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Biologist isolates receptor responsible for PMS effects (open access)

Biologist isolates receptor responsible for PMS effects

Newspaper article discussing the work of a member of the University of North Texas's biology faculty resulting in the isolating of a serotonin receptor.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Adler, Karen
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms] (open access)

[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms]

Article discussing the lack of trained mathematicians in the United States and the declining number of people in the U.S. earning doctorates in math since 1972.
Date: December 13, 1987
Creator: Associated Press
System: The UNT Digital Library
TV features TAMS students (open access)

TV features TAMS students

Article discussing the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science program being featured in a television show, in hopes of bringing awareness to the Texas population.
Date: November 16, 1989
Creator: Ayers-Dunkin, Debbie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: $289,000 in funds given for academy] (open access)

[Clipping: $289,000 in funds given for academy]

Article discussing donations from from various businesses, residents, and organizations to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. It includes background information on the program and the first students who will attend when the school opens. Parts of articles and ads are on the back.
Date: 1988
Creator: Bennett-Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Top students get preview of NT academy (open access)

Top students get preview of NT academy

Article by Dawn Bennett-Cobb, reviewing the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science preview day, and giving on overview of how the academy came into being.
Date: January 31, 1988
Creator: Bennett-Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Students finish high school with college credit (open access)

Students finish high school with college credit

Article by Kristi Burchfield in the Denton High School Newspaper, giving details about the newly established Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas.
Date: December 9, 1988
Creator: Burchfield, Kristi
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Students Flunk Math, Science (open access)

U.S. Students Flunk Math, Science

Article discussing the poor ranking of American teenagers in a study of proficiency in math and science, including students from the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, Korea, and four provinces of Canada.
Date: February 10, 1989
Creator: Byrne, Gregory
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Academy hopefuls tour campus: 500 students learn about UNT program] (open access)

[Clipping: Academy hopefuls tour campus: 500 students learn about UNT program]

Article about prospective students touring Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and the University of North Texas campus. It discusses the success of the first semester and the funding situation for the Academy. Parts of other articles are on the reverse.
Date: January 15, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Academy students find place at college] (open access)

[Clipping: Academy students find place at college]

Article interviewing students at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science about their first semester living on the University of North Texas campus. Parts of ads are on the reverse of the article.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Director to resign from UNT academy (open access)

Director to resign from UNT academy

Newspaper article announcing Rogers Redding's decision to resign from the position of director of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for a one-year term as a visiting faculty member at the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Date: January 13, 1989
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Top students visit NT (open access)

Top students visit NT

Article by Steve Delafield and Julie Scherer, detailing the visit of high school students for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science preview day.
Date: February 2, 1988
Creator: Delafield, Steve & Scherer, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted (open access)

Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted

Article by Ellen Flax discussing the establishment of college-level programs for gifted and talented students in the United States.
Date: May 13, 1987
Creator: Flax, Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: The cream rises: Academy opens with brightest high school juniors] (open access)

[Clipping: The cream rises: Academy opens with brightest high school juniors]

Article discussing the first students who attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas. Parts of other articles and ads are also included.
Date: August 24, 1988
Creator: Gilberto, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Board OKs TAMS expansion (open access)

Board OKs TAMS expansion

Article discussing the approved expansion of McConnell Hall, and the number of college and academy students who require campus housing.
Date: July 20, 1989
Creator: Hemby, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
TAMS director leaves for Colorado academy (open access)

TAMS director leaves for Colorado academy

Newspaper article announcing that Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science director Rogers Redding is leaving the University of North Texas to take a one-year visiting faculty position at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Hueholt, Leslie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Portion of Newspaper Article] (open access)

[Portion of Newspaper Article]

Portion of an article discussing the difficulties students at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science have in leaving their families at such a young age.
Date: April 26, 1989
Creator: Jamos, Cathy
System: The UNT Digital Library
TAMS closes first year with success (open access)

TAMS closes first year with success

Article discussing the successes of the first class of Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students, and th difficulties they had in adjusting to living away from home.
Date: April 26, 1989
Creator: Jamos, Cathy
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: TAMS closes first year with success] (open access)

[Clipping: TAMS closes first year with success]

Article interviewing students in the first class of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science program at the University of North Texas.
Date: 1989
Creator: Janos, Cathy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academy awaits board completion, first meeting (open access)

Academy awaits board completion, first meeting

Newspaper clipping of an article by Jay Johnson, noting that the TAMS advisory board is more than half complete, and that Dr. Rogers Redding hopes to have it filled and meeting within a few weeks.
Date: October 2, 1987
Creator: Johnson, Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: NT academy gets $100,000 donation] (open access)

[Clipping: NT academy gets $100,000 donation]

Article discussing a donation from the Sid Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. It includes background information on the program and similar programs across the country. Part of an editorial and cartoon are on the back of the clipping.
Date: April 28, 1988
Creator: Kukis, Heidi
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Texas math and science academy deserves support] (open access)

[Clipping: Texas math and science academy deserves support]

Article submitted to the "My Word" column discussing the opening of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT, and why the program deserves support from citizens in Texas. A partial article and ad are on the back of the clipping.
Date: 1988
Creator: Langley, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: High school students to invade NT: Gifted juniors and seniors get head start at college] (open access)

[Clipping: High school students to invade NT: Gifted juniors and seniors get head start at college]

Article discussing the proposal to establish the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science including plans for the school and funding needs. Partial articles are on the back of the clipping.
Date: February 19, 1987
Creator: Longoria, Michele
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academy faces battle for 1989-90 funding (open access)

Academy faces battle for 1989-90 funding

Newspaper article discussing the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science's struggle to gain funding for the 1989-90 school year from the Texas Legislature.
Date: January 20, 1989
Creator: Lusk, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addition displaces students from halls (open access)

Addition displaces students from halls

Article discussing the beginning of construction on an addition to McConnell Hall, and the students that will be displaced by the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science taking over the dormitory.
Date: March 3, 1989
Creator: Lusk, Melinda
System: The UNT Digital Library