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About Us
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...