DENTON (UNT), Texas – Hundreds of global thought leaders, technology experts, industry leaders and educators from all learning levels are expected to participate in the international US-China Smart Education Conference March 18-20, 2019, in Denton.

This is the fourth year of the conference, and the first time it will be hosted in the United States. The University of North Texas is co-hosting the three-day conference in conjunction with Beijing Normal University.

In addition to top keynote speakers such as Virgin Galactic’s Stephen Attenborough and NetDragon’s Liu...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is tooting it’s horn for the holidays with fun events like TUBACHRISTMAS and experts who can weigh in on seasonal stories.

For interviews or press passes: Contact Monique.Bird@unt.edu or 940-369-7782.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas — It’s not uncommon to hear an old slave spiritual or a bit of jazz coming from Harold Woodard’s classroom.

But this is no music class. For Woodard, the music, specifically ranging from the Father of Gospel Music Thomas Dorsey’s “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” to Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” has a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – As a new mom, University of North Texas educational psychology associate professor Wendy Middlemiss was dissatisfied with information on safe infant sleep. She made infant sleep research a priority and dedicated years of study to best practices for parents when it comes to bedtime for babies. 

Each year, the CDC estimates there are 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies in the U.S. October is National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...

Who: “Sesame Street’s” Julia, the first Muppet with autism;

Maria Galarza, assistant vice president, Sesame Workshop; 

Susan Nichols, associate executive director at the UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center; 

Karen Toussaint, assistant professor in UNT’s Department of Behavior Analysis and a researcher with the UNT Kristin Farmer Autism Center; 

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Media: Journalists interested in covering the event should contact Monique.Bird@unt.edu or 940-369-7782.

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Higher ups from business schools across the state are headed to the University of North Texas College of Business for an annual event meant to bring together the top leadership from Texas’ business-education programs.

The Council of Texas Business Deans will hold its yearly conference and meeting on Sept...

DENTON (UNT), Texas –University of North Texas educational psychology professor Darrell Hull has been named an award winner in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. 

For his Fulbright research, Hull will travel to Jamaica to study “unattached” youth — young people who are unemployed and are not in school or any training programs. 

In Jamaica, “unattached” youth make up about 30 percent of the total youth population and have the highest unemployment rate at 22 percent.

“They don’t have the...

In 2015, the Texas legislature passed a bill creating an A-F grading system for public schools. The grade assigned to each school will be based on student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR test. The new system goes into effect today and UNT visiting professor Stephen Waddell explains why the new system might not be the best way to go.

What will these rankings – good or bad – mean for schools?

“These rankings are going to be very problematic for a lot of school districts,” Waddell said...

What: The Associated Press Media Editors’ popular NewsTrain traveling journalism workshop is making a stop at the University of North Texas Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. The Denton campus event will offer a full day of training in social media, mobile applications, data analysis/visualization and videography for journalists interested in honing their craft.

When/Where: 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m. Sept. 22...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas Higher Education Program doctoral candidates Nick Tapia-Fuselier, Kelsey Kunkle and alumna Catherine Olivarez recently received a research grant for their proposed study involving undocumented students— Investigating Student Affairs Professionals’ Knowledge, Awareness and Skills in Supporting Undocumented/DACAmented Students– from ...