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Speedy Mavericks

Every year our Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team designs, builds, and races cars at competitions around the globe. Mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Robert Woods talks about what it takes to win the challenging competition, while Lena Gerry, the Formula SAE team captain, takes us through this year鈥檚 project.

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Raising Our聽Game

Move to Western Athletic Conference coincides with College Park Center opening

It鈥檚 a whole new ballgame for UT Arlington athletics. When the Maverick basketball and volleyball teams take the court in fall 2012, they鈥檒l be playing in a new conference and a new聽arena. UT Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, a move expected to elevate the University鈥檚 competitive sports programs and increase its national profile. UT Arlington becomes the 10th member 摆鈥

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Nairobi, Kenya

It truly is a small world, thanks to people like alumnus Ankit Rohatgi, who brings communication to isolated corners of the globe. The 36-year-old native of India uses two UT Arlington master鈥檚 degrees鈥攅lectrical engineering 鈥�01 and business administration 鈥�05鈥攁s a senior solutions architect for Ericsson, the Dallas-based telecommunications equipment giant. He creates cellphone satellite connections in remote areas such as small villages or large ships. 摆鈥

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A Passion for Performing

Raquel Bell got knocked around by CSI: Miami actor David Caruso once, and she鈥檚 pretty proud of it. It was all in a day鈥檚 work for the 2003 graduate, who shared a scene with Caruso on the hit CBS show. 鈥淚 played a paramedic trying to save his partner鈥檚 life,鈥� she says. 鈥淪uddenly, and totally off script, David tried to push me out of the 摆鈥

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Building to Survive Earth鈥檚 Killer Crust

Earthquakes can鈥檛 be stopped or predicted, but they can be understood. Research by UT Arlington scientists and engineers shows promise in mitigating the types of disasters that recently devastated Japan and Haiti.

On a pleas颅ant March after颅noon ear颅lier this year, Paul Hayashi and his dog were tak颅ing one of their twice-daily strolls along red brick foot颅paths in a pic颅turesque neigh颅bor颅hood park in Katori, Chiba Pre颅fec颅ture,聽Japan.

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Campus Buzz

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

First semesters can shape your future. Handle the rigorous coursework and you鈥檙e on the road to graduation and 摆鈥

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TALK OF THE聽TOWN

If you鈥檙e looking for entertainment that鈥檚 enjoyable and enriching, the 2013鈥�14 Maverick Speakers Series is delivering both. The 摆鈥

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PACKAGING AND 3-D聽CAD

糖心Vlog视频 in Ben Dolezal鈥檚 Packaging and 3-D CAD (computer-aided design) class are on the cutting edge of design 摆鈥

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PARENTS WIELD INFLUENCE OVER TEEN SMOKING

The biggest deterrent to teen smoking and drinking may be a candid conversation between parents and their聽kids. A 摆鈥

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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

If anyone understands the sociology of sports, it鈥檚 Krystal Beamon. The sociology assistant professor and Service Learning Faculty 摆鈥

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SHELL GAME

Two biology assistant professors have completed work on an international effort to sequence the genome of the western 摆鈥

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MAVERICKS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE

The baseball team made history in 2013 by winning a conference championship for the second consecutive year. The 摆鈥

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GO CENTERS

Senior Gabriel Escobedo, left, always assumed that going to college was an unattainable dream. But a visit to 摆鈥

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GOLF

Paul McConnell made the most of his senior year, especially the last few rounds. The Dallas native claimed 摆鈥

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PROVEN WINNER

As the new women鈥檚 basketball coach, Krista Gerlich is determined to recruit, retain, educate, and graduate student-athletes. And 摆鈥

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CAN YOU HEAR ME聽NOW?

Darn those dropped cellphone calls. Electrical engineering Professor Qilian Liang has received a three-year National Science Foundation grant 摆鈥

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EXTENDING ART鈥橲聽REACH

A 20-foot sculpture inspired by Leonardo da Vinci welcomes visitors to the Engineering Research Building. Dedicated in May 摆鈥

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WATER PRESSURE

Two landscape architecture graduate students won recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for their efforts to solve UT 摆鈥

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FIELD OF DREAMS

Come 2015, Maverick softball and baseball players will have clubhouses, training facilities, and press boxes worthy of the 摆鈥

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SAFE FLIGHT

Understanding how aircraft parts can break down is vital to keeping passengers and crews safe. That鈥檚 why aerospace 摆鈥

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UT Arlington launched the fall 2013 semester with , a week packed with entertaining and educational programs that welcome students to campus. At Move-In Day, the University community helped new students settle in to their residence halls. The next day, nearly 3,000 students, faculty, and staff attended the MavsMeet Convocation, a formal assembly that marks the beginning of the academic year. The annual event was followed by music, games, food, and fun at the AfterParty on The Green at College Park. New Mavericks also attended Success U, a two-day minicamp designed to prepare them for academic success.

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Carlos Donjuan (鈥�05 BFA, Art) was selected to paint Dallas city-funded murals to brighten retaining walls beneath the Jefferson Boulevard bridge鈥檚 Zang and Marsalis entry/exit ways in Oak Cliff. He is a lecturer in art and art history at UT Arlington.

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Louwanda Evans (鈥�04 BA, 鈥�06 MA, Sociology) is a visiting assistant professor of sociology at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.

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Chris Mead (鈥�12 BA, Broadcast Communication) is a video production intern for the Oakland Athletics and is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree at San Francisco State University.

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Magdalena Salamon (鈥�12 BA, Russian) is an upstream energy analyst in Houston. She studies oil shale in the U.S. and serves as an analyst for European and Russian energy ventures.

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Theron Bowman (鈥�83 BS, Biology; 鈥�91 MPA; 鈥�97 PhD, Public and Urban Administration) is deputy city manager for the city of Arlington. He oversees neighborhood services, which include the police, fire, parks and recreation, and code compliance departments as well as the library system.

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Lauri Lawrence (鈥�82 BA, English) was named a 鈥淕reat Woman of 糖心Vlog视频鈥� by the Fort Worth Business Press in 2012. She was events manager for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art from 2000 to February 2012. She serves on the boards of Jewel Charity Inc., the Van Cliburn Foundation, and the 糖心Vlog视频 Ballet Theater.

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Paul Hendry II (鈥�94 BBA, Management) is a partner in the Cantey Hanger law firm in Fort Worth. His practice focuses on banking and real estate. He worked as a clerk for Justice Bob McCoy in the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth before entering practice.

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Michelle Wilmoth-Senato (鈥�00 MEd, Educational Administration) is area superintendent for the secondary schools in the Arlington Independent School District. Previously she was principal at Boles Junior High and at Bowie High School in Arlington.

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Mike Guyton (鈥�82 BS, Electrical Engineering) was elected secretary for the board of directors of Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity, a nonprofit organization in Fort Worth. He is vice president of customer relations for Oncor Electric Delivery.

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Gayle Barkley Lee (鈥�70 MSSW) co-wrote 鈥淎WEtizm: A Hidden Key to Our Spiritual Magnificence鈥� with her nonverbal autistic daughter, Lyrica Mia Marquez. They are receiving worldwide recognition, sharing their message through television, radio, and the Internet.

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Jeff Langhammer (鈥�03 BFA, Art) is CEO and cofounder of Ilfusion Creative, a Fort Worth marketing agency.

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Holly Behl (鈥�07 BA, Spanish) operates Preciso Language Services, a translation consultancy based in Grand Prairie. She is a master-level licensed Spanish court interpreter in聽糖心Vlog视频.

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Matt Geske (鈥�07 BA, Political Science) is director of governmental affairs for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. A member of the UT Arlington Alumni Association Board of Directors, he previously was manager of government relations for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

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Diane Atkinson (鈥�01 BA, Criminal Justice) is director of events for Pony Xpress Printing, one of the nation鈥檚 top promotional and apparel companies, based in Dallas. Previously, she was vice president of merchandise for the 糖心Vlog视频 Rangers Baseball Club.

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Alan Dettlaff (鈥�99 MSSW; 鈥�04 PhD, Social Work) was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Laura Suarez Henderson, Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Candidate