DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Zane Gibbs and Son Le, undergraduate biology students in the University of North Texas Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program, each earned placements in the national Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exceptional Research Opportunities Program.
The Exceptional Research Opportunities Program aims to cultivate the next generation of advanced research scientists, including those from traditionally...
DENTON (UNT) Texas – The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized the University of North Texas as a 2013 Tree Campus USA university for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This marks the sixth year in a row UNT has earned this recognition.
Tree Campus USA is a national program honoring colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy management of their campus forests and for engaging...
What: Look Both Ways: An Insight into Drinking and Driving -- The University of North Texas Student Government Association presents an alcohol awareness speech by CAMPUSPEAK's Mark Sterner and a dramatization of a drunken driving accident
When: Speech at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 (Thursday), followed by simulated drunken driving accident
Where: Speech in Coliseum, 600 Avenue D, UNT campus; simulated drunken driving accident...
What: Valerie Hudson, co-author of "Sex and World Peace," professor and the George H. W. Bush Chair in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, will give a lecture at the University of North Texas on the link between state security and women's security. The event is sponsored by the Castleberry Peace Institute at UNT, the Department of Political Science and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The 2007-2011 drug cartel wars in Mexico's border city of Ciudad Juarez were covered mostly by veteran female reporters, who often arrived at murder scenes before law enforcement officials. And many of these women needed emotional support from each other as a result, says a University of North Texas faculty member who spent several months researching media coverage of the crimes.
Tracy Everbach, associate professor of journalism in UNT's Frank W. and Sue...
Bright lights and loud noises in a theater might be uncomfortable to a child with autism.
To make the theater experience more enjoyable, staff members from the University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center are serving on a panel of experts from the Dallas/Fort Worth area helping the Dallas Children's Theater plan its first-ever season of sensory friendly programming.
Kevin Stewart, director of outreach and training at the Kristin Farmer Autism Center, and Lauren Mathews, a speech-language...
Feb. 10, 2014 – Is height important in matters of the heart? According to new research from Rice University and the University of North Texas, the height of a potential partner matters more to women than men, and mostly for femininity and protection.
The study, "Does Height Matter? An Examination of Height Preferences in Romantic Coupling," was conducted in two parts. Part one, which used data from the Yahoo! personal dating advertisements of 455 males (average height of 5 feet 8 inches...
What: UNT Eco Reps screen the documentary "Inside Chipotle"
When: 6 p.m. Feb. 11 (Tuesday)
Where: Bruce Concert Hall, 1624 Chestnut St.
The UNT Eco Reps will screen the documentary "Inside Chipotle" at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 (Tuesday) in the Bruce Concert Hall inside of Bruce Hall.
The film covers the origins and ethics behind the multi-billion dollar business. A local Chipotle location will provide food for up to 100 people in attendance between 4 and 5 p.m....
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Professional Leadership Program within the University of North Texas College of Business celebrates 20 years this year – marking two decades of developing students and helping them gain the polish and expertise they need to succeed in the work world.
Students review basic soft skills such as interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence and resume writing. This year PLP added a new increment to the curriculum that gives students the experience they need in strategic...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- In his small high school in Hughes Springs, Texas, Clifford Morrison didn't have any opportunities to learn about the work of a synthetic biologist -- his career goal -- by doing research.
That changed for him after his first year at the University of North Texas. Morrison, a chemistry and biochemistry major, enrolled at UNT in the Emerald Eagle Scholars program, which is for academically talented students with high financial need, and in UNT's Honors College. He learned in his...