DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Engineering recently received a $2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a biodegradable medical stent.
Medical stents are small tubes used to widen passageways within the body, such as the trachea and blood vessels. Traditional stents are made of anti-corrosion polymers or metals such as stainless steel, but the permanent presence of these stents can cause problems such as in-stent restenosis – the re-narrowing of an artery or other large blood vessel – and late thrombosis – or clotting....

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Students from the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design’s fashion design program took home top prizes from the 2018 Fashion Group International of Dallas Scholarship Competition. UNT had a total of 21 garments or accessories selected on either the runway or mounted exhibition at the event, held April 20 at Dallas Market Center.
“The awards definitely show the success and efforts of our students and the fashion design program,” said Li-Fen Anny Chang, associate professor of fashion design and program coordinator. “Through a rigorous curricul...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Three summer exhibitions at UNT on the Square will feature artwork from the Denton community – from youngsters to art veterans  –  as well as a poignant tribute to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. 
The gallery, located at 109 N. Elm St., is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. The exhibitions are free. 
The fifth annual Outside the Box: DISD Student Art Exhibition, running May 3-10 (Thursday-Thursday), will feature a variety of a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas  The University of North Texas College of Music has named Yuxin Mei the 2018-19 Presser Graduate Music Award winner and recipient of the $10,000 Presser scholarship.
“It means really a lot to me,” Mei said. “I still remember that I was very insecure, nervous and stressed when I just started my study of ethnomusicology at UNT in 2012. I was not only frustrated by the language barriers as an international student, but also I needed to adapt to an entirely new academic area and a different educational system. Receiving this prestigious award today is special to me, a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas  Jingran Sun, a doctoral candidate in the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service’s Department of Public Administration, has earned a coveted C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The fellowship assists Ph.D. students whose research “complements the institute’s interests in land and tax policy.”
“I am extremely thrilled and honored to receive this award,” Sun said. “Receiving this fellowship makes me realize that the mentoring and training I have received at UNT is as good as or better than what...

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DENTON (UNT), Texas – U.S. Army veteran and University of North Texas junior Kyle Rose is being rewarded for his work on improving military armor.

The materials science and engineering student earned the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service from the U.S. Department of Defense. The SMART scholarship covers full tuition and fees along with an annual st...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas is pleased to announce that Brandi Renton, UNT’s associate vice president for Administrative Services, has been selected by the National Association of College and University Business Officers as a 2018 NACUBO Fellow.

“I am deeply honored to have been selected as a fellow this year and have a chance to learn alongside my peers from the nation’s top colleges and universities,” said Renton. “...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The 500-bed residence hall currently under construction at the University of North Texas now has a name.

UNT President Neal Smatresk’s proposal to name the new building Joe Greene Hall after the university’s most iconic figure earned the stamp of approval last week from the UNT System Board of Regents.

“This is about more than just Joe Greene’s football career,” Smatresk said. “His impact on UNT goes beyond the prowess that put him in multiple halls of fame, won Super Bowls and earned him 10 trips to the Pro Bowl. He was the first African American to s...

The University of North Texas was recently awarded the prestigious Global Centers of Insurance Excellence designation by International Insurance Society for its outstanding risk management and insurance program. Last year in the inaugural year of the award program, only 20 institutions from around the world were recognized as recipients of the designation - and so far, UNT is the only school in Texas to be given this recognition.

The d...