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Robotics Team, Aspiring Teachers Receive Recognition, Awards
Undergrads Earn Teaching Scholarships
Sept. 11, 2024 | UTD News
Eleven University of Texas at Dallas undergraduates studying to become science, math or computer science teachers have received the Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers.
The competitive scholarship, which provides each recipient up to $10,000 per year for up to four years, helps to recruit and retain the most talented teachers for Texas public schools.
Last fall, the University’s UTeach Dallas program became a full partner in the Charles Butt Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers project; teacher candidates in the UTeach Dallas program then became eligible to apply for the scholarship.
All 11 UT Dallas applicants were chosen to receive the scholarship.
The Associated Press: Can’t Get Enough of the Total Solar Eclipse or Got Clouded Out? Here Are the Next Ones To Watch For
April 8, 2024 | The Associated Press
“But it will be pretty spectacular. It’s going to go coast to coast.” — Dr. Mary Urquhart, head of the Department of Science/Mathematics Education
Interactive Physics Camp Fuels STEM Passion in Girls
March 1, 2024 | NSM News
Women in Physics Camp is a five-day annual summer program that introduces local middle and early high school girls to science, technology, engineering and math with fun, hands-on activities in mechanics, electromagnetism, space science, optics and engineering.
“Young children, girls and boys alike, tend to love science,” said Dr. Mary Urquhart, associate professor and SME department head. “For girls, interest in the physical sciences declines in upper elementary and middle school, often because those subjects are perceived to be boyish.”
UTD To Celebrate Solar Eclipse with Events Totally Made for Comets
March 25, 2024 | UTD News
The University of Texas at Dallas community will celebrate a celestial event almost 150 years in the making for North Texas with activities designed to bring Comets closer together and give them a better view of the science in the skies.
“For many viewers, this total solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Dr. Mary Urquhart, planetary scientist and associate professor and SME department head.
Experts To Shine Light on Significance of Upcoming Solar Eclipse
March 15, 2024 | UTD News
The University of Texas at Dallas and The Dallas Morning News have partnered to present a panel discussion on the April 8 total solar eclipse, a once-in-a-lifetime event that will blanket the Dallas-Fort Worth region in darkness at midday for a few short moments.
UT Dallas panelists include Dr. Mary Urquhart, associate professor and SME department head.
Alum’s Artistic Vision Comes to Light in National Eclipse Project
March 22, 2024 | UTD News
Brian Fridge MFA’11 worked with Dr. Mary Urquhart to learn more about the science behind a total eclipse.
“A project like this shows there are truly different ways of knowing,” said Urquhart, an associate professor and SME department head. “There are different ways of expressing curiosity. Science is one path, and I think art is another. When they work synergistically, you can create something truly special.”