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ST JOHN'S Cemetery: A report detailing how Denton County Commissioner Hub Clark stole a cemetery from a Pilot Point freedpersons community in 1938. (open access)

ST JOHN'S Cemetery: A report detailing how Denton County Commissioner Hub Clark stole a cemetery from a Pilot Point freedpersons community in 1938.

This report was submitted to the Denton County Commissioner’s Court on December 12, 2023. The independent research contained herein was inspired by a collaborative community effort to highlight the emerging historical narrative of the St. John's freed-persons community of Pilot Point, its unexplained disappearance in the 1930s, and the events that led to the community's cemetery becoming landlocked and inaccessible to the public for more than eighty years.
Date: December 12, 2023
Creator: Luther Rummel, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Milpa Agricultural Placemaking Project at the University of North Texas (open access)

The Milpa Agricultural Placemaking Project at the University of North Texas

Data management plan for the grant, "The Milpa Agricultural Placemaking Project at the University of North Texas."
Date: 2023-09-15/2027-09-14
Creator: Wise, Michael D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Webinar 4: Accessing and Using Oral History captions transcript

Webinar 4: Accessing and Using Oral History

Video recording of the fourth webinar from the Oral History Forum. The theme of the last webinar of the series explores innovative uses of oral history collections and pushes for equitable access to oral history collections.
Date: February 22, 2023
Creator: Marcus, Eric; Sullivan, Sady & Sielaff, Steven
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Webinar 3: Preserving and Archiving Oral History Collections captions transcript

Webinar 3: Preserving and Archiving Oral History Collections

Video recording of the third webinar from the Oral History Forum. The theme of the webinar explore best practices and considerations for ethically informed preservation and archiving of oral history.
Date: February 15, 2023
Creator: Alvarez, Carla O.; Phillips, Mark Edward; Hughes-Watkins, Lae'l & Turner, Francena F. L.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Webinar 2: Creating and Collecting Oral History captions transcript

Webinar 2: Creating and Collecting Oral History

Video recording of the second webinar from the Oral History Forum. The theme of the webinar explores the relevant issues and concerns regarding creating and generating oral histories in a time of social and technological change.
Date: February 8, 2023
Creator: Reeves, Troy; Milbrodt, Natalie & Milligan, Sarah
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Webinar 1: Oral History and Communities captions transcript

Webinar 1: Oral History and Communities

Video recording of the first webinar from the Oral History Forum. The theme of the webinar explores how community identity, history, activism, and experiences are represented through oral history.
Date: February 1, 2023
Creator: Cain, Adrienne; Piedra, Benji de la & Lee, Jamie A.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mapping Texts: Examining the Effects of OCR Noise on Historical Newspaper Collections (open access)

Mapping Texts: Examining the Effects of OCR Noise on Historical Newspaper Collections

Book chapter that documents the “Mapping Texts” project, an experiment focused on the problem of OCR noise in historical newspapers.
Date: 2023
Creator: Torget, Andrew J., 1978-
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dysphoric History: A Trans/Historical Approach captions transcript

Dysphoric History: A Trans/Historical Approach

Video recording of a presentation by Dr. Gabrielle M.W. Bychowski which unpacks how dysphoria has been an organizing pattern within trans literature since the premodern period, predating the adoption of the term within the modern medical sciences, and she emphasizes the need for critical trans literary and historical theory to better identify and analyze trans history and narratives that have been silenced in archives. The event was organized for LGBTQ History Month and held virtually on November 14, 2022.
Date: November 14, 2022
Creator: Bychowski, Gabrielle
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians through Oral Histories (open access)

Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians through Oral Histories

Grant narrative for the grant, "Connecting Communities with Libraries, Archives, and Historians Through Oral Histories." The University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Information Science, partnering with the UNT Oral History Program, will host a series of forums to identify best practices and strategies to respond to challenges around building, implementing, preserving, and accessing community oral history projects. The project team will convene librarians, archivists, oral history practitioners, public historians, community-based memory workers, and others working in oral history to identify good practices, share challenges and lessons learned, and prepare an actionable roadmap for building, implementing, preserving, and sustaining community oral history projects.
Date: 2022
Creator: Kim, Jeonghyun; Moye, J. Todd & Roeschley, Ana
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pilgrimage and Textual Culture (open access)

Pilgrimage and Textual Culture

This article considers issues of reading and writing before, during, and after medieval pilgrimages, as well as the methodological and historical issues at stake for both pilgrim writers and modern scholars. In particular, the articles address the vexed issue of where — and how much — reading and writing took place around historically attested pilgrimages.
Date: January 1, 2021
Creator: Bale, Anthony & Beebe, Kathryne
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adjustment for Local Ancestry in Genetic Association Analysis of Admixed Populations captions transcript

Adjustment for Local Ancestry in Genetic Association Analysis of Admixed Populations

Presentation on the consideration of local ancestry of admixed populations, or populations comprised of genetically distinct ancestral populations which can alter their gene flow in unique ways. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Wang, Xuexia
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Education, Training Opportunities for the Pipeline High School Through Postdoctorate captions transcript

Education, Training Opportunities for the Pipeline High School Through Postdoctorate

Presentation on the National Science Foundation and its career and professional development resources for high school students through individuals starting their careers. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Barrett, Kim
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Examining the Role of Nanomaterials and Optical Sensors for Genomics Research] captions transcript

[Examining the Role of Nanomaterials and Optical Sensors for Genomics Research]

This presentation introduces the possibility of using nanomaterials and optically active sensors in genomics research. The presenter shares the history and applications of nanomaterials, introduces their research into optical-luminescent sensors and optically active plasmonic nanoparticles, and explores how they might be used in genomics. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Marpu, Sreekar
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genomics of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Mexican Americans captions transcript

Genomics of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Mexican Americans

Presentation on the importance of studying underrepresented ethnicities in genomics, in particular those Hispanic/Latino ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Hidalgo, Bertha
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Tiny Zebrafish and Their Surprisingly Human-Like Genome Can Benefit Medical Research captions transcript

How Tiny Zebrafish and Their Surprisingly Human-Like Genome Can Benefit Medical Research

Presentation highlighting the use of zebrafish to identify genes relating to predisposition to thromboembolism and cardiovascular disease in people with African ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Jagadeeswaran, Pudur
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Imprecision of Precision Medicine: Biomedical Research Must Be More Than Average captions transcript

The Imprecision of Precision Medicine: Biomedical Research Must Be More Than Average

This presentation delves into the lack of precision in precision medicine when it comes to anyone who is not the average research subject, with the average is usually males of European ancestry. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Oh, Sam S.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research to Precision Medicine: Examining Current Perceptions and Use of Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Among Clinical Genetics Professionals captions transcript

Research to Precision Medicine: Examining Current Perceptions and Use of Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry Among Clinical Genetics Professionals

Presentation on the difficulty of achieving diversity in genomic research, a review of recent research, and recommendations for moving forward. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Popejoy, Alice B.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structural and Functional Studies of TRPV6 Channels captions transcript

Structural and Functional Studies of TRPV6 Channels

Presentation on TRPV6, which is an entry channel for calcium ions in epithelial cells, and its associated risk for cancer when overexpressed. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Sobolevsky, Alexander
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
TRPV6: An Actionable Susceptibility Locus in Cancer Disparities? An Examination of Recent Evidence captions transcript

TRPV6: An Actionable Susceptibility Locus in Cancer Disparities? An Examination of Recent Evidence

Presentation on population-biased cancer disparities related to the TRPV6 gene. The presenter discusses the TRPV6 gene from evolutionary biology and structural biology standpoints, the role it plays in cancer, through a evolutionary-ecological model, and provides a synthesis of relevant research. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Francis-Lyon, Patricia A.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Accounts for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health captions transcript

What Accounts for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

Presentation focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care that includes historical and modern perspectives, socioecological factors, and challenges to overcoming these disparities. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 21, 2020
Creator: Bigby, JudyAnn
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Approaching Native American Communities on Their Own Terms in Microbiome Research captions transcript

Approaching Native American Communities on Their Own Terms in Microbiome Research

Presentation on how Native American communities have been approached for genetic and microbiome research and how these approaches need to be updated as a result of previous experiences and past injustices that make future research difficult. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Anderson, Matthew
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Consents to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of National Center for Biotechnology Information's Network of Human Genetic Resources and Data Access captions transcript

From Consents to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: An Overview of National Center for Biotechnology Information's Network of Human Genetic Resources and Data Access

This presentation highlights public resources available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), including PubMed, Clinical Variation (ClinVar), Genotype & Phenotype (dbGaP), Human Genetic Variation (dbSNP/dbVar), Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), GenBank, RefSeq, and Sequence Read Archive (SRA). It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Pruitt, Kim D.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genodynamics: Novel Biophysical Metrics for Assessing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Ancestral Genomics Research captions transcript

Genodynamics: Novel Biophysical Metrics for Assessing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Ancestral Genomics Research

This presentation highlights the work of the Whole Genome Science Foundation, Inc. which looks at single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) through the lens of biophysics and provides a unique perspective on ancestral genomics. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Dunston, Georgia M.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genomics: Shaping the Future of Health Equity in Medicine captions transcript

Genomics: Shaping the Future of Health Equity in Medicine

This presentation focuses the impact of genomic research on health equity, in particular mental health treatments in communities of African ancestry. The presenter also highlights the other speakers from the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.
Date: November 20, 2020
Creator: Carey, Chandra Donnell
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library