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UNT Research in the News
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Works to Make MREs More Environmentally Friendly
The Army is working to develop greener solutions for MREs, which produce 14,000 tons (or 28 million pounds) of packaging waste every year. One researcher helping the Army is Nandika D’Souza, a professor and researcher at the University of North Texas’ engineering school in Denton. For the complete article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, please click here.
Anthropology Professor Discusses Research and Anthropology’s Role in the Community
Dr. Alicia Re Cruz, interim chairwoman of the Department of Anthropology, spent years living with indigenous Mayans. She is using what she learned there to use the science of anthropology for community service. For the full article, please click here.
UNT Research Student use 2000 Super-Computers as Time Machines
Graduate students at UNT are researching the possibility of storing carbon dioxide underground to reduce the impact on the environment. “It’s so exciting that it can have such a broad impact,” said graduate student Nathan Deyonker. CO2 emissions from cars and factories pollute our air, but this research could be a promising solution in the fight against global warming. For the full article, please click here.
UNT Researchers to Study Carbon Sequestration
Four University of North Texas professors, with a $717,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, hope to find out by simulating and modeling the chemical reactions that occur when CO2 is injected underground. See the complete article from Environmental Protection at: http://www.eponline.com/articles/68059/.
UNT Professor Witnesses Georgia/Russia Conflict
UNT Professor of Geography, C. Reid Ferring, was conducting research at an archaeological dig site in Georgia when the conflict broke out between Russia and Georgia. Thankfully, he made it home safely to share his experience. For more information, please see
UNT Libraries Participate in Preservation Program
In collaboration with the Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the Internet Archive, and the U.S. Government Printing Office, UNT libraries will work to preserve public government web sites at the end of President Bush’s administration (January 19, 2009). This is “intended to document federal agencies’ online archive during the transition of government and to enhance the existing collections of the five partner institutions.” For more information, please see
http://yubanet.com/usa/Library-Partnership-Preserves-End--of-Term
-Government-Web-Sites.php.
UNT Lecturer Responds to Anti-Semitism with Encyclopedia
Dr. Eunice Pollack, a lecturer of history and Jewish studies at UNT, has published a two-volume encyclopedia that explores the Jews’ role in modern American history. Dr. Pollack’s work was spurned by anti-Semitic statements and beliefs that circulated in the 1990’s. For more information, please see the Dallas Morning News online at
The Cost of Wind Power
A recent study conducted by UNT Applied Economics Professors, Drs. Bernard Weinstein and Terry Clover, details governmental incentives received by wind-power developers. This research sheds light on the true cost of developing wind power in the state of Texas. For more information, please see the Houston Chronicle at:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/
business/steffy/5896507.html
$1.25 Million Grant Unites UNT and Autism Foundation
UNT faculty from the departments of Behavior Analysis, Anthropology, and Educational Psychology will be teaming up with Easter Seals of North Texas to aid in the remodeling and expansion of treatment room for autistic children made possible by a $1.25 million grant from the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. The collaboration will also enable UNT professors to continue their vital research on autism. For more information, please see:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/
dws/news/localnews/stories/
DN-autismcenter_26wes.ART0.North.Edition1.4d599a8.html
UNT Asks State for Research Funds
In our bid to become a top research university in the state of Texas, UNT met with state lawmakers at the capital in Austin on Wednesday, July 23. For more information, please see:
http://www.quickdfw.com/sharedcontent/
dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-tierone_24met.ART.North.Edition1.4e02a14.html
http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/
dws/dn/education/stories/072408dnmetuniversities.83633e51.html
UNT Professor Aids California Prison Systems
A recent article on WashingtonPost.com highlights UNT associate professor of criminal justice, Dr. Chad Trulson, who is advising the state of California in their efforts to racially integrate state prisons based on his research of the integration of the Texas prison system in the 1970’s. For more information please see:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/26/AR2008072601557.html?nav=rss_nation
UNT Psychology Professor Featured in Criminal Justice
Dr. Richard Rogers, Professor of Psychology has been awarded a $463,293 continuation grant from the prestigious National Science Foundation to continue his research on “Miranda Waivers and the Validation of Miranda Measure: An Investigation of Miranda Knowledge, Beliefs, and Decisions.” Dr. Roger’s research on this subject recently led to an article entitled “Miranda’s Misconceptions: Myths, Methods, Model Solutions” in the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice publication. For more information see:
http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/cjmag/23-2/home.html
http://www.cas.unt.edu:8000/article.pl?sid=
08/07/08/149213&mode=thread
Art History Professor Documents Lost Iraqi Artwork
Dr. Nada Shabout, Assistant Professor of Art History at UNT, has been working for the last five years to document missing artwork from the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art located in Baghdad. Much of the Museum’s collection was looted and is selling on the black market. Dr. Shabout hopes her efforts will aid in recovering what was taken. For more information see:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/28/america/NA-GEN-US-Iraqi-Modern-Art.php
http://www.unt.edu/untresearch/2006-2007/lost.htm
Last Updated: October 9, 2008