The University of Texas at Arlington has once again solidified its reputation as a national leader in online education, earning significant gains in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings released today, including the College of Education’s online programs placing in the top 5% nationally. UTA’s online master’s in education ranked 15th out of 313 institutions, and those programs tailored for military veterans and military-connected students jumped to No. 5, up from No. 10 in 2024. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the College of Education’s online master’s programs have ranked among the top 60 in the nation. 

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency have awarded $326 million to three Colorado State University research projects that aim to improve U.S. oil and gas operations and reduce methane emissions nationwide.

The EPA’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program is providing the funding to the CSU Energy Institute and faculty working across multiple departments in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, with the goal of helping oil and gas operators improve operational efficiency and manage emissions. The efforts will also support activity to build an inventory of methane emissions, improve air quality and offer workforce development.

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies goes in this seventeenth edition to Anil Jain (Michigan State University, United States) and Michael I. Jordan (University of California, Berkeley, United States) for what the committee calls their “core contributions” to machine learning, which have unlocked “applications of far-reaching impact on society as a whole.”