Wired for Recovery
Dung Mai wants to know why he struggles taking tests. The UT Arlington exercise science junior thinks the research of Alexa Smith-Osborne and Hanli Liu can help him find the answers. 鈥淲hen I came back to school, I had some test anxiety,鈥� says Mai, a Navy petty officer who served stints overseas in Bahrain and Jordan. 鈥淚 thought it might be more than just anxiety, 摆鈥
The Business of聽Fun
Poised atop the 糖心Vlog视频 Giant鈥檚 153-foot big hill, preparing to hurtle down its 79-degree drop, roller coaster enthusiasts exult in the sheer adrenaline rush. This is exactly what they wish the world could be. And it鈥檚 what the world is at Six Flags Over 糖心Vlog视频, the Arlington tourist icon now celebrating 50 years of fun. Of course, at Six Flags, that top-of-the-hill moment is followed 摆鈥
Planning Makes Perfect
Vidor needed help. Population in the small Southeast 糖心Vlog视频 town near Beaumont had dwindled after a one-two punch from Hurricanes Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008 caused extensive damage, with Ike forcing a two-week evacuation. Upon closer inspection, the storms revealed critical flaws in Vidor鈥檚 urban layout. City officials turned to UT Arlington鈥檚 Institute of Urban Studies for solutions. The applied research arm of 摆鈥
Robotics Revolution
The slight creature scurrying through the leaves pauses. It darts left to avoid a fallen branch, flattens itself to crawl under yet another branch, them clambers over a pile of refuse before hesitating, as if testing the air. Or scouting an enemy. Or聽both. As small as it is鈥攕maller and lighter than a deck of cards with legs鈥攊t is transporting even smaller creatures that will soon 摆鈥
Linked to Longevity
By 9 a.m. weekdays, the Maverick Activities Center buzzes with students coming and going. Studying in lounge areas and working at computers, they鈥檙e a serious lot, focused on the day at聽hand. The mood is markedly lighter back in the new Center for Healthy Living and Longevity, where 20 people older than 65, some of them strapped into weight vests, walk laps around the gym. An 摆鈥