Shaping a Metropolis
More than 30 years ago, architecture critic David Dillon asked a simple question: Why is Dallas architecture so bad? 鈥淏efore Reunion Tower and the Hyatt Regency Hotel,鈥� he wrote, 鈥淒allas鈥� skyline consisted of a flying red horse and a glowing phallic column atop the Republic National Bank, which put it in roughly the same category as Omaha and Indianapolis.
Sparking a Transformation
The grand opening of College Park Center was a night like no other in UT Arlington鈥檚 117-year history, the electricity of the moment rivaled only by the promise of what lay聽ahead.
Cancer Crusaders
The num颅bers are alarm颅ing. The National Can颅cer Insti颅tute esti颅mates that almost half the country鈥檚 male pop颅u颅la颅tion will have some form of can颅cer, as will about one in three women. Though sur颅vival rates con颅tinue to improve, almost 35 per颅cent of Amer颅i颅cans diag颅nosed with can颅cer will die within five years. Three UT Arling颅ton bio颅engi颅neer颅ing researchers aim to improve those statistics.
Gaming Gets Serious
Emily is 8 months old and has cys颅tic fibro颅sis. Admit颅ted to the hos颅pi颅tal for a per颅sis颅tent cough, she hasn鈥檛 been gain颅ing weight, cries fre颅quently, and breathes rapidly. What should the nurse do? The sce颅nario is part of iNursingRN.
Love Shack, Baby
Like all old buildings, Brazos House has tales. There鈥檚 the one about ROTC cadets in the 1930s or 鈥�40s smuggling a cow on laxatives to the top floor when the place was a barracks called Davis Hall. Another, about 50 years later, purports that someone sneaked in a keg. No doubt UT Arlington鈥檚 oldest residence hall has witnessed untold pranks. But it鈥檚 a rare building 摆鈥