DENTON, Texas (UNT) — What began as a way to satisfy the growing demand for more healthful food options at the University of North Texas blossomed into the country’s first all-vegan university dining hall.

And now, Mean Greens Café will celebrate its 5th anniversary on Oct. 14 (Friday) with a vegan feast, complete with live music, entertainment, games and more.

Since it opened, Mean Greens Café has won national recognition for UNT, including an “A” rating from animal advocacy group peta2, which said UNT goes “above and beyond to provide all students with exceptional vegan food...

What: Science Adventure Camp

When: 1-5:30 p.m. July 30 (Saturday)

Where: UNT's Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building

Cost: Free

More information: tams.jets@gmail.com

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas will host a free Science Adventure Camp from 1-5:30 p.m. on July 30 (...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Four students from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas have been named 2016 Goldwater Scholars. UNT leads Texas universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars in math, science and engineering with a total of 59 scholars named since 1996.

The 2016 Goldwater Scholars are:

• Emily Hu, who used quantum mechanical methods to study the fundamental chemical properties of molecules having applications that range from...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas are working on a smart phone app that may soon allow users to detect cancer and identify different stages of cancer.

Anagha Krishnan and Kevin Ong, second-year students in UNT's TAMS program, are developing a phone application that processes chemical data from saliva samples to identify tumor biomarkers in the body. The app is still in development, and the students have received funding from MIT to advance...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Anyone with Internet access now can receive free livestreamed SAT tutoring from students enrolled in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas. UNT's TAMS students are among the brightest students in the country.

Quality SAT tutoring is expensive and can cost thousands of dollars, said Jack Zhang, founder of Skybound Prep and second-year TAMS student.

"I believe it is unfair that those who can afford to spend...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Three students from the University of North Texas Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science were named regional finalists in the 2015 Siemens Competition. UNT's TAMS program had more regional finalists and semifinalists than any other school in Texas.

The Siemens Competition is the nation's leading original research competition in math, science and...

NOTE: This year's camp is now full. Please check back next year for details on the 2016 Science Adventure Camp. 

Students in UNT’s Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science are hosting a free Science Adventure Camp from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Aug. 8 (Saturday) in UNT’s Environmental Education, Science and Technology building located at 1704 W. Mulberry St.

The Science Adventure Camp is geared toward children enrolled in 2^nd through 5^th grades. Parents are welcome to accompany their children at...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Vishnu Dantu, a second-year student in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, has been named a 2015 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. UNT leads Texas universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars in math, science and engineering with 55 Goldwater Scholars named since 1996.

In his research, Dantu created a smartphone application for people with diabetes in which a smartphone camera analyzes the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Tiffany Jiang, a second-year Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science student at the University of North Texas, will present her forensic chemistry research March 4 (Wednesday) at the Texas State Capitol in Austin as part of Texas Undergraduate Research Day.

Jiang, working with UNT Professor of Chemistry Teresa Golden, researched bone powders, via x-ray...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Lily Liu, a second-year student in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, has been named a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search.

Liu, from Plano, was chosen as one of 40 finalists in the U.S. for her research, "Oxidative Cleavage of Methoxyethane by Transition Metal Atoms: A Computational Study on Catalytic Properties of Metals and Performance of DFT Functionals." Liu researched in...