Jannon Fuchs, professor in UNT's Department of Biological Sciences, has been selected as the 2023 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee.
Dexter Purnell's introduction to music started young -- playing the bass and drums for church worship services. When a friend gave him a four-track recorder in his early teens, he started making his own music. It led him to a professional musical career – which he combines with his full-time job as a marketing professor at UNT.
We look forward to hosting New Faculty Orientation August 9-10, 2023, in the Gateway Center Ballroom. The two-day orientation will introduce new full-time faculty to the UNT leadership team, provide an overview of campus resources and employee benefits programs, and give tips for a successful first semester and career at UNT. *This one time registration will register for both days of orientation.
College of Engineering assistant professor Melanie Ecker earned the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious recognition for early career faculty. She will use the $553,036 award given through the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to further her research on using smart polymers for biomedical applications.
From a multi-suite musical work based on the historical events of 2020 and an exhibition on the bolo tie to a project documenting the story of Denton through a community-designed performance, three professors will be pursuing creative research projects in the next year as the 2023-24 Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellows.
Through the Center for Electric, Connected and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility (eCAT), researchers in UNT's College of Engineering and College of Information are part of a national effort to foster more collaboration in the development of emerging vehicle technologies.
A team of UNT researchers called the Texoma Innovation Engine (TIE) is among more than 40 unique teams from across the nation selected to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which aim to help partners collaborate to create economic, societal and technological opportunities for their regions.
UNT celebrated 31 faculty members for their remarkable impact on student success and outstanding scholarly and creative achievements during the annual Salute to Faculty Excellence awards ceremony April 28.
UNT professors Miriam Boesch and Katsura Aoyama have earned a $1.24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train special education teachers and speech-language pathologists to better serve students with autism spectrum disorder.
The Faculty Advocate Network was created by experienced UNT faculty members to provide support and guidance for faculty candidate cases for promotion and tenure, grievances and misconduct violations. These situations can be difficult to navigate alone, especially for early career faculty, and colleagues who are more familiar with policies and practices can help clarify the process and provide advice along the way.
