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This Veteran's Day we thank veteran and #untbiology alum Joshua Florez for founding Operation Ten Ten, a Fort Worth nonprofit committed to providing life-changing PTSD care for veterans: northtexan.unt.edu/issues/20…
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Dr. Ed Dzialowski has been appointed Dean with a five-year term: cos.unt.edu/news/2026-ed-dzi…
"I'm excited to continue leading the college as we write the next chapter together, building on our strong foundation of student success, scientific discovery, and academic excellence."
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Whether building advanced telescopes or studying how life could handle the extreme conditions of space, alumni and faculty from @UNTScience and @UNTEngineering are paving the way to learn more about our universe.
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✨ For three decades, over 350,000 children have discovered the wonders of science at the Elm Fork Education Center.
↪️ Give today to ensure Elm Fork remains a vibrant, welcoming space for all young learners: bit.ly/4zKxx6m
#UNT #BetterLookNorth
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✨ Impact Spotlight ✨
➡️ Meet Brooklyn Granis, a junior studying physics, mathematics and audiology and speech language pathology who was recently selected to be a Kuehne Speaker Series Scholar, allowing her to focus on the experiences that will prepare her for what comes next.
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Tessa Boucher works with insects, but it doesn’t bug her. It’s part of the @UNTScience alum’s job as district wildlife biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (@TPWDnews).
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@UNTScience alumnus Tessa Boucher (’20, ’23 M.S.) has come a long way from observing insects in rural Louisiana – turning that curiosity into an impactful career as an ecological scientist working with both animals and humans alike.
Read more of Tessa’s story here: northtex.as/4y40JUE
ALT Tessa Boucher who works for the Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife, pictured holding a bird.
ALT Tessa Boucher pictured holding a turkey, one of the many animals she works with.
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Students in @UNTScience are helping shape the future of Denton by preserving native prairie plants in a planned community. Read more in Community Impact: bit.ly/4h6CIH8
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Researchers @UNTScience are developing catalysts that could convert nitrate in water into ammonia, thanks to the Robert A. Welch Foundation. The research advances sustainable chemistry and prepares the next generation of scientists.
Read more: northtex.as/4cmuw1W
ALT Regents Professors Francis D'Souza and Thomas Cundari.
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Could fungus hold the key to chemical-free weed control? A #UNT researcher in @UNTScience is studying a naturally occurring fungus that could help stop one of the world’s most notorious weeds without harming crops. Learn more: bit.ly/4gTW422
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✨ UNT Alumni Spotlight: Sindhu Shankar ('23 Ph.D.)
➡️ Sindhu Konanur Shankar is a chemistry educator and researcher based in Illinois.
✨ Know someone who deserves the spotlight? Send us a message!
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Congratulations to our faculty members Jodi Acker of @UNTMATH, Dr. Ed Mager of #UNTbiology, and Dr. Alena Moon of @UNTChemistry for being selected to help lead @UNTsocial this year as 2026-27 Faculty Leadership Fellows!
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Recipient of the Texas Recreation & Park Society Educator Outstanding Performance Award, @untscience clinical associate professor Jaime Baxter-Slye’s work with students and communities restores native habitats and prepares environmental leaders.
Read more: northtex.as/4yatDTy
ALT Jaime Baxter-Slye.
ALT Jaime Baxter-Slye with students in a pond.
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Skellam of @UNTChemistry for receiving an @NSF CAREER Award, the foundation’s highest honor for early-career faculty researchers! She is utilizing the $1.067 million grant to study how fungus can be used to protect crops: news.unt.edu/news/2026/unt-r…
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A @UNTScience professor with a lifelong passion for preserving DFW’s natural ecoregions is receiving state-level recognition from @TRAPSTX for her collaborative work. Full story: bit.ly/4oIIBvA
ALT A woman with short hair and glasses wearing a black blouse and blue and beige floral printed skirt stands in a garden of native wildflowers.
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Mentorship matters.
@UNTChemistry professor Dr. William Acree has been named the 2026 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Award recipient for his decades of dedication to student researchers.
Read the full story: northtex.as/3SepUDU
ALT Professor Bill Acree in the lab with students
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Fulfilling the dream of his late professor, one @UNTScience doctoral student is getting the opportunity of a lifetime to work with the @NASAWebb James Webb Space Telescope. Read more: bit.ly/4unrjWc
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At just 23 years old, Eeshan Joshi is already a doctor. The @UNTScience and TAMS alum is one of the youngest graduates of @UNTHealth_TCOM.
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Dr. Bill Acree has been named the recipient of the 2026 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Award from @CURinAction! His incredible record of mentoring 10 Goldwater Scholars over the past 15 years made him a standout candidate for this national award: cur.org/unts-acree-selected-…
ALT Text says Dr. Acre is the 2026 CUR Goldwater Scholars Faculty Award winner with a photo of Dr. Acree
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UNT College of Science retweeted
Commencement ceremonies start tomorrow!
Get all the parking information so you’re prepared for the big day: tinyurl.com/mr4dfk7p