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TI gift of equipment boosts high tech research
2.4.2000

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- As the result of a 1998 donation from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), the University of North Texas recently took possession of a 20-foot, 14,000-pound electrostatic particle accelerator that will anchor its technological research in electronic materials.

Research | Science

Metroplex residents unconcerned about Y2K	12.21.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- With the change from 1999 to the year 2000 less than two weeks away, most Metroplex residents are not very concerned about possible Year 2000 computer problems, according to recent findings by the University of North Texas Survey Research Center.
Public Service \| Research

Survey looks at musicians' perceptions of drug use	11.18.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Musicians and drugs are frequently portrayed together. Mass media often chronicles the drug use behaviors and associated tragedies of high profile musicians. And according to University of North Texas research conducted at the Texas Center for Music and Medicine, most musicians see and believe this correlation.
Arts and Music \| Research

Study to explore integrated churches' impact on racial attitudes	11.5.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Integrated churches, rather than integrated neighborhoods or schools, may be the primary way to achieve harmonious relationships between members of different races, according to a University of North Texas sociologist.
Humanities \| Research \| Social Science

A Return to the Ranch for Research	10.21.1999
As a 14-year-old, Dr. Elizabeth Esterchild spent a memorable summer working on a ranch in Ten Sleep, Wyoming.
Research \| Social Science

Property rights save animals, UNT study says	10.12.1999
Nations with stable governments and established property rights or community programs for endangered species are likely to have more rapid growth of the species than nations that lack such programs and have unstable governments, two University of North Texas economists have discovered.
Research

UNT shows off student-built computer network lab	9.28.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Faculty and students from UNT's department of computer sciences will demonstrate the unique ways they've used $15,000 worth of computer and networking equipment donated by executives from Alcatel Inc., of Spokane, Wash. in a private meeting Oct. 7 (Thursday).
Research \| Science

UNT faculty, staff receives awards from donor	9.22.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Eight University of North Texas faculty and staff members received awards as the 1999-2000 recipients of the university's Charn Uswachoke International Developmental Fund Grants.
Research

Faculty member to serve as Fulbright lecturer in Poland	9.3.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Diane Negra, assistant professor of radio, television and film at the University of North Texas, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Gdansk, Poland.
General University News \| Humanities \| Research

First-generation college students prepare for graduate school, present summer research	9.2.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas --Tina Sharp knew she was exploring a new frontier when she went to college -- her mom gained the equivalent of a third-grade education in Taiwan and her father earned a general equivalency degree in the Army.
Education \| General University News \| Research

UNT's CooLN2Car featured at national expo	8.5.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The experimental zero-emissions CooLN2Car, developed by three University of North Texas professors, will be the focus of an hour-long presentation at the 218th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
Research \| Science

More working women equals more public education funding	6.15.1999
Working mothers may increase the amount their states spend on public education, a University of North Texas economist believes.
Research \| Social Science

African-American men suffer after divorce, study finds	6.8.1999
Contrary to the stereotype of African-American males not being committed to marital relationships, African-American men who marry suffer greatly when those marriages end, a University of North Texas sociologist says.
Humanities \| Research

UNT starts health care center for minority children	6.7.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Research has shown that healthy minds and bodies help children succeed in school. But children who don't have access to health care, including many minority children, are at a great risk for health-associated learning problems.
Public Service \| Research

Research director named at UNT	5.24.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Reata Busby, the director for research at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center in Albuquerque, has been named Director of Research Services at the University of North Texas. She will join UNT in mid-July. Busby's appointment concludes a nationwide search to fill the position.
General University News \| Research

Lecture to focus on "X" movie rating	4.12.1999
"The Stigma of X: Adult Cinema and the Establishment of the MPAA Ratings System," a lecture presented by Dr. Justin Wyatt, associate professor of media arts at the University of Arizona. April 23 (Friday) at 1 p.m. in the University of North Texas Speech/Drama Building, Room 265, one block west of Welch and Chestnut streets. Free and open to the public. Part of the Department of Radio, Television and Film Forums Series. For more information, call (940) 565-2537.
Arts and Music \| Research

Advertising is more sexually explicit, researchers say	4.12.1999
It isn't just cheesecake that sells products today. Beefcake does, too, according to a University of North Texas journalism faculty member.
Humanities \| Research

Year 2000 What is the government's role in protecting the public?	1.25.1999
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Throughout American history, the federal government has played a role as watchdog of public safety in everything from food and drugs to traffic laws.
Business \| Research

Graduate research to be available on the Internet	12.11.1998
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Beginning with the Fall 1999 semester, the University of North Texas will require graduate students to submit dissertations and theses in electronic format, allowing for a reduction in storage space and distribution over the World Wide Web.
General University News \| Research

"CooLN2Car" gets a test-drive Dec. 14	12.11.1998
DENTON (UNT), Texas Progress on the CooLN2Car, developed by three University of North Texas professors, is heating up -- but the engine is staying as cool as ever.
Research \| Science

TAMS student's research wins award provided by TAMS graduate	12.4.1998
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Doug Segars was surprised when Dr. Manus Donahue, assistant dean and director of academic programs for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, phoned him and reminded him to attend a Monday afternoon seminar for all second-year TAMS students.
Arts and Music \| General University News \| Research \| Science \| TAMS

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