DENTON, Texas (UNT) — Toys are always among the hottest-selling items of the holiday season, and this December marks Safe Toys and Gifts Month – a nationwide push to ensure presents match the abilities of the receiving child. Smita Mehta, a professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of North Texas, offers tips for families to buy toys for children with special needs.

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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) — Sue Dinaro always loved being an elementary school teacher, and after four years, she was on her way to becoming a master teacher. But when she moved from New Mexico to Texas after her husband’s job was relocated, she knew she’d have to look for something else. Wanting to stay in education, she came across an opportunity at the University of North Texas that tapped into her first career in law enforcement. It seemed a perfect match.

“This was coming back home for me,” says Dinaro, who landed in the UNT Police Department...

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...