Faculty & Staff
UNT faculty receive $313,000 grant to help improve academic performance in local ISD’s
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Three University of North Texas faculty members have received a $313,000 grant to help local school children improve academically and achieve mental wellness.
UNT immediately accepting students displaced because of Hurricane Harvey
Monday, August 28, 2017
The University of North Texas is helping students affected by Hurricane Harvey by immediately admitting them and waiving application fees. UNT already is working with students to provide them with an educational home if they were displaced by the storm.
UNT faculty members available to discuss topics related to aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Friday, August 25, 2017
Hurricane Harvey has caused widespread damage and flooding and forced thousands of people in Houston and South Texas communities to leave their homes. These University of North Texas faculty are available to discuss a variety of topics regarding to the aftermath of Harvey.
University of North Texas faculty member will discuss Aug. 21 televised address on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan
Monday, August 21, 2017
President Donald Trump is expected to reveal a new U.S. military strategy for the war in Afghanistan in his televised address Monday evening. UNT political science professor James Meernik will be watching and will discuss the speech and the strategy to the media.
Narendra Dahotre named interim associate vice president for research and innovation at UNT
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Narendra Dahotre, University Distinguished Research Professor in materials science and engineering at UNT, has been named interim associate vice president of research and innovation at the University of North Texas.
UNT research shows the office bully's impact on bystanders
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
A UNT faculty member is studying the “silent epidemic” of workplace bullying and the little known impact to people who witness this type of harassment.
UNT demonstrates first ever drone provided cell service for disaster response
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
When disasters like tornadoes and hurricanes strike, they often take down the technology emergency workers desperately need to keep in contact — cellphone service. Now a professor at the University of North Texas is working to make sure those first responders can get that vital access through an airborne communication system.
Professor’s forgotten family-penned children’s book finally published
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Kent Chapman, an accomplished biology professor and researcher at the University of North Texas, is now also a children’s book author. Chapman actually wrote the book around 20 years ago with his two daughters when they were only 5 and 3.
Forbes names UNT one of America's Best Midsize Employers
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The University of North Texas has been named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2017 by Forbes Media, in partnership with Statista – a statistics database and consumer research firm in Germany.
UNT receives funding for first of its kind machine
Monday, May 8, 2017
The University of North Texas will soon be home to a rare piece of equipment. The Army Research Office has agreed to fund $417,000 for a custom built multi-physics materials processing machine to help the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering.