Science
Flora Yan of Plano, a student at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT, was named as one of the top students in the country at the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute.
Eleven students who are attending the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT were named either semifinalists or regional finalists in the 2012 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.
UNT's observance of National Fossil Day will feature a children's fossil dig; displays of fossils of prehistoric fish discovered since 2010 in Denton and Collin Counties; a fossil identification table; planetarium shows and guest speakers on Oct. 17.
A new laboratory at UNT aimed at helping researchers better understand the biological world has been named a Center of Innovation by the Waters Corporation, one of the leading producers of mass spectrometry technology.
The University of North Texas will further its commitment to all things green by hosting two events related to sustainability and conservation this week.
UNT has hired Dr. Richard A. Dixon, a world-renowned specialist in metabolic engineering of plants, to further its goal to become one of the nation's preeminent research hubs in plant science research.
The Net-Centric Software and Systems I/UCRC, a research center based at the University of North Texas, has been selected as the 2012 Tech Titan of the Future at the university-level by the Metroplex Technology Business Council.
Christina Chan-Park of Waco, a master's student in information science at the University of North Texas, is one of 14 students in the nation, and one of two from Texas universities, selected to participate in the Association of Research Libraries' Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce.
Jessica Rimsza, a first-year graduate student, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to further her research in improving materials for semiconductors.
Dr. Gayatri Mehta, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of North Texas, and her team of student researchers are taking an innovative approach to the challenge of figuring out how to best fit all the electrical components into ever smaller and more energy efficient electrical devices.
