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UNT PUSH program receives $85,000 Santander Foundation grant to help youth transition from foster care into higher education
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas received an $85,000 grant for its Persevere UNTil Success Happens program. PUSH helps young adults who age out of foster care achieve educational success at UNT by focusing on each student’s academic, financial and career success, as well as social well-being.
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UNT researcher developing next generation of nuclear power plant sensors
University of North Texas Associate Professor Haifeng Zhang, together with researchers in the Pacific Northwest National Lab, earned a $1 million grant from the Department of Energy to work on a solution for what he believes is a critical sensor problem in nuclear power plants.
“The inside of a nuclear reactor is a very harsh environment. It is very hot, very humid and very radioactive. It must be monitored constantly,” said Zhang. “The sensors in use tod...
UNT honors distinguished alumni for professional achievements and service to university
The University of North Texas Alumni Association will honor outstanding alumni at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards to showcase their professional caliber and outstanding service to the university.
This is the 54th anniversary of the alumni awards program. This year’s event will take place Oct. 30 in the Apogee Stadium HUB Club. A reception will be hosted at 6 p.m., and the dinner and ceremony will begin at 7 p.m.
“Our university family is grateful for the su...
UNT's Texas Center for Performing Arts Health, Denton ISD collaborate to teach performing artists practices that will keep them safe and healthy
A clarinet player in a high school marching band might not think twice about how long hours of practicing damages his body.
But a collaboration of educators working to improve the health of performing artists does. The Texas Center for Performing Arts Health, which includes faculty from the University of North Texas and UNT Health Science Center, is collaborating with Denton ISD to teach fine arts teachers how they can incorporate health...
UNT researchers developing an internal sensor for use in total knee replacement surgeries
University of North Texas College of Engineering professor Wonbong Choi and associate professor Gayatri Mehta are developing a sensor system for use in rebuilding and balancing the human knee.
Total knee arthroplasty is a surgical procedure that replaces the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and correct disability. In order for the knee to work properly, orthopedic surgeons must ensure that everything in the joint is in balance. According to a study in ...
Acclaimed musician Tyshawn Sorey to perform at UNT Oct. 28
What: Tyshawn Sorey Quintet performing at the University of North Texas
When: Oct. 28 (Monday) at 7:30 p.m.
Where: University Union Lyceum, 1155 Union Circle, Denton
Cost: Free for UNT Students; $5 UNT student guest ticket (limit one); $5 for...
For love of glass - UNT professor receives major recognition for glass research
University of North Texas professor Jincheng Du’s glass research is a labor of love that has resulted in a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, sponsored by the Department of State, the International Commission on Glass’s W.E.S. Turner Award and Corning’s 2019 Gordon S. Fulcher Distinguished Scholar Award.
“Jincheng’s awards shine a spotlight on the world-renowned faculty we have here in our ...
UNT celebrates opening of newly renovated, expanded College of Visual Arts and Design
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is celebrating its new $70 million College of Visual Arts and Design building with a ribbon cutting, exhibition and open house this week.
The expanded and renovated four-story art building provides a world-class space for the college’s unique resources and award-winning programs in art education, art history, design and...
UNT program earns grant to help inform underserved women about exposures that can cause miscarriage, birth defects and learning problems
DENTON (UNT), Texas — MotherToBaby North Texas employees and volunteers at the University of North Texas earned a $6,000 grant from the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists to send nearly 3,000 first aid kits for pregnant and breastfeeding women to homeless and domestic abuse shelters in several states.
The kits hold basic first aid supplies and an information card about teratogens, which are exposures that can cause miscarriage, birth defects and/or l...
Urban Decay Cosmetics founding partner to share entrepreneurial secrets at UNT President's Lecture Series
Who: UNT alumna Wende Zomnir (’89), founding partner of Urban Decay Cosmetics
What: UNT President’s Lecture Series event
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 17 (Thursday)
Where: University Union Emerald Ballroom, Room 314, at the University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle Drive, Denton
Media: Journalists interested in attending the event and discussing the importance of the President’s Lecture...