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UNT professor named distinguished member of Association for Computing Machinery
Yan Huang, senior associate dean and director of graduate studies at the University of North Texas College of Engineering, was recently named a distinguished member of the Association for Computing Machinery for her scientific contributions to the field of computing.
“My work focuses on organizing, making best use of and finding interesting patterns in large amounts of data. For example, a navigation system used to mean only a driver’s GPS l...
UNT’s One O'Clock Lab Band invited to perform at Lincoln Center
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas’ premier jazz ensemble, the One O’Clock Lab Band, received an invitation to perform at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the inaugural Jack Rudin Jazz Championship Jan. 18-19.
Wynton Marsalis, an internationally acclaimed musician and managing and artistic director for Jazz at L...
UNT Communication Studies professor receives Coger Award from National Communication Association
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...
UNT to host inaugural international jazz trombone competition Oct. 26
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:
- Educational workshops taught by UNT College of Music faculty and graduate students
- Final round of a competition featuring trombonists...
UNT to focus on increasing diverse faculty opportunities in STEM
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 ...
Beautiful Data: Materials as Musical Muses - UNT Fall SMART Talk to feature prominent artist and physicist
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...
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.
The ...
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...