DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Two University of North Texas students were one of the top-three finalist teams to compete in one of the retail industry’s biggest events of 2017, the National Retail Federation BIG Show. Sarah Muller of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, and Hailey Turner, of Flower Mound, Texas, won the third place prize of $1,500 each in the National Retail Federation Foundation Student...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — University of North Texas senior Johnathan Igou says the military is in his blood. Part of a military family dating back three generations, Igou planned for a career in the Air Force and started taking distance learning classes in order to further his education. However, those hopes were dashed when he was medically discharged in 2008 following an injury in Afghanistan. Along with it went his plans to complete his bachelor’s degree – until his wife suggested he go back to school.

“I was hesitant because I knew I’d be doing something that no one in my family had...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Soccer and American football are consistently ranked among the top sports in the world, with an estimated 4 billion soccer enthusiasts globally and a projected revenue of more than $13 billion for the NFL in 2016. In contrast, ice hockey – the most popular winter sport in the world – generates less than a third of the NFL’s revenue with $4.1 billion...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Last spring, local business owner Kim McKibben got a call she couldn’t resist. Eric Kennedy, a doctoral student and teaching fellow at the University of North Texas, had seen an article about her coffee shop in the North Texas Daily, UNT’s student-run newspaper. He wondered if McKibben was interested in collaborating with two marketing courses at UNT that give students hands-on experience helping to brand...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) — By December 1, businesses across the U.S. must implement the Department of Labor’s final rule – a change in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) extending the threshold for overtime pay exemptions from $23,660 to $47,476 yearly. Human resource expert Julie Hancock, an assistant professor in the Department of Management at the University of North Texas, is available for interviews about the new...

What: The Executive + Scholar Lecture Series at the University of North Texas.

When/Where: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 (Wednesday) in the Ballroom (Room 314) of the UNT University Union at 1155 Union Circle in Denton.

Cost: $50 for the general public and $25 for non-UNT college students. Free for UNT faculty/staff/students with UNT ID. To purchase tickets, contact Lisa Wallace, director of development for the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, at 940-369-7051...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its risk management and insurance program with an initiative to drive veteran students to the field – thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Dallas-based Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, Texas and Southeast Division.

The initiative, “70 Years, 70 Hours,” will be launched at a special event at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 8 (Tuesday) inside Room 394 of the University Union, located at 1155 Union...

What: “Progress and Problems in Retail Location Modeling” – Presented by the Visiting Scholar Lecture Series through the University of North Texas Economics Research Group, Department of Economics and Department of Geography and the Environment.

When/Where: 4 p.m. Nov. 1 (Tuesday) in Room 382 of the UNT University Union at 1155 Union Circle in Denton.

Cost:...

What: “Technology in Logistics” — The University of North Texas' Annual Logistics Scholarship Breakfast, hosted by Southwest Airlines.

When/Where: 8 a.m. Oct. 21 (Friday), with the breakfast service starting at 7:30 a.m., at the Southwest Airlines’ corporate headquarters at 2702 Love Field Drive in Dallas.

Tickets: Tickets are $99 per individual or $699 for a table of eight and are on sale...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) ― A kick-off event for the UNT Collab Lab, “From Steely Dan to Cybersecurity: Asymmetrical Thinking in a Hyper-Connected, Collaborative World,” will take place Nov. 10 on Level 3 in the University Union, 1155 Union Circle.

"The Collab Lab will be at the intersection of technology and creativity," said Michael Monticino, special assistant to the UNT president. "The most innovative discoveries arise from combining ideas across disciplines. The Collab Lab will be where creative recombination fueled by technology happens."

Combining inspiration with state-of-the...