The "Stream Team," a group of City of Denton employees and UNT faculty members and students, recently unveiled a water quality project that studies the cleanliness of the water flowing into Lake Lewisville - a major drinking water source for Denton and Dallas counties.

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Professor helps in dating important fossilized skulls

Reid Ferring, professor of geology, played a critical role in dating archeological findings that suggest the first humans migrated out of Africa much earlier than was previously believed. An article co-written by Ferring about the significance of the discovery appeared in the May 12 issue of the journal Science.

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Virtual tour among top sites

UNT premiered an interactive virtual campus tour on the Internet last month, and already it's earning distinction as one of the best on the 'Net. CampusTours.com selected UNT's site as its "4-Star Virtual College Tour" for May. UNT's virtual tour can be found at http://www.unt.edu/virtualtour.

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SOS provides options

Universally, the letters "SOS" are recognized as a call for aid and assistance. This spring, UNT adopted "SOS" to identify its new intervention program, which presents options to students who feel that withdrawing from school may be the best way to resolve their difficulties.

UNT's Division of Student Development created its Seeking Options & Solutions (SOS) service to provide relief — in the form of referrals, identification of practical options and development of workable solutions — to students who are considering dropping out of the university.

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Groundbreaking set for University Gateway Center

UNT continues to implement its ambitious master plan for campus growth by breaking ground for the construction of a new state-funded $17.5 million University Gateway Center on May 25. The university community is invited.

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Home becoming workplace for many American workers

The Internet will significantly change both where and how we live and work, according to research by John Baen, professor of finance, insurance, real estate and law.

For businesses, this means a surge in financial savings as the need for office space decreases.

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Board of Regents to meet May 25-26

The UNT Board of Regents will hold its quarterly meeting May 26, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Diamond Eagle Suite in the University Union. The executive session will be followed by the public session.

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Survey: 'Sexiest' ad leaves something to imagination

To UNT students, the sexiest ad running is one that features invisible people.

 Tom Reichert, assistant professor of journalism, asked  225 students to identify advertisements that they  consider to be sexy and to describe what makes them  that way.

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McConnell named director of Counseling and Testing Center

Judith McConnell, assistant professor of psychology, has been named director of the Counseling and Testing Center in the Division of Student Development.

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Dallas Museum of Art showcases Lawrence

The Dallas Museum of Art's exhibition, Concentrations 36: Annette Lawrence, features a gallery-scaled installation by North Texas artist and assistant professor of visual arts, Annette Lawrence.

The exhibition is part of the DMA's ongoing series featuring the work of emerging artists. Concentrations 36: Annette Lawrence is on view at the DMA until Aug. 6 in the Northeast Quadrant Gallery. Admission is free. The museum is located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas between St. Paul and Harwood streets.

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Students win national awards

Four students have received prestigious national honors.

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Program teaches volunteer management

When Tena Burley decided to return to college after 13 years as a stay-at-home mom, she wasn't sure what she should study — until she heard about UNT's Volunteer and Community Resource Management Certification Program.

"I had done a lot of volunteering, mostly with the PTA, church and with theater guilds. It felt like a natural progression to learn how to manage volunteers," Burley says. "The motivation for paid employees to work is often for the money, but volunteers have a huge range of reasons why they are volunteering. Managing them is very different from managing employees."

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Staff members earn awards at sack lunch

Several staff members were honored at the Chancellor's Staff Sack Lunch May 9.

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