DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Thomas Scharf has been elected to the national Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) board of directors.

Scharf's research interests include physical and chemical vapor deposition of ceramic and metallic thin films for moving mechanical assemblies, atomic layer deposition of nanocrystal...

Donald Trump will formally introduce his vice presidential running mate tomorrow morning (Friday, July 15) at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Several media outlets are reporting today that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the choice.

The following University of North Texas political scientists are available for media interviews:

Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha is the chair of UNT's Department of Political Science. He is the co-author of...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- "An American Void" by Washington Post national reporter Stephanie McCrummen took the top prize at the 2016 Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest sponsored by the University of North Texas' Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.

The story, published in September 2015, focused on the friends of the alleged murderer of nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Caro...

Many University of North Texas students grew up playing Pokémon games as children. They may have collected cards to trade with friends or played video games on consoles at home. The July 6 launch of the Pokémon GO app has brought back a lot of memories and launched new friendships on campus.

"As many of us grew up and gained new responsibilities, we maybe didn't have the time to keep playing," said Darian Conner, a UNT senior studying international studies and a member of the UNT League of Pokémon Trainers student organization. "The new app has brough...

As temperatures rise through the summer, people are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible, stay hydrated and avoid strenuous activity during the warmest hours of the day.

University of North Texas Assistant Professor of Biology Amie Lund is available for interviews to discuss possible health impacts of air pollution during the hottest days of summer. Lund researches how air pollution and other environmental stressors can trigger heart attacks and strokes, and how air pollutants impact bloo...

A peaceful rally in downtown Dallas that was organized by the Black Lives Matter movement ended in violence Thursday evening after a sniper attack left five law enforcement officials dead and other law enforcement officials and civilians injured.

The following University of North Texas faculty members are available for media interviews about the shooting.

Meredith Clark, assistant professor in the University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, will p...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Ruth West, an associate professor at the University of North Texas, is part of a group of innovative thinkers that received a $100,000 seed grant to create health sensors people can wear or swallow.
The grant was awarded by the National Academies of Science Keck Futures Initiative, which is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medic...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Information has created an endowed professorship fund called The Reinburg Professorship in Data Sciences.
The fund is named after Jesse Reinburg who graduated with a bachelor's degree in library science in 1941. She passed away in September 2015, leaving an estimated $1.2 million to create a data science professorship in the Department of Library & Information Sciences.
"Jesse was the most wonderful woman you cou...

Donald Trump is expected to be formally named the Republican Party's candidate for president at the party's convention July 18-21 in Cleveland. A week later, Hillary Clinton is expected to be formally named the Democrat nominee at the Democrat Party's convention, which will be July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, chair of the University of North Texas' Department of Political Science, is available for...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Michael Young, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas, has received a $5,000 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship to continue his education in graduate school.
Young received his degree in English, with a concentration in writing and rhetoric, in May. He will use his fellowship at Pennsylvania State University this fall. He transferred to UNT in 2013 from Tarrant County College, which he credits as the foundation where he found his encouragement to further his education at UNT.
Phi Kappa Phi, with a motto...