Faculty member named NSF program director

Shobhana Chelliah, professor of linguistics and technical communications, has been selected as a rotator program director in the National Science Foundation’s Documenting Endangered Languages Program for one year, beginning in July.

The Biggest Loser's doctor speaks as part of UNT's Distinguished Lecture Series

Robert Huizenga, who has appeared on episodes of NBC’s The Biggest Loser to help participants tailor their diet and exercise regimens to their specific medical needs, spoke at UNT in April as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

UNT progresses with several green initiatives

With the recent opening of the Zero Energy Research Laboratory at Discovery Park, UNT researchers and students have a state-of-the-art facility to study and develop green energy technologies. The lab allows students to get real-world experience for today’s growing sustainable and renewable energy industry.

The Greater Good

2012 Summer

Students find creative ways to engage in communities and make a lasting impact.

Department of Behavior Analysis wins leadership award

UNT’s Department of Behavior Analysis — the nation’s first department and graduate program — received the 2012 Enduring Programmatic Contributions Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis in May for leadership in teaching, service and scholarship.

Professor and team pioneer smartphone device to measure blood pressure

Researchers in UNT’s Network Security Laboratory have pioneered a way to measure an individual’s blood pressure with just a smartphone and a small attachment.

UNT students compete at 2012 National Debate Tournament

Four UNT students qualified for the 2012 National Debate Tournament, the most prestigious policy debate tournament for U.S. college and university students.

Private investigators

UNT’s Professional Development Institute’s Private Investigator Certificate program has been ranked in the top five best private investigation training programs in the country by PInow.com, a national web resource providing information on private security and the private investigator industry.

Profile of Latinos

Valerie Martinez-Ebers (’80, ’83 M.P.A.), professor of political science, co-wrote the book <em>Latinos in the New Millennium: An Almanac of Opinion, Behavior and Policy Preferences</em>, a comprehensive profile of Latinos that compares conventional wisdom regarding their attitudes and efforts to assimilate with the most recent empirical evidence.

RTVF alum's film wins Tribeca prize

Scott Thurman’s (’10 M.F.A.) documentary, <em>The Revisionaries,</em> about the Texas Board of Education’s review of science and social studies standards in public schools, received the Special Jury Prize at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this spring.