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This just in: UNT's Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program has won a 2019 Ocean Award for the creation of the Diego Ramirez-Drake Passage Marine Park (Parque Marino Islas Diego Ramírez - Paso Drake), established early 2018 to protect the area's rich biodiversity: http://bit.ly/oceanaward2019
Did you see Roger Ramirez, our incredible Master Scientific Glassblower, on NBC DFW earlier this month? Roger crafts all the beakers, tubes, and custom glassware for UNT Chemistry and other labs on campus! Check out his handiwork and the full story here:
Hosted by Dr. Hughes and Dr. Burleson of the UNT Biology Department, UNT's third annual Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching is happening this week, providing participants with unique opportunities for collaboration between universities! Read all about it here: bit.ly/UNTSummerInstitute
The College of Science is so proud of all our outstanding students who graduated this past weekend, and we can't wait to see what they go on to do in the world! Go Mean Green! 🎓
We’re spinning Mean Green cotton candy and handing out these groovy sunglasses at the Grad Block Party until 9pm! Come say hi to the College of Science while you’re here celebrating!
Join us this evening at the University of North Texas' Grad Block Party for a University-wide celebration of excellence! We'll be serving up Mean Green Cotton Candy and handing out free COS swag while supplies last. Come say hello!
Happy graduation weekend to the University of North Texas! We are especially proud of the 300+ students who are graduating with degrees from the College of Science and about to begin the next chapter in their scientific education and careers! Congratulations and good luck.
Join our commencement ceremonies tomorrow morning at 8am, in conjunction with UNT College of Engineering, at the UNT Coliseum, or stream the festivities live online here: https://livestream.com/UnionMedia/Coliseum
Say hello to one of LLELA Lewisville Lake's most talkative duos! (Sound on for full effect.) Observing and documenting the habits of these Eastern Screech Owls is part of University of North Texas Ecology grad student Jordan Curtis’ special problems research with Dr. Ken Steigman. Learn more about the UNT COS Research & Graduate Studies happening out at LLELA, ways to get involved with local prairie restoration, and more on their website: https://www.llela.org/
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Congratulations to SETAC Early Career Researcher Brianne Kiester Soulen and her coauthors! 🥂👏🏻 Read her latest article on #mercury accumulation, speciation, and temporal trends in Atlantic stingrays here 👉🏻https://link.springer.com/artic…/10.1007/s10646-018-02014-w…
Congratulations are in order for two of our outstanding UNT Chemistry professors Dr. Cisneros and Dr. D'Souza, who were both recently honored with well-deserved awards at the Faculty Success at UNT's Annual Salute to Faculty Excellence! Read about their awards (Early Career Award for Research and Creativity for Dr. Cisneros and the Toulouse Scholar Award for Dr. D'Souza) here: http://bit.ly/2Wuru30
Check out NBC DFW's insider scoop on UNT Chemistry's Master Scientific Glass Blower, Roger Ramirez, and how he creates high-quality, custom glassware for experiments in our labs here at UNT (and other universities across the state!). If it involves glass, Roger can do it!
Thank you to College of Science alum Dr. Dana Rosencranz ('98 MS, '02 PhD) for inspiring our newest class of grads at the UNT Physics Department's Graduation & Award Celebration yesterday in the Sky Theater planetarium! Dr. Rosencranz is now the Chief Medical Physicist at Texas Oncology, and we're so grateful she took the time to share her experiences with us at this celebratory event.
Have you been to our planetarium UNT Sky Theatre to check out their ongoing Pink Floyd Concert Series? If not, you’re in luck because there’s a showing tonight at 9pm! $7 with a UNT ID or $8 for general admission. http://astronomy.unt.edu/dark-side-moon
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#TBT to less rainy days at the UNT Natural Dye Garden! Did you know the UNT Environmental Volunteerism Graduation Cords are hand dyed by UNT Fibers Collective s...tudents using dye from plants like goldenrod, yarrow, and sunflower grown on campus? Register and begin working towards earning the cord here: https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/…/environmental-volunteerism… UNT Fibers
See MoreThank you to The North Texan for sharing how the research at our BioDiscovery Institute is working to minimize greenhouse gases in agriculture via the use of alfalfa! The team’s findings were published recently in the scientific journal Nature. https://northtexan.unt.edu/i…/2019-spring/improving-alfalfa
Our college is a proud participant of UNT Advancement’s annual We Care, We Count campaign! Many of our full-time staff & faculty have already participated by giving to a scholarship or student initiative they believe in. May 3 is the deadline to make your gift count, we hope everyone will join us in making a difference this week!
Sabrina Moore, a graduate student of the UNT Biology Department who is currently studying in Chile and working with Dr. Kennedy, recently joined Living Rivers School (a Biocitizen Corps program in Massachusetts) as a senior staff member! Her main research involves the aquatic ecology of the Robalo River (Chile) and the effect of invasive rainbow trout on the phenology of invertebrate prey. We wish Sabrina the best of luck as she continues to make us #UNTproud! https://biocitizen.org/biocitizen-welcomes-sabrina-moore-l…/
Every year, UNT’s Division of International Affairs recognizes an outstanding international student who has contributed to the growth of the culturally diverse community here. We are so proud of UNT Physics Department’s research student Yuba Poudel for receiving this honorable award this year! Read more about Yuba’s achievements here: https://cos.unt.edu/…/physics-scholar-receives-unts-outstan…