DENTON (UNT), Texas — Jay Allison, a University of North Texas associate professor of communication studies, has earned the Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance from the National Communication Association.
“Receiving the award was an unexpected honor and I am thrilled to find myself in the company of the previous winners, for whom I have a tremendous amount of respect,” Allison said. “T...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Trombone players from around the world will be travelling to Denton this week for the inaugural BAC Instruments/University of North Texas Jazz Trombone Day and Competition.
Saturday’s event will include:
The University of North Texas is working with 20 universities nationwide to develop faculty recruitment, hiring and retention practices specifically for underrepresented populations in STEM fields.
Aspire: National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty is a three-year program aimed at ensuring all STEM faculty use inclusive teaching practices and that institutions increase the diversity of their STEM instructors. The ...
What: UNT’s Fall 2019 SMART Talk featuring UNT’s Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
When: 4 – 5 p.m. Oct. 24 (Thursday)
Where: University Union Lyceum at the University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, Denton
Registration: No registration is required. This event is free and open to the public.
Background
The Fall 2019 SMART Talk will feature UNT Distinguished Resear...
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.
The ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...