UNT College of Science

Dr. Ohad Shemmer, Jennifer Bradford, and UNT Physics graduate students Harum Ahmed and Leigh Parrott recently attended and presented at the 246th American Astronomical Society Summer meeting in Anchorage! Thank you for making us #UNTproud!

Students using a catapult

Last month the Department of Physics hosted their annual Physics Olympics! High school students were invited to UNT to visit labs on campus, enjoy fun science activities (like the catapult contest!) and participate in live physics demonstrations. Read more: news.unt.edu/news/2025/hi...

We're #UNTproud of Devin Williams, one of our Spring 2025 Great Grads! His dream is to become a caring pulmonary doctor and help advance innovative treatments through research. Congratulations and best of luck to Devin and all our new alumni!

Read more: www.unt.edu/commencement...

Science outreach success! UNT students and faculty had a great time sharing their knowledge of insects and conservation at the grand opening of the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s Bugs LIVE exhibit in McKinney. Read more: news.unt.edu/news/2025/un... @dremlichtenberg.bsky.social

Congratulations to all 39 of our COS honorees who will be celebrated at the UNT Service Award Ceremony this afternoon! Thank you for all you do for the College of Science. The ceremony will take place in the Union from 3-5pm: cos.unt.edu/news/2025-co...

Learn how UNT is addressing the national shortage of science, engineering and mathematics educators with a $2.4 million grant earned from the National Science Foundation: news.unt.edu/news/2025/un...

Sariaya Oommen smiling at a conference

Meet Sariaya Oommen, an outstanding UNT biology major and pre-med student participating in the 3+4 Pathway Program, an accelerated medical program partnership between
UNTl and TCOM: cos.unt.edu/news/2025-st...

Bonus points if you find the pun in the first paragraph! (@draverbee.bsky.social)

Our observatory manager Jennifer Bradford wants you to know that the Rafes Urban Astronomy Center will be hosting a public Star Party for the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13! 🌖✨ Get your tickets here: astronomy.unt.edu/ruac.../marc... & read Jennifer's staff spotlight at: cos.unt.edu/news/2025-st...

We caught up with #UNTbiology alum Dr. Maddy Hannappel, who is now working as a postdoctoral researcher at
@calacademy.bsky.social in San Francisco, building on the interests and skills she developed while completing her Ph.D. at UNT! Read her alumna spotlight here: cos.unt.edu/2025-alumna-...

New paper in collaboration with Shalene Jha, Kristen Baum, Jack Neff, awesome former undergrad Jaclyn Heiser. How do bees, beetles, flies, butterflies respond to habitat features? In different ways! 🌎 🧪 🐝🐞🦋🪰🌼

This Saturday is Grad School Preview! This is a free and informative event on campus for future-focused graduate degree seekers who'd like to gain an exclusive look at how UNT graduate degrees can help them secure the future of their dreams. Learn more about the event at: www.unt.edu/admissions/e...

Tomorrow UNT physics major Peggy Malcolm will be hosting an outreach event in the Sky Theater planetarium! At “Journey Through the Stars,” guests will utilize VR to learn about space and give feedback to support her research project. More: cos.unt.edu/news/2025-st...

Three college students stand in front of shelves that contain various fossils, skeletons, and preserved insects. The students are holding a flat, glass-topped box that contains butterfly specimens.

The University of North Texas #insect collection is now on GBIF! Data entry and #georeferencing is being done mainly by a team of amazing @untscience.bsky.social undergrads. www.gbif.org/dataset/7ab6...

Meet Jonothon Cantu, a UNT ecology major interested in avian conservation, currently researching the American Kestrel and Harris's Hawk with Dr. Bednarz. Read his student spotlight at: cos.unt.edu/news/2025-st...

We're so proud to announce that Dr. Francis D'Souza of UNT Chemistry is the recipient of UNT's 2025 Eminent Faculty Award, the university's highest honor for faculty! Congratulations, Dr. D'Souza! 🏆💚