DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Officials in charge of organizing response plans and resource distribution strategies in preparation for major emergencies, such as terrorist attacks or disease outbreaks, will soon have a new resource for identifying problem areas and strengthening response plans.
Dr. Armin Mikler, professor of computer science and engineering in UNT’s College of Engineering, has received an...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Srinivasan Srivilliputhur, an associate professor of materials science and engineering in UNT's College of Engineering, will participate in the National Academy of Engineering's fifth Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium Oct. 27 – 30 (Sunday – Wednesday) in Irvine, Calif.
Srivilliputhur was selected to participate in the...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Biology Professor Ron Mittler led a research study outlining how plants identify stress factors, such as heat, disease or toxins, and signal to the rest of the plant to defend itself against those incoming stressors.
Knowing how plants signal stress means scientists are one step closer to controlling plant defenses. Being able to control those defenses means farmers and others may one day be able to prepare their crops for threats including droughts or...
After the success of her 2012 online game competition, Dr. Gayatri Mehta, assistant professor of electrical engineering in UNT’s College of Engineering, is conducting another online game competition this year with new puzzles and games.
The contest allows the public to compete for prizes while also helping advance the development of next...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Sky Theater planetarium at the University of North Texas has upgraded its presentation technology and is launching a Saturday matinee program geared mainly toward children.
The Sky Theater will offer a different matinee program each month beginning Sept. 7 (Saturday). The programs will begin each Saturday at noon, and tickets are $3 each (cash only).
The first matinee program is “Flight Adventures,” ideal for children 8-years-old and older. The program presents...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- UNT Quail, a program and laboratory at the University of North Texas working to preserve North Texas quail populations, has received more than $100,000 from Texas conservation organizations for research.
Chapters of the statewide Quail Coalition from Fort Worth, San Antonio, Wichita Falls and the Park Cities area of Dallas have contributed funding toward UNT Quail research this summer.
“We are very excited to have support from Texas...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- New discoveries in plant biology may allow UNT researchers for the first time to create new bioproducts from lignin, including carbon fiber and improved animal feedstock. The discoveries also will help scientists around the world better understand lignin, a substance that makes plants woody and firm.
University of North Texas Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon, who also works...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Artists at the University of North Texas are stepping away from harsh chemical dyes in favor of natural dyes made from flower petals, plant leaves, roots and other organic materials.
The organic materials will be grown in UNT’s Natural Dye Garden, a project that was suggested by students, and will be funded by the We Mean Green Fund, housed in UNT’s Office of Sustainability, and UNT’s ...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Sky Theater has launched its 2013 Summer Fun in the Planetarium program, offering affordable and family-friendly shows every Friday through June and July.
Every Friday through July 26 the planetarium will open at 12:30 and show one of four science programs. Shows are $3 per person, cash or checks are accepted, and solar...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas has become a partner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC). With the addition of UNT, the BESC is now an 18-partner consortium consisting of more than 300 members from university, industrial and private foundation associates studying ways to generate biofuels.
UNT Distinguished Research Professor of Biology Dr. Richard Dixon will work with the center...