DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas ambassadors – both faculty and students, as well as President Neal Smatresk – are heading to Cuba in May 2017 to pursue educational and cultural opportunities. UNT will be one of the first American universities to collaborate with Cuba.
Smatresk sees the Cuba trip as a chance for UNT to expand its international reach and studies.
"I'm thrilled about the potential to develop research and educational opportunities in Cuba," Smatresk said. "This trip opens the door for collaborations, faculty and student exchanges and the chance to...
DENTON (UNT), Texas − Today, the University of North Texas System Board of Regents voted unanimously to appoint Wren Baker as the new UNT Vice President and Director of Athletics, effective Aug. 22.
Baker, who currently is the interim Director of Athletics at the University of Missouri, will be...
DENTON (UNT) -- The University of North Texas recently celebrated its 125th birthday and now one proud alumna is celebrating her 100th. Mabel Dickinson (formerly Beckett) was born on July 28th, 1916. She graduated from UNT in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in library service and in 1968 with a master's in library services.
She went on to spend nearly 40 years as a public school librarian, but still to this day she often tells stories of her time here at UNT.
"Mamma was able to get her degrees while she had us and spent most of her summers in Denton while we lived in Denver City...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The fall semester is right around the corner, and incoming college students will be looking for ways to pay for school and fund their lifestyles. Paul Goebel, director of the Student Money Management Center at the University of North Texas, shares steps to take to avoid the most common money pitfalls that students make while they're in college:
DENTON, Texas (UNT) - Linguistics is set to be the third department in the College of Information at the University of North Texas. The elevation to department gives the program distinction and increases notability. The change in status will take effect on August 22 (Monday).
"It was my great pleasure to serve as the interim dean when the Linguistics program became an official department in the College of Information," said Victor Prybutok, interim dean of the College of Information. "Having Linguistics as a department in our college will offer some...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- During the 2016-17 academic year, the University of North Texas Kuehne Speaker Series will feature lectures from Rudy Giuliani, 107th mayor of New York City, and Charles Gasparino, senior correspondent for Fox Business Network.
The UNT Kuehne Speaker Series was created in fall 2013 with support from UNT alumnus Ernie W. Kuehne, a 1966 graduate who is the president...
Many University of North Texas students grew up playing Pokémon games as children. They may have collected cards to trade with friends or played video games on consoles at home. The July 6 launch of the Pokémon GO app has brought back a lot of memories and launched new friendships on campus.
"As many of us grew up and gained new responsibilities, we maybe didn't have the time to keep playing," said Darian Conner, a UNT senior studying international studies and a member of the UNT League of Pokémon Trainers student organization. "The new app has...
A peaceful rally in downtown Dallas that was organized by the Black Lives Matter movement ended in violence Thursday evening after a sniper attack left five law enforcement officials dead and other law enforcement officials and civilians injured.
The following University of North Texas faculty members are available for media interviews about the shooting.
Meredith Clark, assistant professor in the University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, will...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Ruth West, an associate professor at the University of North Texas, is part of a group of innovative thinkers that received a $100,000 seed grant to create health sensors people can wear or swallow.
The grant was awarded by the National Academies of Science Keck Futures Initiative, which is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Information has created an endowed professorship fund called The Reinburg Professorship in Data Sciences.
The fund is named after Jesse Reinburg who graduated with a bachelor's degree in library science in 1941. She passed away in September 2015, leaving an estimated $1.2 million to create a data science professorship in the Department of Library & Information Sciences.
"Jesse was the most wonderful woman you...