At the UNT, a group of the nation's top biologists and chemists are working together to understand the cellular communication — or signaling mechanisms — that plants use to grow, develop and respond to stress.
Dance and theatre students worked with actress Tandy Cronyn, British playwright Simon Bent and director David Hammond on the world premiere of Bent's play, The Tall Boy, in August. During their two-week residency, the three internationally renowned artists helped polish the production on the play they have been developing since 2010.
UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts gave two faculty members a rare commodity — time. The institute's faculty fellows program gives honorees a semester off from teaching to work on their own creative projects. This year, Vincent Falsetta, professor of studio arts, will work on his paintings, and Miroslav Penkov, assistant professor of English, will write a novel.
Adam Briggle, professor of philosophy, co-edited The Good Life in a Technological Age with Phillip Brey and Edward Spence, examining how new media influences the quality of life and how technology relates to human well-being.
Robert M. Citino, professor of history, has written his ninth book, The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943, about the German army's campaigns near the end of World War II.
Kirk Wheeler ('93) has used his radio/television/film degree in diverse ways. Wheeler works as an audio engineer who mixes the foreign music and effects for TV shows such as Castle and Once Upon a Time so they can be dubbed internationally.
Groundbreaking research is earning UNT a national reputation in plant science, enabling the university to attract top scientists, secure millions in funding and build cutting-edge labs.
Graduates of UNT's College of Education are transforming their students' lives through learning and development that includes creative curriculums, specialized programs and research.