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The goal is to better understand Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome, allowing scientists to develop treatment options.

Starting this fall, UNT Health Fort Worth will offer a new pharmaceutical sciences PhD program — the first of its kind in North Texas. The school said the new program could help address workforce needs as the life sciences and research and development industries continue to grow in the region.

Pridenton, a Denton nonprofit that coordinates a monthlong celebration and observance of LGBTQ+ visibility and equality throughout June, says the University of North Texas has withdrawn its sponsorship from the off-campus events.

UNT landed its first national broadcast on Fox and will have at least six games on national television this season, including two Thursday night games set to be shown on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Bright green letters that read “Norma Knobel Hunt Stadium” over the entrance and the plaque on a brick wall nearby with Hunt’s photo and biography were added in the last few months.

North Texas hasn’t completely changed its mission statement in athletics, but the program did add a little context Monday, when it unveiled a new strategic plan that contained several aggressive goals.

A drop in international student enrollment and state funding contributed to financial woes at the University of North Texas. Other state colleges face similar challenges.

The University of North Texas removed an exhibit that criticized tactics used by immigration officials. Now, a group of UNT art students are opting out of campus spaces and deciding instead to showcase their work off campus.

The billboard on a truck shows a simple message: “UNT admin censored Marka27’s art.” The billboard is a partnership between the two nonprofits and former Dallas resident turned Brooklyn-based street artist Victor Quiñonez, better known by his street art signature Marka27.

Following a University of North Texas Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, President Harrison Keller briefly outlined potential changes that will be considered to stabilize a budget that has reached a projected $45 million deficit this fiscal year.

University of North Texas leaders had a chance to stand up for free speech and academic freedom. Instead, they closed an art exhibit without explanation.

Lhexa D’Avignon, a university teaching fellow and Department of Mathematics graduate student, was called in for an “informational interview” by the Office of Compliance on Jan. 16.