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Green Research

UNT researchers have been studying the environment — and working to preserve and protect it — for more than 80 years. See how they are working now across multiple disciplines to improve our quality of life, promote industrial progress and develop cleaner, more efficient energy.

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Research Spotlight

Think: Biobased solutions
From the cosmetics industry to the medical field to agriculture to energy production, the growing and evolving bioeconomy touches a wide variety of industries set on providing biobased products and solutions for today’s world.

UNT's Strategic Plan for Research [Photo: Hurley Administration Building]
UNT's Strategic Plan for Research
"UNT's Strategic Plan for Research: 2017-2022" was filed with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in response to the board's request that institutions update their strategic plans for research. Leading up to the revision, research was one of the primary topics covered in President Smatresk's 2015 Planning Implementation Workshop and Vice President Tom McCoy hosted a town hall to bring faculty together to look at UNT's path toward national research prominence.
UNT Research Magazine

UNT Research is published for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation by the Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing, University of North Texas.

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About ORI

UNT is a leading research university that is nationally and internationally recognized for its scholarship in all fields — from fine arts to technology, humanities to life sciences, and music to entrepreneurship. UNT is committed to the creation and advancement of innovative research, art and scholarship.

One of the primary responsibilities of the Office of Research and Innovation is to develop and implement strategies in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and other vice presidential areas to transform and expand UNT's research enterprise.

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Our Research

DFW creative economy brings $34B to region

The region’s creative economies – the performing and visuals arts, music studios, museums and advertising agencies for example – contribute roughly $34 billion annually to the region.

University of North Texas materials science professor Diana Berman in the UNT College of Engineering

UNT professor creates coating that reduces glass reflection

A UNT materials scientist created a coating for glass that could make mobile phone screens easier to read, reduce glare on a car windshield and more.

Preserving the fabric of a nation

A UNT researcher is developing digital technology to detect flaws in fabric at domestic textile mills – saving companies time and money.


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Tools for Researchers

The Office of Research supports new knowledge and its dissemination by assisting faculty in their research, scholarly, and creative activities.

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