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Santa Peruna visits Richardson schools to encourage reading over the holidays.

Economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of �鶹��'s Maguire Energy Institute, says because of the glut of oil, gasoline will not go over $2.25 a gallon for the next couple of years.

�鶹�� Law Professor Jeffrey Kahn writes about the power of the "No-Fly List" and a British Muslim family recently denied travel to Disneyland.

Certain degree programs have strong career potential, including �鶹��'s data center engineering.

�鶹�� Political Science Professor Cal Jillson talks about how terrorism has replaced the economy as the public's primary concern.

�鶹�� students, faculty and staff will join others across the country in a national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Volunteers for projects across Dallas may sign up through Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Whether it's last minute shopping or something fun for the new year, any �鶹�� fan would love one of these.

An exhibit honoring Francis Asbury, the �Father of American Methodism,� is at �鶹��'s Bridwell Library through May 14, 2016.

Hal Barkley, Director of Counseling in �鶹��'s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, offers 10 tips for being kinder to yourself in dealing with stress during the holidays.

�鶹�� experts offer tips for enjoying the holidays while avoiding stress and tribulations.

On Nov. 14, 2015, �鶹�� quarterback Garrett Krstich got to start the game against Navy and play at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where his father Jeff once starred for the Midshipmen.

More than 600 students from �鶹��s seven schools graduated during December ceremonies.

Prof. Alexis McCrossen is researching the history of American New Year's observances for a new book.

�鶹�� President R. Gerald Turner announces that �鶹�� will remain weapons free, as it has been since at least 1994.

A $2 million gift from the wife of the late �鶹�� Law Professor Alan Bromberg will endow a Centennial Chair.

Enjoy the holidays with books from �鶹�� faculty, staff, alumni, libraries and museum.

Verónica León, a Mexico native and professor of Spanish language and culture at �鶹��, talks about the tradition of eating tamales at Christmas.

Albert Niemi Jr., dean of �鶹��'s Cox School of Business, talks about the reason for Toyota's move from California to the DFW area.

Jeffrey Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History at �鶹��, talks about timing and challenges President Obama faces in convincing the public that he has the terrorism situation under control.

Thomas Cavanna and David Benson have been selected to serve yearlong national security postdoctoral fellowships at �鶹��. Cavanna is in the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, and Benson joins �鶹�� as part of a National Science Foundation-funded project on cyber-security.

�鶹�� Law Professor Paul Rogers comments on Kelcy Warren�s $38 billion pipeline merger.

�鶹�� Parking and ID Card Services, in partnership with the Staff Association, is forgiving parking tickets in exchange for toy donations to the Dallas Children�s Advocacy Center.

Katie Krummeck is making the Deason Innovation Gym a welcoming place for engineers and non-engineers alike.

�鶹�� Religious Studies Professor Mark Chancey talks about archaeologists trying to learn more about the times in which Jesus lived.

University programs supporting respect for diversity begin at student orientation, when student leaders present vignettes on social issues. For the past decade, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs has led a presentation and group sessions regarding the campus community pledge that �Every Mustang Will Be Valued.�

Graduating senior Ben Sellers has his sights set on a different career from most engineers - coaching.

A now-classic study by �鶹�� marketing professor Daniel Howard holds that giving a gift that has been lovingly wrapped does influence the recipient to value it more.

For many of us, the holiday season can give rise to extra stress. We may feel the weight of hectic schedules, financial strain and more people crammed into less space. Consider these suggestions.

Five tips from �鶹��s Hegi Family Career Development Center to make the holiday season successful and ring in the new year with a new job.

The Dallas Peace & Justice Center has honored Rick Halperin of �鶹��'s Embrey Human Rights Program.

�鶹�� volleyball player Avery Acker named Academic All-American of the Year with a 3.95 GPA in accounting.

Robert Jordan, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and diplomat-in-residence at �鶹��'s Tower Center, talked with The Texas Standard on Dec. 9, 2015, about Saudi Arabia's role in the struggle with ISIS and what more can that country do.

Jeffrey Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History at �鶹��, talks with Krys Boyd, host of KERS'a Think, about how presidents have handled refugees and immigrants in the past.

President Obama suggested Dec. 6 that people should not be able to purchase a gun if their name is on a no-fly list. This raises constitutional questions that �鶹�� Law Professor Jeffrey Kahn talked about with The Texas Standard on Dec. 8.

�鶹�� students, faculty and staff will join others across the country in a national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Volunteers for projects across Dallas may sign up through Wednesday, Jan. 13.

�鶹�� researchers have identified a Texas pterosaur resembling a similar flying creature from England.

Angela Mitakidis of the Conflict Resolution Center offers seven tips for keeping the peace at the holiday table.

Academic leader and political science scholar Harold W. Stanley has been named �鶹��s vice president for executive affairs, effective Feb. 1, 2016.

Mike Davis of �鶹��s Cox School of Business talks about the pace � and the sophistication � required by Amazon to deal with the Christmas rush.

As the director of the new Master of Arts in design and innovation program that launched in fall 2015, Kate Canales is bringing her fresh expertise to the next generation.

A team of eight �鶹�� students has been awarded second place and another team of five students received honorable mention in the annual SAS Analytics Shootout competition.

Bernard Weinstein, associate director of �鶹��'s Maguire Energy Institute, writes about America�s archaic crude oil embargo.

�鶹��'s Meadows Museum will host �Alba: Lives and Afterlives of a Historic Collection� on Dec. 4.

Featuring 12 Days of Desserts, selfies with Santa, Dallas Mavericks Dancers, games with amazing prizes and more -- on Dec. 3.

�鶹�� rings in the season with the annual lighting of the Main Quad with hundreds of lights.

Joseph Webb McKnight, who taught at �鶹�� Dedman School of Law for nearly six decades and helped train legions of young lawyers in Texas family law, died Nov. 30 in Dallas at age 90.

What can science tell us about listening to music?

OIT Shared Services helped launch a new Academic Technology Council for IT governance at �鶹��.

�鶹�� researchers say California textbooks claim climate change is a matter of opinion, not scientific fact.

�鶹�� Central University Libraries forgive fines in exchange for food this holiday season.

�鶹��'s Joshua Rovner, the John Goodwin Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics & National Security Policy, talks with Roshini Rajkumar, host for WCCO News Radio in Minnesota, about the ongoing conflict in Syria and current efforts to build a coalition to combat ISIS.

Mustangs Volleyball will face Purdue in the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference championship.

�鶹�� prepares for the annual Celebration of Lights on the Main Quad with a tree and lots of lights.

The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats.

�鶹��'s Alexis McCrossen, a professor of U.S. social and cultural history, recently talked with "Top of Mind" host Julie Rose on BYUradio about time, including how we spend our leisure hours and how it influences our perception of others.

10 tips for dealing with children's relentless �must-have� gifts this holiday season.

The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to become a Founding Supporter of the VanSickle Family Law Clinic.

Prof. Robert Hunt, director of Global Theological Education at �鶹��, takes issue with statements about Islam by the Rev. Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.

Ken Burns, renowned director and producer of documentary films, including Baseball, The War and The Roosevelts, will be the featured speaker at The Oncor Lecture of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series at �鶹�� Tuesday, Dec. 1.

There�s another way to enjoy Melville�s classic this winter: DICK, the card game, from the mind of �鶹�� English Professor Tim Cassedy.

A team led by �鶹�� senior Eddie Allegra is a finalist in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition.

Join �鶹�� Monday evening as we ring in the season with the annual lighting of the Main Quad.

�鶹��'s Tower Center presents famed historian David McCullough the Medal of Freedom.

Exploring the future of OE2C as �鶹�� seeks to secure its long-term goal of economic vitality.

Blogs by students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

�鶹�� Lyle student engineers take first place in the national wastewater engineering design competition.

�鶹��s Lyle School celebrates 10 years of success enrolling women in engineering studies.

Famed historian David McCullough receives the Medal of Freedom from �鶹��'s Tower Center.

�鶹�� Cox's CEO Sentiment Survey™ names Doug Parker of American Airlines as 2015 CEO of the Year.

Pamela D. Anthony, dean of students at Iowa State, is �鶹��'s new Vice President for Student Affairs.

About 150 students at �鶹�� gathered Monday to show their support for black students at the University of Missouri � and to say that �鶹�� has racial problems of its own.

�鶹�� hosts a luncheon honoring donors whose gifts have provided new student scholarships and support funds.

�鶹�� Law Professor Jeffrey Kahn talks about the real legal case behind the blockbuster movie "Bridge of Spies."

The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies will host �That Day: Pictures in the American West,� a lecture and book signing featuring images from Laura Wilson�s book of the same name, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Dallas Hall�s McCord Auditorium.

�鶹��'s Joshua Rovner, the John Goodwin Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics & National Security Policy, talked with KLIF radio's Amy Chodroff and Dave Williams on Nov. 16, 2015, about the terrorists' attacks in Paris last Friday and �鶹�� students who are studying there.

�鶹�� community members will get the chance to improve their mapping skills and help vulnerable populations in developing countries at the Missing Maps Mapathon from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Fondren Library.

�鶹�� has heard from all 11 of its students studying in Paris that they are safe. The �鶹�� Travel Oversight Committee is closely monitoring the situation and is receiving updates from the U.S. State Department and International SOS.

�鶹�� has heard from all 11 of its students in Paris that they are safe.

�鶹�� novice debaters Katie Snyder and Noshin Kuraishi took second place at the University of Central Oklahoma debate tournament in Edmond over the weekend of Nov. 6-8.

Four pioneers of integration gathered at �鶹�� on Thursday night to discuss their experiences as the first African American students on southern campuses, current race relations and the importance of education.

Distinguished academic leader Steven Currall joins �鶹�� as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

�鶹�� Professor and Psychology Department Chair George Holden will speak before a congressional briefing titled �Spare the Rod: Protect the Child� from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Washington D.C.

�鶹��'s Family Weekend 2015 celebrated families and Halloween with "Haunted on the Hilltop."

Two �鶹�� teams to compete in regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards competition.

�鶹��s Embrey Human Rights Program will introduce four important, but lesser-known, integration trailblazers at a free public event Nov. 12.

Anthropology student Kerri Brown has received a prestigious Fulbright-Hays fellowship to do research in Brazil.

Richard Brettell will talk about how a retired professor turned to crime writing.

Shankar Vedantam, a popular NPR science correspondent reporting on human behavior and social sciences, will be the featured speaker at The Jones Day Lecture of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series at �鶹�� Tuesday, Nov. 10.

An important message about diversity and tolerance from President R. Gerald Turner to the �鶹�� community.

�鶹�� will host a celebration Wednesday, including a pinning ceremony, toy drive, music and free barbecue.

�鶹�� Assistant Law Professor Chris Jenks, a West Point graduate and an internationally respected expert on the law of armed conflict, talks with the CBC The Fifth Estate as part of their report on Canada�s role in the Iraq War and civilian casualties, �Canada in Iraq: The Hidden War.� Jenks is a former Judge Advocate General for the U.S. Army who provided insight on the U.S.-led coalition�s fight against ISIS. See the full program by clicking here.

A world premiere, a masterwork by 20th-century dance pioneer José Limón and the revival of an acclaimed work by jazz dance artist and faculty member Danny Buraczeski will be featured in the Fall Dance Concert presented by �鶹��s Meadows School of the Arts, November 11-15.

Roberto Corona of �鶹��s Embrey Human Rights Program talks about a Nov. 4 statement by Governor Greg Abbott that if Texas sheriffs do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities, they could face loss of state grant money.

A $2 million NIH grant will help a team from �鶹�� and U-Maryland develop a pediatric asthma monitor.

�鶹�� Cox Dallas 100™ announces precious metals retailer JM Bullion is the region's top entrepreneur for 2015.

�鶹��'s Student Senate hosted the first Values Week to raise awareness of the �鶹�� Values Statement.

Noted Detroit-based performance artist collective Complex Movements, a winner of the 2015 Meadows Prize awarded by �鶹�� Meadows School of the Arts, is presenting 10 free public performances of its multimedia audience participation program "Beware of the Dandelions" in the Tower Building at Fair Park from November 19 to December 5.

Reading ability soars if young struggling readers get school�s intensive help immediately

�鶹��'s Fred Chang, the Lyle Endowed Centennial Distinguished Chair in Cyber Security, talks about the growing demand for people trained in cybersecurity.

Retired four-star general and �鶹�� alumnus Craig R. McKinley, a former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak on �Maintaining the Arsenal of Democracy� during the Tower Center�s eighth annual National Security Dinner on Nov. 12, 2015.