Faculty, alumni and students have earned some prestigious awards and scholarships over the last year.

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.

UNT student researchers from across disciplines are using artificial intelligence in their research.

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

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.

As a Tier One public research university also designated as a Hispanic- and Minority-Serving Institution, the University of North Texas takes pride in the partnerships and research collaborations built with universities and organizations worldwide.

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.

UNT College of Science researchers are working to discover why American Kestrels are disappearing from North American skies.

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.

Innovation has been part of UNT’s culture since 1890, and graduates have carried that spirit throughout the world as researchers, innovators and leaders.

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.

UNT students are learning firsthand how their innovation can impact a range of fields from art and science to education and cybersecurity.

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

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

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

A team of interdisciplinary researchers is exploring how the desalination of brackish water could make food production more sustainable.

UNT researchers collaborate with city of Lewisville to provide equitable park access.

Melanie Ecker will use the $553,036 award given through the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to further her research on using smart polymers for biomedical applications.

UNT researchers are exploring more efficient and sustainable drug discovery techniques and treatments.

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.

UNT researchers across disciplines are studying health literacy to get a better understanding of how people receive and use information to make informed decisions about their health.

The $5 million National Nuclear Security Agency award involves more than 15 researchers across the nation.

UNT faculty and staff are initiating programs to ignite careers, inspire lives and invent new products.

Through the project, UNT professors and their external collaborators also will focus on encouraging future STEM professionals to pursue careers in space exploration.

College of Engineering Dean Paul Krueger — a pioneer in squid locomotion — values interdisciplinary research and an insatiable curiosity.

Research is backed by nearly $1 million in grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.

Through UNT’s shared research facilities, researchers on campus and industry partners can access the latest high-tech equipment and spaces to carry out the most sophisticated projects and analysis.

Omar Valsson is one of 93 in the nation and one of only three in Texas to be named a recipient of the 2023 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Three UNT faculty members have been pursuing creative research projects as 2023-24 Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellows.

With support from the USDA grant, the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism will create an array of new academic offerings, events and research experiences to prepare future transformational leaders.