Guido Verbeck, Asst. Professor of Chemistry, demonstrates the nanomanipulator

Forensic Sleuthwork in the Nano Realm

Every explosive, drug, and biological agent carries a unique chemical signature. UNT chemist Guido Verbeck studies these...


Faculty Perspectives
Pankaj Jain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings

Hinduism contains numerous references to the worship of the divine in nature in its Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sutras, and its...


Sharon Y.R. Dent (’80), professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Carci

Medical Solutions — saving lives, finding cures

UNT alumni save lives, discover cures and educate communities for healthier living.


Signaling Mechanisms in Plants

Feeding the Planet, Saving the Earth Through Plant Research

UNT's renowned plant researchers advance agriculture, nutrition, energy, and the environment.


News


The University of North Texas Libraries received just over $1 million in grants and contracts in 2011 to research the digital...

In the not-so-distant future, infrared technology may infiltrate the mainstream, allowing soldiers to locate enemy forces with infrared-equipped smartphones and drivers to navigate evening...

The University of North Texas has received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train and educate future leaders of special education programs.

The...

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Awards and Achievements


Plant cells tagged with nanoparticles

The American Physical Society features bio-imaging work of Ben Urban, biophysics graduate student under the direction of UNT physicist,...

Kurtis Carsch, Intel Science Talent Search finalist

Kurtis Carsch, a student in the University of North Texas’ Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, has been named one of 40 finalists in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search.
 
Carsch, who is from Plano, will present his work on developing a way to more efficiently convert methane gas into methanol, in Washington, D.C., March 8 through 13 (Thursday – Tuesday). He will compete...

Francis D'Souza, Professor of Chemistry

Sunlight is a source of clean, abundant energy that could significantly meet the world’s energy needs with minimal environmental pollution.  Yet there is a huge gap between our present use of solar energy and its enormous underdeveloped potential. 

Using a grant award from the National Science Foundation, Francis D’Souza...

Media


Cloche of beige silk

The UNT Texas Fashion Collection is a world renowned resource dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant...

Steve Wolverton, Melinda Levin, Robert Figueroa, David Taylor, UNT

Four UNT faculty members discuss the challenges and awards of cross-disciplinary collaboration and the approaches they use to communicate the story of their research.

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Hurley Administration Building, Univerisity of North Texas

Podcast interviews explore late night research projects at UNT in the Molecular Biology Lab of the Life Sciences Complex, Voertman Hall in the College of Music, and The Geo Information Science Lab...


Events


Dan Savage, known for his "Savage Love" syndicated advice column and creator of the It Gets Better Project to help prevent youth suicide, will be...

At age 13, Jack Garfein and his family were taken from their native Czechoslovakia to...

Book Corner


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Despite recent progress against racial inequalities, American society continues to produce attitudes and outcomes that reinforce the racial divide. In Transcending Racial Barriers,...

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A grandson tries to buy the corpse of Lenin on eBay for his Communist grandfather. A failed wunderkind steals a golden cross from an Orthodox church. A boy meets his cousin (the love of his life)...