2024 Fall North Texan cover

2024 Fall

Chris Hubbard
Cover story

From taking up birding to listening to jazz, UNT experts can help you get started.

Angela Ransome-Jones
Expert Take

Here's more advice from UNT's alumni and faculty experts.

 

President Harrison Keller
Profile

Harrison Keller, a sixth-generation Texan, is committed to helping UNT students achieve their goals.

 

UNT alumni friends forever photo collage
Alumni Spotlight

At UNT, many graduates get more than a degree. They form friendships that last a lifetime.

Billy Harper
Alumni Spotlight

Practice made perfect for saxophone legend Billy Harper ('65).

Lotus Quartet members sitting with their instruments
Music news

Alums, students and faculty well-represented in the 67th Annual Grammy Award nominations.

Ethan Gillis
UNT System news

As student regent, Ethan Gillis looks to ensure his peers feel seen and valued.

Chris Bills
Star Student

Award-winning orientation leader makes sure trans students feel included.

Photojournalist Eric Gay
Alumni spotlight

Photojournalist Eric Gay wins Pulitzer Prize for riveting work.

Sarang Goel and Ramya Motati
Academics

UNT students and recent alums have earned some of the most prestigious awards for rising scholars.

Expert Take artwork with line drawings of experts
Expert Take

UNT alumni, faculty discuss the best ways to plan for the worst.

Ryan McLendon
Giving Impact

New grant helps students with foster care backgrounds.

UNT Alumni Awards trophies
Alumni Spotlight

UNT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding members of the UNT community.

Alana Kay
Alumni spotlight

Color and sustainability factor into the artwork, décor and apparel of designer Alana Kay ('04).

Thomas Rodgers
Alumni spotlight

UNT CoLab merch debuts with art by graphic designer and CVAD alum Thomas Rodgers ('12).

Colleen Clark
Alumni spotlight

Colleen Clark ('19 D.M.A.) has been dedicated to drumming all her life.

Eboni Johnson-Kaba
Alumni spotlight

UNT alumni get Hollywood support for a new documentary series focusing on Black nerd culture.

Ginny Wheeler and Danielle Willis
Alumni Spotlight

Two alumni use their dance degrees to perform as part of a Taylor Swift tribute band.

Eugene Martin
Faculty Success

Social justice, trauma and music inspire work of award-winning faculty.

 

A History of Postpartum Depression in America R
Faculty Books

A health scare set Constance B. Hilliard on a quest for information.

John Hedlund
Mean Green

Women's soccer head coach John Hedlund will celebrate two major milestones this fall.

Students dancing outside the union
Retrospective

Revisiting some favorite hangout spots.

North Texan first issue, November 1949
Perspective

A look back at North Texan covers through the decades.

Mo Elzubeir
Alumni spotlight

Mo Elzubeir's ('02) new app puts a twist on how audiences experience comedy.

Marena Riyad
Alumni spotlight

Marena Riyad ('15) uses comedy as a way to tell stories.

Christine Truong
Alumni spotlight

Christine Truong ('24) uses her business degree to help children in her native Vietnam.

Time capsule content, bottle, T-shirts, photos
Alumni Memories

A time capsule was discovered from the 'Wild Women,' a group formed in the 1980s.

Jeff Fisher
Alumni spotlight

Jeff Fisher (’93) provides children with disabilities fun and acceptance.

Polyphonic Spree Atmosphere
Alumni Spotlight

An innovative movie from The Polyphonic Spree will be shown at UNT's Sky Theater planetarium.

Karlington Anunagba
Alumni spotlight

The Mean Green will be present at the Paris Olympics.

Thomas walking at the UNT campus
Dialogue

Alumna and son visit campus.

Illustration of Harrison Keller
From Our President

A focus on student success and innovation will move UNT forward for Texas and the nation.

West Hall in 1960
Dialogue

How a music career took shape in West Hall.

UNT University Union 1976
Dialogue

Sizzling burgers made for tasty memories.

UNT Hurley Administration Building, blue bonnet flowers in the foreground
Dialogue

Getting quickly acquainted with the campus -- and community.

 

Two students perform semiconductor-related research at UNT's Discovery Park.
Innovation

New center is working to build the semiconductor workforce.

Andrew Chung
Innovation

The project looks at music's connection to Earth's climatological condition.

 

UNT Research Building groundbreaking ceremony
Innovation

New Science and Technology Building will create additional learning opportunities.

Yuan Li, Xiao Li and Yuanxi Wang
Innovation

Faculty researchers earn grants through a U.S. National Science Foundation program.

Adelin Eason works with a patient
Innovation

A study is examining changes that occur during hearing aid adoption.

UNT College of Engineering CAAAM ITEAM Summer event
Innovation

UNT is developing a one-of-a-kind X-ray diffraction system.

Fulbright logo
Innovation

Faculty and students are awarded and recognized by the prestigious program.

Lisa Normand
Alumni spotlight

Lisa Normand finds a new career in the film industry.

David Baker
Alumni spotlight

David Baker ('22) gives artists a way to showcase their work through the North Texas Makers.

Marlys Lamar
Alumni spotlight

Marlys Lamar ('86 Ph.D.) co-founded The Art Room as a safe, supportive space.

Success on the Spectrum
Books

UNT alumni, faculty explore art for neurodivergent audiences and other topics.

Jen Rose
Alumni Spotlight

Pollinators have Jen Rose ('99, '02 M.F.A.) to thank for helping them stay hydrated.

Dianna Wynn
Alumni spotlight

Dianna Wynn ('88 M.S.) encourages people to make their voice heard in elections.

Mariah Campos
Alumni spotlight

From cleaning fish tanks to leading a citywide campaign, this ecologist spreads her wings.

Joseph Campbell on the TedX Adelaide stage
Alumni spotlight

Joseph Campbell ('02) enjoys life as an expat in Australia.

Sara Casey
Alumni spotlight

Entrepreneur Sara Casey ('13) developed a holographic nail polish line.

Reece Domingue
Student Spotlight

UNT student is taxation major by day, ballerina by night.

Rob Halpner
Alumni spotlight

Rob Halpner ('22) composed 'Corridor Fanfare' to celebrate the investiture of UNT's 17th president.

Barcelona Clarinet Players
Music news

North Texas Wind Symphony is the first UNT student ensemble to land a Latin Grammy nomination.

Umut Demirgüç Thurman leads the needle felted cactus workshop at the Denton Maker Center.
Creative endeavors

UNT faculty and students create a center for artists.

Yelak Biru
Alumni spotlight

A cancer diagnosis spurred Yelak Biru's ('95, '97 M.S.) work as a patient advocate.

Francisco Delgado and Alyson Flores
Alumni spotlight

Francisco Delgado ('22) and Alyson Flores ('22) give students a much-needed jolt.

Chad Salyer
Alumni spotlight

Following his son's cystic fibrosis diagnosis, Chad Salyer became an advocate.

Claire Morales
Alumni spotlight
Claire Morales ('12) finds that her dual careers as a graphic artist and musician often intersect.