What: Reading and presentation by UNT Associate Professor of English Miroslav Penkov, a 2012-2013 IAA Faculty Fellow. He will be reading excerpts from his recently published novel "Stork Mountain" and provide images and commentary from his time in Bulgaria researching for the book.
When: May 5 (Thursday),
Presentation on research at 7 p.m., followed by the Reading at 7:30 p.m.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost: Free
A young Bulgarian immigrant returns to the country of his...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A University of North Texas broadcast student will visit the White House April 28 for the first College Reporter Day, an opportunity for student reporters to discuss issues relevant to college campuses with senior administration officials.
Jessy Diamba, a 20-year-old junior broadcast and digital journalism major in the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, will join a select group of other student reporters from around the nation for a day full of briefings and events at the White House, including a briefing...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The year was 1940, the school was named North Texas Teachers College and the notion of a wide-ranging music collection was in the works. The collaboration of Wilfred Bain, dean of the music school, school administrators and Columbia University recruit Anna Harriet Heyer would evolve into one of the largest educational music libraries in Texas and aid as a productive training-ground for many successful music librarians. The library, now called the University of North Texas Music Library, will celebrate its 75th anniversary April 22 (Friday) and April 23 (Saturday)...
What: The logistics program at the University of North Texas celebrates its 20th year with an open house and unveiling of the newly expanded Complex Logistics Systems Laboratory.
Video/photo opportunities: The event will feature demonstrations of some of the latest technology being used in the lab, including 70-inch touchscreen monitors and multiple computer workstations to showcase 3D modeling software, interactive simulation and data visualization that will help UNT researchers solve the most daunting challenges in the supply chain industry.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized the University of North Texas as a 2015 Tree Campus USA University for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This marks the eighth year in a row UNT has earned this recognition.
As part of UNT Sustainability's Earth Week events, students will plant three trees at 2:30 p.m. on UNT's designated Arbor Day, April 21 (Thursday), to the southwest of Sage Hall and north of the University Union.
Tree Campus USA is a national program honoring...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas was the only public school in Texas to be listed as a member of the inaugural Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll by Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges. The award identifies the top four-year colleges and universities that have created "dynamic pathways to support community...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Thousands of people benefit from animal-assisted therapy. Scientific research has shown that patients in hospitals and in traditional therapy can experience improvements in healing, stress levels and anxiety from even brief contact with therapy animals like dogs and horses. The University of North Texas is once again preparing for their evaluation of new animal-assisted therapy teams, who will provide service in their own communities. Animal handlers and their dogs and horses travel to UNT from as far away as Oklahoma for evaluation.
The handler...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Top industry leaders and nationally recognized scholars are set to consult with faculty researchers in the Institutes of Research Excellence at the University of North Texas to provide critical insight on market-centric research, national funding opportunities and industry partnerships.
The individuals will make up the membership for each institute's Board of Advisors and will help identify opportunities for faculty to expand their solutions-based research in meaningful ways to have greater impacts in the market and on society. There will be five advisors on...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Jerry Thomas, the dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas, will retire in July. Thomas has served as dean since 2008. He came to UNT from Iowa State University, where he was a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology.
UNT Provost Finley Graves said Thomas' leadership has been a significant benefit to the university.
"Since arriving at UNT as dean of the College of Education in 2008, Jerry Thomas has been an amazing leader," said Graves. "In 2010, Jerry also was appointed by then-...
What: UNT-International at the University of North Texas will host a series of events celebrating Great Global Citizens Month
When: April 1 - 30
Where: Various locations on the University of North Texas' Denton campus, unless otherwise noted
Cost: Free
DENTON (UNT), Texas – When the University of North Texas...