Social Science
UNT political science professor awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
James Meernik, professor of political science at UNT, has received a Fulbright Specialist Grant to work with colleagues at Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan. The award is given for short-term faculty and professional exchanges to facilitate new research topics and teaching methods.
UNT Jewish Studies Program to host two guest speakers
Monday, September 30, 2013
UNT students, faculty, staff members and others will hear a firsthand account of the 1973 Yom Kippur War in Israel and learn about religion as a part of everyday Israeli life and government during two lectures sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program in October and November.
$1.2 million grant trains special education teachers focusing on autism intervention
Monday, September 9, 2013
A new UNT grant project called Project STArT will provide on-the-job coaching and full scholarships to special education teachers who are seeking master’s degrees in special education with a concentration in autism intervention.
UNT to host conference on using digital resources in research, teaching
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
UNT will host the The Digital Frontiers 2013 conference Sept. 19-21. It will bring together scholars and teachers, academic and public librarians, students and others who are interested in digital scholarship.
UNT researcher studying married couples' conflicts, including "repair attempts" during fights
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
A UNT doctoral student in the Department of Psychology has started a new study on married couples' arguments. Spouses who understand how their husbands and wives fight could learn "repair attempts" to use during a fight, and so may become closer to their spouses as a result.
Two scholars earn award at graduate student research symposium
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
UNT doctoral students Nicole Park and Kimberlee Flatt earned third place in the education, humanities and social science category at the 4th Annual Federation of North Texas Area Universities Graduate Student Research Symposium at Texas Woman's University.
Experience UNT research up close at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and at UNT on the Square in Denton
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Six UNT exhibitions exploring themes of scientific relationships will be on display during the Social Science: Relationships event at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The museum created Social Science as an after-hours, adult-only event designed especially to inspire the minds of adults ages 21 and older about science and nature with the help of guest speakers, performers, interactive demonstrations and experiments positioned throughout the museum halls and galleries.
UNT’s Adventures in Autism conference takes place July 27, followed by DREAM 2013 Benefit Concert
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Nationally recognized autism researchers and practitioners will speak about the latest developments in their fields at UNT's Kristin Farmer Autism Center’s 5th Adventures in Autism Intervention and Research Conference on July 27 (Saturday).
New Zealand expert talks about making sleep safer for babies
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Stephanie Cowan, director of Change for Our Children Limited, will talk about how child care workers, health care workers, parent educators and others can effectively communicate important child care information to parents.
UNT’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service honors community members and more at appreciation dinner
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
UNT's College of Public Affairs and Community Service honored outstanding staff members, faculty members, students and community members at an April 5 appreciation dinner in UNT’s Gateway Center.