DENTON (UNT), Texas — Single mom Amber Slaughter turned to the Kristin Farmer Autism Center at the University of North Texas a year ago for help with her son who was non-verbal, only communicating through screaming or yelling.
In just a year, her son gained the skills he needed to talk and even sing songs. He also knows his alphabet and numbers, and he recognizes sea animals and dinosaurs. She speaks fondly about how her son has learned to ask for things and is working on eye-to-eye contact...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Samantha Taylor’s journey into emergency management began amidst the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines a decade ago.
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science (EMDS) is conducting research that could transform the way Dallas-Fort Worth and Denton County...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — 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 changed in Dallas since 2011. The blight study incorporated physical indicators such as abandoned and demolished properties along with socioeconomic risk factors like poverty, unemployment and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program with specialties in two areas...
What: Screening of Beyond Conviction, a 30-minute documentary produced by Thorne Anderson, Mayborn Endowed Chair for Narrative and Multimedia Storytelling in UNT’s ...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Online master’s degree programs in the University of North Texas College of Education...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas launched a new program in August to provide organized social, philanthropic and learning opportunities to young adults over age 18 who are neurotypical and neurodivergent.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — MotherToBaby North Texas employees and volunteers at the University of North Texas earned a $6,000 grant from the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists to send nearly 3,000 first aid kits for pregnant and breastfeeding women to homeless and domestic abuse shelters in several states.
The kits hold basic first aid supplies and an information card about teratogens, which are exposures that can cause miscarriage, birth defects and/or...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas is now accepting patients for a specialized auditory processing assessment and intervention focused on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The majority of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder experience some form of auditory processing issue, yet there are currently no set standard testing procedures for them, according to Erin Schafer, professor and director of graduate studies in audiology. Researchers at UNT’s College of Health and Public Service’...