A MILESTONE YEAR

It has been a year full of milestones for research at the University of North Texas.

We are proud that the university increased its total research expenditures by more than $10 million from fscal year 2021. Faculty across disciplines have made discoveries in everything from nanotechnology to Advanced Air Mobility technologies, earned top awards in their felds, and secured research funding from major national agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities and NASA.

A testament to our continued rise as a major national research university, UNT was reafrmed as a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Classifcation of Institutions of Higher Education’s™ 2022 report and was invited to join the Association of Research Libraries. More than 60 faculty members were included in the Stanford University rankings of the world’s most cited researchers.

We’ve also made strides that will increase opportunity for those historically underserved by higher education. Tis year, UNT was among 21 of the nation’s top research universities who became a founding member in the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities and also became a member of Presidents for Latino Student Success.

UNT faculty continue to innovate, create, and discover. For example, for the frst time in university history, UNT-sourced intellectual property for a SARSCoV-2 (COVID-19) testing tool received FDA approval. Te technology, which was named on TIME ’s list of “Te 200 Best Inventions of 2022,” could lead to possible noninvasive diagnostics for other diseases as well.

I am proud of the meaningful contributions our research community has made in the last year and am excited for what the future will bring as we carry forward our mission of research excellence to make a diference in our region, state, and beyond.

Research Office

Vice President for Research and Innovation

Pam Padilla

Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation

Aaron Roberts

Associate Vice President for Research Commercial Agreements

Michael Rondelli

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