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A new study from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas seeks to provide a valid, reliable measure of social entrepreneurship.

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In recent years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues at the University of Wollongong in Australia have put a high-tech twist on the ancient art of fiber spinning, using modern materials to create ultra-strong, powerful, shape-shifting yarns.

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A new UT Dallas study found significant differences in the rate that minorities and women were appointed to top federal jobs under the Democratic and Republican presidents between 1993 and 2013.

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New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that children with autism spectrum disorder, who participated in a virtual reality training program, improved social cognition skills and reported better real-world relationships. Neurocognitive testing showed significant gains in emotional recognition, understanding the perspective of others and the ability to problem solve.

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Youths who paint graffiti on businesses and public property, also called street taggers, say they don’t view their actions as criminal because they are not injuring anyone and the graffiti can be easily erased, according to a new UT Dallas study.

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As it becomes increasingly common for older workers to report to younger supervisors, a new study from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas examined how disparities in experience and education influence subordinates’ commitment to their organizations.

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A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas examined how financing constraints impact workplace safety and the implications for firm value and employee welfare.

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A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has developed a novel technology that not only sheds light on basic cell biology, but also could aid in the development of more effective cancer treatments or early diagnosis of disease.

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Paying ransoms to terrorist kidnappers may encourage more abductions and worsen the situation for others, according to new research from UT Dallas. Countries that negotiated with terrorists to release hostages faced up to 87 percent more kidnappings than those that did not pay ransoms, according to the study.

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A new UT Dallas study found that property taxes may have exacerbated the housing bubble that began in the early 2000s and led to the Great Recession.

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The study identified several issues that keep Bangladesh from fully adopting the use of spatial tools. They include a lack of collaboration between institutions, lack of trained personnel and lack of awareness of the use of geographic information systems in decision-making.

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Researchers at the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) at UT Dallas are working to develop an affordable electronic nose that can be used in breath analysis for a wide range of health diagnosis.

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New fundamental research by University of Texas at Dallas physicists may accelerate the drive toward more advanced electronics and more powerful computers. The scientists are investigating materials called topological insulators, whose surface electrical properties are essentially the opposite of the properties inside.

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UT Dallas scientists are developing an innovative research technique that could help urologists better understand the early stages of kidney disease.

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Heavy city traffic contributes significantly to air pollution and health problems such as asthma, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers think another kind of traffic — data traffic — might help citizens better cope with pollution.

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Dr. Gonca Soysal, an assistant professor of marketing in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas, investigated how adoption of a retailer’s factory outlet channel affected customers’ spending in the retailer’s traditional retail store channel.

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A new study involving UT Dallas researchers shows that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) technology could help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who suffer weakness and paralysis caused by strokes. The study, published in the journal Stroke, marks the first time that VNS has been tested in individuals recovering from stroke.

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A new study done by University of Texas at Dallas researchers indicates that watching 3-D images of tongue movements can help individuals learn speech sounds. Researchers say the findings could be especially helpful for stroke patients seeking to improve their speech articulation.

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New evidence gathered from the Karoo Basin in South Africa sheds light on a catastrophic extinction event that occurred more than 250 million years ago and wiped out more than 90 percent of life in Earth’s oceans and about 70 percent of animal species on land.

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The geospatial information sciences(GIS) program in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) has been named a Center for Academic Excellence as part of a new federal initiative to prepare future workers for fields such as homeland and global security and disaster management. UT Dallas is the only institution in Texas and one of only 17 centers nationwide to be named as a center of excellence by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and U.S. Geologic Survey.

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A scientific peek into bacteria boudoirs is revealing how “sex” among disease-causing microbes can lead different species or strains to become resistant to antibiotic medications.

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In a study published in the July 24 issue of the journal Science, scientists describe how they constructed elastic conducting fibers by wrapping lighter-than-air, electrically conductive sheets of tiny carbon nanotubes to form a jelly-roll-like sheath around a long rubber core.

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UT Dallas computer scientists hope that funding from the National Science Foundation to create an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center will help the Dallas area become a research hub for technology that enhances human abilities.

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Researchers at UT Dallas have created materials that exploit the electromechanical properties of specific nanofibers to stretch to up to seven times their length, while remaining tougher than Kevlar.

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Electrical engineering professor Dr. Carlos Busso is the inaugural recipient of a 10-Year Technical Impact Award given by an Association for Computing Machinery group for his work on one of the first studies about audiovisual emotion recognition.

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Researchers in the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) in the University’s Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science created an electronic device using CMOS technology that detects electromagnetic waves to create images at nearly 10 terahertz, which is the highest frequency for electronic devices. The device could make night vision and heat-based imaging affordable.

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A team of UT Dallas scientists has received a $522,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a project aimed at harnessing the power of smartphones to improve hearing assistive devices.

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Dr. Babak Fahimi, a professor of electrical engineering in at the University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Dr. Eric Wong and Dr. Amy Walker, professors in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, lead research projects for undergraduate students sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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Dr. James Coleman's contributions have impacted the processes and materials used in creating semiconductor structures and photonics.

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Research led by Dr. Robert Gregg of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science enables powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer’s environment and help amputees walk. Wearers of the robotic leg could walk on a treadmill almost as fast as an able-bodied person.

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The 3-D world of the popular “Minecraft” video game just became more entertaining, perilous and educational, thanks to a comprehensive code modification kit, “Polycraft World,” created by UT Dallas professors, students and alumni.

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Researchers from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science have created technology that could be the first step toward wearable computers with self-contained power sources or, more immediately, a smartphone that doesn’t die after a few hours of heavy use

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Corporations have long collected art to beautify the workplace and inspire creativity. For one night, the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management will host a unique exhibit Saturday night that offers a rare look at several local corporate art collections.

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UT Dallas alumni Corey Egan MBA’10 and Swapnil Bora MBA’11 emerged from the “Shark Tank” with a $350,000 deal with entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to take their smartphone-controlled light bulbs to the next level. Egan and Bora, who appeared on the episode of Shark Tank that aired April 18, developed the idea for their Plano-based business, ilumi, as students in the Naveen Jindal School of Management Full-Time MBA Program. Ilumi makes LED “smartbulbs” that allow users to control lighting levels and colors through a mobile app.

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As companies scrambled in recent days to address the latest cybersecurity bug known as Heartbleed, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas had a solution that fixes the vulnerability, and also detects and entraps hackers who might be using it to steal sensitive data

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Dr. Majid Minary has received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to design high-performance materials inspired by bone that could be used in airplanes and other defense applications.

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A new professional certificate program in the Naveen Jindal School of Management aims to give fundraisers and nonprofit leaders the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly specialized field. The first class for the Executive Certificate in Fundraising program begins in June. Registration is now open.

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It’s hard enough to make a good first impression in a job interview. But what if you have only two minutes to show your stuff? Eighteen students gave it their best shot at a recent speed sell competition in a Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) classroom. Students dressed in business attire rotated through two-minute job interviews with a dozen participating corporate executives and recruiters. A teaching assistant signaled when each meeting started and stopped. The pros gave their feedback after each pitch. The students are enrolled in Dr. Howard Dover’s advanced sales class. Dover, clinical professor of marketing, joined UT Dallas in 2012 to expand the professional sales curriculum and launch the Professional Sales Concentration. The Jindal School is an associate member school of the University Sales Center Alliance.

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The studio houses 29 project stations, which can be expanded to 56. The studio includes a computer lab, machine shop, seven conference rooms (including a Cisco TelePresence room), five secured project lab rooms, a seminar room and more than $550,000 in state-of-the-art equipment donated by local companies.

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The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s graduate program in innovation and entrepreneurship has been recognized as a national model by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).

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Dr. Joseph C. Picken, a clinical professor who teaches entrepreneurship, tells students that they need three things to succeed: A great idea, fire in the belly and education.

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The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s online graduate business programs climbed to the No. 4 spot in a newly released national ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

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Professor co-created a diamond-based coating that allows a microchip to be implanted into the eye. That chip is part of the Argus II, which restores partial vision to people blind from eye disease such as retinitis pigmentosa

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The chairman and CEO of Noble Energy spoke about the future of energy in his keynote address at the scholarship event at the Westin Galleria Dallas. Charles (Chuck) Davidson and his wife, Nancy Gundy Davidson BS’80, longtime Jindal School supporters, also visited with students in the Davidson Management Honors Program.

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An electronic blueprint system for the architecture, engineering and construction industry and a silicone pad that protects horse hooves won the top prizes at the UT Dallas Business Idea Competition

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Dr. Walter Voit, a professor in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded $1 million to create medical devices that will lead to greater control of prosthetics in wounded soldiers.

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A team of Naveen Jindal School of Management Full-Time MBA students recently won first place at a national competition for an innovative strategy to help seniors take their medications as prescribed.