Cultural Learning

2012 Fall

UNT's multicultural student organizations provide a platform to learn about other cultures.

TAMS student named a finalist for Biology Olympiad team

David Hao, a senior in UNT's Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, was named one of 20 national finalists for the USA Biology Olympiad Team.

Mapping texts project provides new ways to explore content of historical Texas newspapers

Andrew Torget, assistant professor of history, and Rada Mihalcea, associate professor of computer science and engineering, have made it easier for users of the Portal to Texas History -- part of the UNT Libraries' digital collections -- to browse the pages of historical Texas newspapers online.

Kinesiology major earns Undergraduate Scholar award

Katie Wendling ('12), a kinesiology major, was named a 2012 Undergraduate Scholar by the American Kinesiology Association. The association's annual awards recognize undergraduate students on a national level for distinctive academic and leadership accomplishments.

Three UNT faculty members named Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles scholars

The Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles has recognized UNT merchandising faculty members HaeJung Maria Kim, JiYoung Kim and Kiseol Yang as distinguished scholars for their research in the global clothing and textile industries.

Professor earns grant to study ways to help coal-fired energy plants lower emissions

Rajiv Mishra, professor of materials science and engineering, is studying next generation materials that will help coal-fired energy plants to operate at higher temperatures, making coal combustion more efficient and, in turn, resulting in lower emissions.

Two students win Program P.E.O. scholarships

Graduate students Hagar Abdo and Monica Gastelumendi were each awarded a $10,000 Philanthropic Educational Organization International Peace Scholarship.

Pulitzer-Prize winning authors featured at eighth Mayborn Conference

The eighth annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference featured Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and storyteller.

Great Things are Happening at UNT

2012 Fall

The Mean Green Machine gets a green engine transplant.

Enriching Summer

2012 Fall

UNT is building meaningful relationships through summer research and language programs.