Prison desegregation

In First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System, Chad R. Trulson, associate professor of criminal justice, and James W. Marquart, associate provost and professor of criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas, trace the steps in the process of prison desegregation.

Music in African ritual

Remains of Ritual: Northern Gods in a Southern Land, the second book in Steven M. Friedson's planned trilogy about his musical experience in African ritual, focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people.

Three UNT professors awarded Texas Education Agency grants

College of Information faculty members received $1.2 million to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of curriculum instruction in career and technical education.

Plant research

Research conducted by Jyoti Shah, associate professor of biology, could minimize crops lost to disease and pests.

Grant funds will help examine transfer student challenges

Home of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, UNT is ranked No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in Texas for accepting transfer students.

Bert Hayslip Jr.

2009 Winter

How do you create positive family traditions during the holidays?

UNT names new dean of libraries

Martin Halbert brings a distinguished track record in managing and attracting funding for digital library services.

Grant funds support UNT program that mentors high school students

A $310,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will further UNT’s efforts to increase enrollment among first-generation college students.

UNT sponsors Hispanic and Native American student scientist conference

With the help of UNT, this year’s Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science conference was the largest in the organization’s history.

Roger Staubach speaks at UNT-hosted Leadership Luncheon

Legendary Dallas Cowboy and entrepreneur Roger Staubach spoke to Dallas and Fort Worth’s business community about “Facing the Challenge.”