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Assistant Professor of Physics Yuzhe Xiao has earned the prestigious 2023 Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
As an undergraduate at the University of North Texas, Jose Marines (’22) worked as a research assistant for the Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI). The work, which included walkability studies and environmental monitoring, soon became his passion.
Faculty from four Dallas-Fort Worth area universities gathered at the University of North Texas at Frisco this fall to cultivate further relationships and joint action for advancing artificial intelligence.
Dr. Omar Valsson, UNT College of Science assistant professor of chemistry, earned the highly competitive 2023 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy — a first for any UNT faculty member.
Dr. Brenda Barrio, an associate professor of special education in UNT's College of Education, was selected as assistant vice president for research and innovation. Barrio, who has been serving as the research faculty fellow in UNT’s Division of Research and Innovation for the past year, stepped...
Researchers at the University of North Texas College of Engineering are leading a new consortium to further the science and applications of emerging semiconducting materials toward electronic, photonic and sensing technologies. These technologies will help advance national security capabilities...
New research being conducted at the University of North Texas could have a major impact on future military operations. Herman Shen, chair for UNT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, and assistant professor Hector Siller have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Army Combat...
More than ten years ago, researchers from the University of North Texas identified and measured the most blighted areas of Dallas in a study commissioned by Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. Now, the same researchers have shared their follow-up assessment to determine if urban blight has...
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Yolanda Mitchell, clinical assistant professor of educational psychology in the College of Education, has joined the Faculty Success team as a full-time faculty development director. Her appointment began June 1.
In her new role, Mitchell will support and...
The Rotary Club of Grapevine and past Rotary district governors gathered in May for a special session to award UNT alumni Odalis Alvarado (’22 M.P.A.) and Charles Wood (’20, ’22 M.P.A.) Honorary Paul Harris Fellowship...
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...
