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Audiology researchers say hearing aids can improve cognitive performance, emotional state in users

Audiology researchers say hearing aids can improve cognitive performance, emotional state in users

The preliminary results from a multi-year study funded by the Hearing Aid Industry Research Consortium show data-backed benefits of hearing aid use.

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UNT program empowers area high schoolers, teachers in environmental research

UNT program empowers area high schoolers, teachers in environmental research

Seeds to Empower (S2 EMPWER) unites UNT researchers from across disciplines to provide unique research opportunities and introduce participants to possible future pathways in STEM.

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UNT researcher expanding knowledge of women’s maternal health

UNT researcher expanding knowledge of women’s maternal health

Julia Heck’s research sheds light on the effects of environmental toxins and genetic conditions on maternal and child health.

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UNT experts ranked among world’s most cited for 2023

UNT experts ranked among world’s most cited for 2023

Nearly 80 UNT researchers across disciplines were included in the annual and career rankings of the world’s most cited researchers.

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USDA grant funds initiative to build edible landscape on campus, grow food studies research

USDA grant funds initiative to build edible landscape on campus, grow food studies research

The Milpa Agricultural Placemaking Project will include developing a multilingual oral history archive on food and agriculture in North Texas and a new UNT seed library, which will produce and distribute free vegetable plant seedlings to the public.

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Public Administration research shows improvement of blight in Dallas

Public Administration research shows improvement of blight in Dallas

Led by UNT professor Simon Andrew and associate professor Hee Soun Jang in the College of Health and Public Service, the study created a "composite blight index" by superimposing physical aspects over socioeconomic characteristics.

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UNT launching program to train teachers, speech-language pathologists to better serve students with autism

UNT launching program to train teachers, speech-language pathologists to better serve students with autism

Project Communicate is a five-year program funded by a $1.24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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UNT faculty named among the world’s most cited researchers

UNT faculty named among the world’s most cited researchers

More than 60 researchers at UNT were among the top 2% of more than six million scientists worldwide within their specialty areas throughout their careers.

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UNT audiology research provides evidence that led to expanded Medicare coverage for cochlear implants

UNT audiology research provides evidence that led to expanded Medicare coverage for cochlear implants

UNT's Sharon Miller was part of a team of researchers whose work led to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updating their cochlear implant candidacy criteria.

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UNT study will explore hearing aid adoption and performance in adults

UNT study will explore hearing aid adoption and performance in adults

Researchers in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology are exploring how factors such as emotions, psychological well-being, social relationships and stress impact whether adults continue to use hearing aids once they're purchased.

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Researchers Working to Connect North Texans Impacted by Aphasia with Expanded Support

Researchers Working to Connect North Texans Impacted by Aphasia with Expanded Support

A group of University of North Texas researchers is working to expand support for North Texas residents living with aphasia and their families, friends and care partners.

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Helping Adults with Intellectual Disabilities through Trauma-informed Treatment

Helping Adults with Intellectual Disabilities through Trauma-informed Treatment

UNT professor Joe Dracobly is working to help adults with intellectual disabilities, who may not be able to verbalize their feelings, through trauma-informed research and treatment plans. 

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Addressing Mental Health Disparities

Addressing Mental Health Disparities

Four UNT professors are addressing health disparities by training the next generation of counselors and social workers to offer trauma-informed, bilingual mental health services to minorities in both behavioral health and integrated care settings.

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Collaborating with City of Lewisville on Creation of Needed Park

Collaborating with City of Lewisville on Creation of Needed Park

A UNT professor and a group of undergraduate students in the College of Health and Public Service are using their expertise to help bring much needed green space to a Lewisville community.

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Studying Continuum of Care for Homeless People During COVID-19 Outbreak

Studying Continuum of Care for Homeless People During COVID-19 Outbreak

A researcher in the College of Health and Public Service is studying how the continuum of care for homeless people, which includes the social, medical, public health and education sectors, has changed during COVID-19.

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Hurricane Evacuation Amid COVID-19

Hurricane Evacuation Amid COVID-19

Tristan Wu, associate professor of emergency management and disaster science, is researching hurricane evacuations during COVID-19 in a project funded by a National Science Foundation Rapid Grant.

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Researcher Named Early-Career Research Fellow

Researcher Named Early-Career Research Fellow

Emergency Management and Disaster Science Assistant Professor Elyse Zavar, who studies the role of home buyouts in disaster recovery and hazard mitigation, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top scientific leaders researching ways to improve the wellbeing of coastal communities and ecosystems.

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Hospital Acquired MRSA Infection Study

Hospital Acquired MRSA Infection Study

Professors from UNT and the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently published a study of more than 300 hospitals across the U.S. that showed patients were dramatically less likely to be infected with hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals with more private patient rooms.

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Researcher Receives Prestigious Powe Award

Researcher Receives Prestigious Powe Award

April Becker, assistant professor of behavioral analysis, earned a 2019 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award for her improvements for stroke research.

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