The University of Texas at Arlington

Monday, Oct 05, 2026 • Jeff Caplan : Contact The awards will support students in Arlington, Tarrant County and Dallas County. (UTA Photo) The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded $5.8 million in federal funding over five years to continue and expand three TRIO programs that help students and adults overcome barriers to higher education and connect education with career opportunities.

UTA junior Jheir Cuesta (far left) in front of the RECARO offices. For UTA junior Jheir Cuesta, a summer internship at RECARO, an aircraft seating manufacturer, provided something the classroom could not: a seat at the table on an actual production line. "It was amazing," said Cuesta, an aerospace engineering major who spent 10 weeks at the RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas facility in Fort Worth.

Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 • Brian Lopez : Contact UTA’s TMAC connects North Texas high school students with careers in a growing industry. (UTA Photo) More than 1,500 North Texas high school students will attend Manufacturing Day 2026 on Oct. 2, a hands-on event presented by the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center that connects students with careers in modern manufacturing. Known as TMAC, the center is housed within the UTA Research Institute in Fort Worth.

Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026 • Brian Lopez : Contact Collaboration focuses on new research center for next-generation cooling and heat recovery. (UTA Photo) Johnson Controls CEO Joakim Weidemanis visited The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) on Sept. 22 alongside Austin Domenici, president of Global Data Center Solutions, and Imran Latif, global vice president of Technology & Innovation, Data Centers.

Monday, Sep 28, 2026 • Brian Lopez : Contact Electrical engineering team will help develop AI model to speed up electric grid planning. (UTA Photo) Tianqiao Zhao, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, is among a group of collaborators receiving funding through a Brookhaven National Laboratory $14.2 million project that is part of Genesis Mission Phase II.

Monday, Sep 28, 2026 • Brian Lopez : Contact Experts gathered at UTA as Hill Country pilot advances flood prediction and early-warning system.

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026 • Cristal Gonzalez : Contact Next up on The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Speakers Series stage is actor and director Giancarlo Esposito, who will appear Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Texas Hall. Esposito will reflect on his acclaimed career in television, film, and theater, as well as his advocacy work.

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026 • Cristal Gonzalez : Contact Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Tamara L. Brown announced the gift during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Babers Manor. (UTA Photo) A new University of Texas at Arlington scholarship endowment has been established in memory of C. Donald Babers to support needs-based first-generation students. A mural of C. Donald Babers inside Babers Manor.

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026 • Brian Lopez : Contact Dylan Parks is an associate professor of instruction in the Biology Department and he leads UTA’s Brewing and Fermentation Science certificate program. Dr. Parks specializes in microbiology, and with Oktoberfest approaching, he offers his insights into beer-making. Question: If you’re at an Oktoberfest celebration and order a beer, what should you taste or look for to know it was made well? Parks: It depends on the kind of Oktoberfest.

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026 • Jeff Caplan : Contact The University of Texas at Arlington ranked No. 47 nationally for social mobility and No. 128 among public universities. (UTA Photo) The University of Texas at Arlington continues to earn national recognition for student success and academic excellence, with the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings placing it among the nation’s top universities for social mobility and awarding strong marks for several undergraduate programs.