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[Eagle Landing Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony (1 of 2)]

Description: Photograph of eleven individuals wearing face masks and standing in front of the doorway of Eagle Landing, a newly opened UNT Dining Hall. One man with scissors is cutting into a large green ribbon flanked by green, white and silver balloons. A group of people sitting in rows of black chairs are facing the ribbon-cutting. One person lifts up a smartphone to take a picture. Also visible in the photograph is a podium with the UNT name and logo.
Date: August 23, 2021
Creator: Crutsinger, Caether
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[UNT Libraries Dean Diane Bruxvoort at Willis Library's first day back for library employees]

Description: Photograph of UNT Libraries Dean Diane Bruxvoort standing behind two tables. The tables hold boxes of pastries, bottled beverages, coffee dispensers, napkins, and straws. Dean Bruxvoort is wearing a burgundy dress and smiling at the camera. The interior of the first floor of Willis Library is visible behind the Dean, which includes the library's chairs and tables.
Date: August 2, 2021
Creator: Esparza, Anna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Exploring the Relationships between Psychopathic Traits and Ethnocentric Attitudes

Description: The current study employed both a variable- and person-centered approach to analyze data taken from a large sample of U.S. adults (N = 602, 59% males). For the former, structural equation modeling was utilized to empirically articulate the links between the four facets of psychopathy (interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, antisocial) and the six facets of ethnocentrism. For the person-centered approach, descriptive discriminant analysis was used to assess for differences in psychopathic trait pr… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Roy, Sandeep
Partner: UNT Libraries

[University of North Texas at Dallas (UTD) Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology (ATEC) building COVID-19 risk level sign]

Description: Photograph of a sign hanging in a window by an entryway of the Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology (ATEC) building at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The sign is blue with divided colored sections in order from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green. The red section reads "high risk of transmission," the orange section reads "extreme caution," the yellow section reads "proceed carefully," and the green section reads "new normal until you're vaccinated." The top of the sign contains … more
Date: August 26, 2021
Creator: Herring, Hunter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Hurricane Ida Twitter Dataset

Description: This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for Tweets related to Hurricane Ida which was a deadly and distructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that made landfall in Lousiana in 2021. This dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/edsu/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 1,868,703 Tweets make up the combined dataset.
Date: 2021-08-20/2021-09-22
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Building Resiliency: The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Trauma-Affected Community of Santa Fe, Texas

Description: On May 18, 2018, a shooter entered Santa Fe High School, killing eight students and two teachers. Using ethnographic methods, this research examines the role of faith, rituals, language, and symbols in the trauma-affected community during the response, recovery, and resiliency efforts as perceived by the Santa Fe community and those impacted by the tragedy. Qualitative data collected from 100 individuals ages of 17-84 illustrated how historical trauma, community culture, and faith-based organ… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Jordan, Mandy M
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Eagle Landing Dining Hall Grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony (2 of 2)]

Description: Photograph of eleven individuals wearing face masks (except for UNT President Neal Smatresk) and standing in front of the doorway of Eagle Landing, a newly opened UNT Dining Hall. One man with scissors is cutting into a large green ribbon flanked by green, white, and silver balloons. A group of people sitting in rows of black chairs are facing the ribbon-cutting. One person lifts a smartphone to take a picture. Also visible in the photograph is a podium with the UNT name and logo.
Date: August 23, 2021
Creator: Crutsinger, Caether
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Dirty Eddie's War: Based on the World War II Diary of Harry "Dirty Eddie" March, Jr., Pacific Fighter Ace

Description: Dirty Eddie’s War is the true account of the war-time experiences of Harry Andrew March, Jr., captured by way of diary entries addressed to his beloved wife, Elsa. Nicknamed “Dirty Eddie” by his comrades, he served as a member of four squadrons operating in the South Pacific, frequently under difficult and perilous conditions. Flying initially from aircraft carriers covering the landings at Guadalcanal in August 1942, he was one of the first pilots in the air over the island and then later base… more
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Date: August 2021
Creator: Cook, Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries

[University of North Texas at Dallas (UTD) Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology (ATEC) building COVID-19 signs and hand sanitizer]

Description: Photograph of a stand up sign with a large poster attached that is turquoise colored and features dark green text in capital letters, an orange header with white text in capital letters, and a dark green footer with white and orange text in capital letters and the University of Texas at Dallas logo. The large poster shows a faceless cartoon person with dark hair and a white face mask. The large poster reads, "For your health, we encourage everyone to wear a mask indoors." Behind the large poste… more
Date: August 26, 2021
Creator: Herring, Hunter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Graduate student hand stitching leaf]

Description: Photograph of UNT Art History graduate student in Professor Heidi Strobel's seminar on eighteenth-century art and design practice hand stitching during a lesson on historic embroidered garments in the Texas Fashion Collection Westheimer Student Research Gallery in the UNT Art Building.
Date: August 27, 2021
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Graduate students practicing hand stitching]

Description: Photograph of UNT Art History graduate students in Professor Heidi Strobel's seminar on eighteenth-century art and design practice hand stitching during a lesson on historic embroidered garments in the Texas Fashion Collection Westheimer Student Research Gallery in the UNT Art Building.
Date: August 27, 2021
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Graduate student hand stitching leaf]

Description: Photograph of UNT Art History graduate student in Professor Heidi Strobel's seminar on eighteenth-century art and design practice hand stitching during a lesson on historic embroidered garments in the Texas Fashion Collection Westheimer Student Research Gallery in the UNT Art Building.
Date: August 27, 2021
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Director emeritus Myra Walker reviewing research]

Description: Photograph of Texas Fashion Collection director emeritus Myra Walker reviewing research on Cristobal Balenciaga that she conducted in writing her book "Balenciaga and His Legacy," published in 2007. Here she is seated in her former office in the TFC's facilities in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: August 3, 2021
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Ozone Pollution Monitoring and Population Vulnerability in Dallas-Ft. Worth: A Decision Support Approach

Description: In urban environments, ozone air pollution, poses significant risks to respiratory health. Fixed site monitoring is the primary method of measuring ozone concentrations for health advisories and pollutant reduction, but the spatial scale may not reflect the current population distribution or its future growth. Moreover, formal methods for the placement of ozone monitoring sites within populations potentially omit important spatial criteria, producing monitoring locations that could unintention… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Northeim, Kari M.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Biomonitoring at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: Relating Watershed Land Use with Aquatic Life Use

Description: The Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport is located in a densely urbanized area with one of the fastest-growing populations in the U.S.A. The airport property includes a large tract of "protected" riparian forest that is unique to the urban surroundings. This dissertation explores variables that influence the benthic macroinvertebrate community structure found in urbanized prairie streams that were initially assessed by the University of North Texas (UNT) Benthic Ecology Lab during fou… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Harlow, Megann Mae Lewis
Partner: UNT Libraries

Benevolent Assimilation: The Evolution of United States Army Civil Affairs Operations in the Philippines from 1898 to 1945

Description: The history of the United States' occupation and administration of the Philippines is a premiere example of the evolution of the American military's civil administrative approach as it evolved from simple Army security in 1898, through an evolving ‘whole-of-government' method, to what was practically the full military administration of the country by March 1945. The second liberation and subsequent administration of the Philippines by the United States Army was unique, not simply because of the… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Musick, David C.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Divided-Tenure, Divided Recovery: How Policy and Land Tenure Shape Disaster Recovery for Mobile Homeowners

Description: People who live in mobile homes have heightened vulnerability to disasters, due in part to mobile homes increasingly occupying high-hazard risk lands and the precarious ownership status known as divided-tenure. Divided-tenure is when an individual owns a mobile home and rents the land underneath. To identify the challenges associated with divided-tenure and disaster recovery from a policy perspective, this study analyzed the content of key HUD policies and performed a comparative policy analys… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Warren, Robyn (Robyn C.)
Partner: UNT Libraries

Diversity Without Inclusion: The Experience of Female Graduate Students of Color at a Minority Serving Institution

Description: Graduate education can be psychologically taxing, and the academic tasks that graduate students are required to perform can cause a great level of stress, insecurity, and uncertainty. The unique experiences that female students of color face at the intersections of gender, race, and class may have negative effects on their academic performance and attainment. This research explored the experiences of discrimination among the female African American/Black and Hispanic/Latina graduate students an… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Khalaf, Zahra Fazli
Partner: UNT Libraries

A Multi-Proxy Approach to Identifying Marine Overwash Sedimentation and Terrestrial Flood Sedimentation in a Coastal Lake in Southeastern Texas

Description: This research project focuses on using a multiproxy approach to discriminate between overwash and non-hurricane marsh sediments within the bed of a coastal lake. 3 marsh cores were collected in an area of McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge just south of Clam Lake that are known to contain 4 hurricane overwash deposits, Ike, Rita, Carla, and Audrey. LOI and XRF analysis were used to determine the signature of the hurricane overwash layers. 3 more cores were collected from Clam Lake where there ar… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Beaubouef, Chelsea E.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Socialization of the Strong Black Woman Schema

Description: Black mothers socialize their daughters to embody the strong Black woman (SBW) schema to help them navigate gendered racist oppression. While research indicates that ascribing to the SBW schema offers Black women psychosocial benefits (e.g., increased self-esteem), identifying with the SBW schema has been linked to several negative psychological outcomes (e.g., anxiety, depression, and stress). Considering the evidenced negative implications associated with identifying with the SBW schema on Bl… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Gaskin-Cole, Gabriella
Partner: UNT Libraries

Impact of Instructional Technology on Student Motivation and Vocabulary Knowledge

Description: This study examined the influence of instructional technology on Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) vocabulary acquisition and the intrinsic motivation language learners present while learning vocabulary in a second language. A quasi-experimental design helped determine the impact of the instructional technology intervention using Quia and Quizlet to learn vocabulary over direct instruction. A nonrandom convenience sample of (N = 47) participants was divided into the experimental group (n = 25… more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Perez, Araceli
Partner: UNT Libraries
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