New initiative aims to increase Ph.D. participation and diversity in science and engineering programs focusing on research relevant to human health.

College of Visual Arts and Design Dean Karen Hutzel — an advocate for experiential learning opportunities — understands the value of the arts in public higher education.

Inspired by his family of farmers in India, Nagaraju Mukka (’16 M.S.) is using his expertise to improve technology in agriculture.

Joe Louis (’11 Ph.D.) is studying how sorghum, one of the world’s most valuable crops, can resist sugarcane aphids, one of its most persistent pests.

Junfei Xie’s (’13 M.S., ’16 Ph.D.) research on unmanned aerial vehicle-based networked airborne computing earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Xie, an assistant professor at San Diego State University, will use the five-year award to develop a flying computing cluster that benefits current UAV applications and enables new ones.

Kian Huat (Eric) Lim (’06), a computational biologist, earned a spot on the 40 Under 40 in Cancer list — which recognizes emerging leaders in the study and treatment of cancer.

As a result of a Fulbright Research Award, Bree Nichols (’21 D.M.A.) will work to compile an anthology of Czech art songs so it will be more accessible to English-speaking singers and the community.

kYmberly Keeton, a library science alumna and current doctoral student in information science, was recently selected to receive the National Trust for Historic Preservation Diversity Scholarship for PastForward 2021 Online.

Kathryn Hays, a doctoral student in information science and a research associate in UNT’s xREZ Art + Science Lab, is currently working on research in spatial computing, segmentation 3D and human-computer interaction.

Vincent Lowe, a junior in chemistry with a minor in biological sciences, has been working in the laboratory of Regents Professor of chemistry Paul Marshall since May 2020, two days before he graduated from high school.

Michael (Clay) Moore was in the first class of students to graduate with a master’s in artificial intelligence at UNT.

Stephanie González, a doctoral student in UNT’s educational psychology program, graduated from UNT with a bachelor’s in kinesiology in May 2021.

Madison (Sonny) Card, a senior psychology major, began a professional career in the performing arts, developing choreographic works and performance styles of dance.

Hillary Shah, a political science and economics major, was a winner of the 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a premier graduate scholarship from the Truman Scholarship Foundation for college students pursuing careers in public service.

Garrison Gerard, a doctoral student in UNT’s music composition program, was selected for the prestigious Composing in the Wilderness program, which took place in summer 2021.

Amy Guan, a May 2021 graduate of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT, was named among the top 40 scholars in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Phil Samson, a studio art student pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in the College of Visual Arts and Design, has poured over scientific research papers from scholars in UNT’s College of Science to shape sculptures inspired by plant science and gene modification.

A collaboration between UNT researchers and the Dixon Water Foundation is helping to create sustainable ranch practices and further basic science about biodiversity.

With an eye toward ensuring the world’s natural resources are sustained for the future, UNT researchers are creating solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity concerns and air pollution.

With its unique approach of combining research and business skills, UNT’s biomedical engineering program is supplying the growing workforce needed for industry, hospitals, research institutions and entrepreneurs.