New Connections Programs teaches skills to parents and children affected by alcohol and drug abuse.
Since 2003, enrollment at the UT Arlington Fort Worth Center
has skyrocketed from 596 to 1,288. Located in downtown Fort Worth, the
center offers graduate, undergraduate and continuing education programs
tailored to the working professional.
Small classrooms, high-quality teaching, diverse instructional media
and a study-abroad program that promotes global perspectives are
attributes of our thriving Honors College.
Housed in the Studio Arts Center's spacious facilities, the renowned glass program attracts some of the nation's most talented student artists to UT Arlington.
The Marketing Department ranks 27th worldwide in the latest American Marketing Association ratings in the Journal of Marketing.
