DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas System Board of Regents officially appointed Dr. Harrison Keller to lead the University of North Texas – the system’s flagship campus and the third-largest university in Texas. Today’s unanimous vote comes after Texas’ mandatory 21-day waiting period for a presidential appointment.

Dr. Keller, who currently serves as the commissioner and chief executive officer of the Texas Higher Educatio...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is making significant strides in supporting transfer students with the help of its Transfer Center. According to the Community College Research Center (CCRC), only 45% of Texas community college transfer students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. On the national level, that number is 48%. However, UNT’s institutional research reveals that 68% of its 2017 transfer cohort achieved this...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Research by University of North Texas professor Constance B. Hilliard has uncovered a possible cause of key health issues among American individuals of African descent.

Hilliard, an African evolutionary historian in UNT’s Department of History, found that certain illnesses common in many Black American communities — like hypertension and kidney disease — may be explained by unique genetic variations. Hilliard’s research is detailed in her book Ancestral Genomics: African American Healt...

Juneteenth's legacy is one of joy and festivity, which Jarred Howard hopes to capture in the forthcoming national museum.

DENTON (UNT), Texas — More Americans know about Juneteenth than ever — 90%, according to a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Sarang Goel and Ramya Motati, two students from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas, have been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars in recognition of their work in the fields of artificial intelligence and solvation chemistry.

The Goldwater Scholarship is a nationally competitive award for students pursuing careers in STEM fields. Including this year’s winners, UNT has had a total number of 73 Goldwater Scholars over the years.

Sarang Goel

Sarang Goel has been using A...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Storytelling in pursuit of connection, change and cultural preservation is at the heart of three creative research projects being pursued by University of North Texas professors as the 2024-25 Institute for the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — After a national search to find the next president of Texas’ third largest institution of higher education, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents announced the selection of Dr. Harrison Keller as the sole finalist for president of the University of North Texas.

Dr. Keller will become the 17th president in the university’s history and will succeed Dr. Neal Smatresk, who became president of UNT in 2014 and led the university for a decade.

"Harrison Keller has spent his career committed t...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — As Pride Month continues, the University of North Texas and its LGBTQ+ student organizations reflect on their recent events, future plans and what the historic month means to them.

June was designated as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month by President Bill Clinton in 2000. In 2009, President Barack Obama updated it to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride. The history traces back to the Stonewall Riots in June 1969, when the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, sparking a six-day protest and catalyzing the gay rights movement. The followi...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas boasts an all-female team playing Valorant, a popular competitive video game, representing the Mean Green at national esports competitions.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas BioDiscovery Institute (BDI) kicked off summer break with its inaugural BioDiscovery Research Expo May 15. The day featured nearly 50 student researchers as well as invited professionals fro...