Social Science
How to begin a conversation about racial bias? Forum at UNT to give suggestions
Friday, October 16, 2015
University of North Texas students, faculty and staff members will learn how to start conversations about racial bias, recognize their own biases that may play into social inequality and learn how their singular actions could impact the social structure of race in the U.S. during the College of Public Affairs and Community Service annual Fall Forum Oct. 27 (Tuesday).
UNT researchers seeking dating or engaged couples for study on aspects of romantic relationships
Friday, September 18, 2015
UNT doctoral psychology student Jennifer Farrell is recruiting 125 couples to take part in a study examining different aspects of romantic relationships among adults. The Study of Adult Romantic Relationships will focus on couples who have dated for at least six months, including engaged couples who are not yet married.
UNT faculty member receives teaching award from American Political Science Association
Thursday, September 17, 2015
John Ishiyama, University Distinguished Research Professor of political science at the University of North Texas, has received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Political Science Association.
Chattanooga Shooting: UNT expert available to discuss police response, campus safety
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Eric Coleman, lecturer in the UNT Department of Criminal Justice with expertise in campus safety, security administration and police response, is available to discuss a shooting reported today at a Naval Reserve Center, near a community college in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Avoidant coping interferes with military veterans' successful transition to university life, study shows
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Military veterans who use avoidant coping strategies -- denying or minimizing distressing thoughts, experiences and emotions -- are more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety. However, emotional help and support from family members reduces the negative impacts of these conditions, according to a University of North Texas study on veterans' transition to becoming college and university students.
How would drivers' habits change in self-driving cars?
Thursday, January 29, 2015
UNT class tackled issue for Nissan research center
UNT psychologist, other researchers focusing on bosses' psychopathic traits, leadership
Monday, December 1, 2014
Craig Neumann and colleagues from New York City, the University of Québec at Trois-Rivieres, the University of British Columbia and the University of Texas-El Paso developed the Business-Scan 360, also known as B-Scan 360, to measure employees' perception of psychopathic personality traits in their supervisors.
UNT language department to host events for 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
The University of North Texas Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures will commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall with a series of free events in October and November.
United Nations War Crimes Tribunal uses UNT survey to study impact of war on victims and witnesses
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UNT political scientists Kimi King and James Meernik are leading a first-of-its-kind survey to assesses how individuals are coping, if not healing, physically, mentally and socially as employers, employees, neighbors and family members in the nearly two decades since the signing of the peace accords.
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference awards $12,000 in cash prizes for writing competitions
Friday, August 1, 2014
Robin Underdahl of Dallas received the top prize of $3,000 and a provisional book contract with the University of North Texas Press in the Book Manuscript competition sponsored by the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.