DENTON, Texas (UNT) — In the early hours of April 2, 2015, terrorists in Kenya launched an attack on a university full of students. Hours later, 147 people, mostly from Garissa University College, were dead. Traumatic incidents of this type and survivor resiliency have been widely studied in the West. However, in Africa, where such violence is a growing concern,...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The U.S. Department of State has given a $36,000 grant to fund new UNT study abroad programs to China and Ireland in summer 2017.

The new programs increase access to study abroad programs by targeting all undergraduate majors. Eagles Abroad programs include core coursework relevant to most majors ensuring that students are able to graduate on time. In addition, Eagles Abroad encourages...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – A new partnership with NASA has the University of North Texas aimed at getting students excited about space science. UNT’s Institute for the Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning, IITTL, established a five- year partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas will celebrate International Education Week November 14-18 with various events held by numerous departments, programs and student groups across campus.

“International Education Week gives us the opportunity to make the world a smaller place for the UNT community. One of UNT International’s goals is to further internationalize campus – to showcase the diversity of culture that exists here on UNT’s campus, to introduce more students and faculty to international opportunities and to prepare UNT graduates for the global workforce,” said...

What: Open house for ITT Tech students who can speak with advisors from UNT and area community colleges to learn how they can transfer their ITT Tech credits for different degree programs.

When: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 21 (Wednesday).

Where: UNT New College at Frisco, 2811 Internet Blvd. Suite 100, Frisco, Texas.

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas, in partnership with the North Texas Community College Consortium, is hosting an open house for ITT Tech students at UNT New College at Frisco, an off-site...

What: Salute to Faculty Excellence Awards Dinner & Ceremony

When: September 22 (Thursday) Reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by awards dinner and celebration at 7 p.m.

Where: HUB Club, Apogee Stadium, level three; 251 S. Bonnie Brae Street, Denton, Texas, 76207

Cost: $35

More information: To register online.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three University of North Texas faculty members will be among more than 20 educators...

What: "Reconstruction and Restorations" -- The 2016 Teaching of History Conference presented by the University of North Texas Department of History. H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair of History at the University of Texas at Austin, is the keynote speaker.

When: 7:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 (Saturday)

Where: UNT's University Union, 1155 Union Circle...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A University of North Texas education professor's research revealed new insight into a state program aimed at encouraging students to learn multiple languages. The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given to students who prove they have attained proficiency in two or more languages by the time they graduate high school.

The program was signed into Texas law in 2013, but it is voluntary for school districts. UNT assistant professor of bilingual and ESL education Ricardo Gonzalez-Carriedo and former doctoral student Alexandra Babino worked together to see how...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) - Nationally renowned researchers and writers will join University of North Texas faculty on July 30 (Saturday), to share innovative ways to change the lives of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. More than 200 parents, behavior analysts, special educators and other professionals will attend the 8th Annual "Adventures in Autism Intervention and Research Conference" from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the UNT Gateway Center located at 801 North Texas Boulevard in Denton.

Conference attendees will learn about cutting...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas doctoral student Nydia Sánchez has won the prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for the 2016-2017 academic year. Sánchez was one of 35 winners out of a pool of nearly 400 applicants and is the first UNT student to win the award.

Barrett Taylor, Sánchez's faculty mentor, is an assistant professor of counseling and higher education. He said receiving the fellowship marks...