The UTDesign Senior Capstone Program team shared the top honor with teams from the University of Michigan and the University of Florida. UT Dallas hosted the national conference, which drew about 200 attendees from more than 65 universities June 6-8. The UTDesign team’s device, shaped like a human calf, serves as a surrogate leg for testing. He said the UTDesign team’s device will help the company avoid the expense and delays of outsourcing its testing. “As long as UTD will have us back, we will continue participating.”UTD Hosts Capstone Design Conference for First Time Four years was worth the wait, according to UTDesign Senior Capstone Program leaders who hosted the national Capstone Design Conference for the first time at UT Dallas in June.