Vishnu Dantu, a student in UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, earned the inaugural Sherman/Barsanti Inspiration Award and $10,000 prize for his innovative smartphone-based blood glucose monitor research. The honor was presented to Dantu at the UNT Alumni Awards ceremony in April. The award, established by longtime UNT supporters Bob and Bette Sherman, is open to students in any discipline. May TAMS graduate Jiacheng "Jason" He and piano performance graduate student Eva Polgar each earned $2,000 as runners-up.