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Texas’ largest unmanned vehicle research facility unveiled at UNT

Texas’ largest unmanned vehicle research facility unveiled at UNT

The UNT Advanced Air Mobility (UAAM) test facility is part of UNT’s interdisciplinary research endeavors paving the way for the future of transportation and mobility.

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Linguistics students investigating what fictional languages in pop culture can teach us about human communication

Linguistics students investigating what fictional languages in pop culture can teach us about human communication

A pair of undergraduate students have teamed up for the research, which is part of a relatively new field in linguistics.

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UNT engineering professor leading multi-institutional team using AI to speed up alloy design

UNT engineering professor leading multi-institutional team using AI to speed up alloy design

The research is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program.

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AI in the Classroom

AI in the Classroom

UNT is working to integrate AI at the institutional level and bringing the technology into classroom instruction.

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Innovation Fueled by AI

Innovation Fueled by AI

UNT researchers are harnessing the power of AI to transform a variety of industries from healthcare and business to transportation and emergency management.

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Nurturing a Sonic Ecosystem

Nurturing a Sonic Ecosystem

In the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, UNT alum Garrison Gerard's research came to life in an immersive, live-generated “sonic ecosystem."

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Sight & Sound

Sight & Sound

UNT’s Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia celebrates six decades of exploring new frontiers in music and arts technologies.

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UNT engineering researchers using additive manufacturing for metal composition and radio frequency research

UNT engineering researchers using additive manufacturing for metal composition and radio frequency research

The projects were funded by the U.S. Naval Research Office with separate grants totaling nearly $2.5 million.

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USDA grants support cotton studies and enhance research capabilities with high-resolution tissue dissection and collection

USDA grants support cotton studies and enhance research capabilities with high-resolution tissue dissection and collection

Recent funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is being used to further understanding of cotton plant development and purchase a laser microdissection system.

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Information Science scholars studying cultural record preservation at Minority-Serving Institutions

Information Science scholars studying cultural record preservation at Minority-Serving Institutions

UNT researchers will comprehensively examine the landscape of Minority-Serving Institution archives and special collections with a grant from the U.S. National Endowment for Humanities.

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Chemistry professor recognized for outstanding contributions to physical sciences

Chemistry professor recognized for outstanding contributions to physical sciences

Shengqian Ma, a global leader in nanoporous materials research, is the first-ever UNT recipient of the award from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology.

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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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Business experts earn funding for national security-related research

Business experts earn funding for national security-related research

Three G. Brint Ryan College of Business faculty have earned more than $300,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Engineering adding X-ray diffraction system for aerospace materials research

Engineering adding X-ray diffraction system for aerospace materials research

The one-of-a-kind system is funded by a $2.6 million grant from the Army Research Office as part of its Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.

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CVAD students create art inspired by UNT research

CVAD students create art inspired by UNT research

Art students displayed their work as part of the exhibition “In Symbiosis” at the Elm Fork Education Center’s Eagle Exhibit Hall in UNT’s Environmental Sciences Building.

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Physics professor selected for DARPA Young Faculty Award

Physics professor selected for DARPA Young Faculty Award

Prestigious award includes $500,000 in research funding for Yuzhe Xiao’s work on thermal properties of semiconductors.

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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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Interdisciplinary team advancing infrared laser tech

Interdisciplinary team advancing infrared laser tech

The goal of the research is to investigate methods for maintaining temperature-stable lasers after long duration and high-power conditions.

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Forthcoming program to cultivate future leaders in Latino cultural preservation

Forthcoming program to cultivate future leaders in Latino cultural preservation

The American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative will support students advancing careers in Latino museums and cultural preservation studies.

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Growing Sustainability: Event shares collaborative ways to shape more resilient communities, businesses

Growing Sustainability: Event shares collaborative ways to shape more resilient communities, businesses

UNT’s Advanced Environmental Research Institute hosted its first conference tackling environmental, social and governance challenges across public, private and civic sectors.

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