UNT President Norval Pohl said the departments of engineering technology, computer science and material science will form the foundation of the UNT College of Engineering.

UNT will be soon offer the only Master of Science degree in AI in Texas. "I really think everyone should be learning more about AI," said Mark Albert, a computer science professor at UNT.

The College of Engineering enrolls about 1,400 students, of which about 20 percent are in graduate programs. Total enrollment at the University of North Texas is more than 33,000.

A grant will help both the University of North Texas and North Texas Central College identify future Hispanic engineers and make the most of their time on the community college campus. “For ...