Amie Lund, a cardiovascular toxicology researcher with the University of North Texas, has found that exposure to certain air pollutants may cause weight gain, especially when coupled with a high-fat diet.

Lund is investigating how pollution from automobile exhaust affects the growth and signaling of fat cells called adipocytes. She determined car exhaust can trigger responses in the body that can lead to increased adipocyte growth and inflammation, which are associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. 

“When people think of...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Emmy-winning composer Bruce Broughton has made a commitment to donate his collection of music scores for film, television, video games, theme parks and concert music to the University of North Texas Music Library in support of the media music initiatives in the UNT College of Music.

Broughton is best known for his many film scores, which inclu...

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...

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...

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:

• Educational workshops taught by UNT College of Music faculty and graduate students
• Final round of a competition featuring trombonists...

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...