What: Annual CVAD Faculty and Staff Exhibition, featuring a variety of media created by staff and faculty in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas
When: Nov. 14 (Monday) – Jan. 12 (Thursday) at UNT on the Square and Nov. 15 (Tuesday) – Dec. 3 (Saturday) at UNT Art Gallery. Opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 (Thursday) at both venues.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N...
As you prepare for Election Day and Election Night coverage on Nov. 8 (Tuesday), consider these University of North Texas faculty members who will be available to give in-depth analysis of election returns for the presidential race and other races.
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha is the chair of UNT’s Department of Political Science. He is the co-author of ...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas professor Peter Johnstone went on his first trip to another country at age 8, when he traveled from his native London to Lourdes, France, with other students from his Catholic school. He loved experiencing another culture so much that he went on the same trip the following year and, at age 13, went on a school trip to the Soviet Union. Many other trips later, Johnstone met his Parisian wife, Christine Pincemin, when both were on a study abroad trip.
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DENTON, Texas (UNT) – A psychology professor at the University of North Texas will join a White House panel dedicated to helping Latinas succeed in education.
Yolanda Flores Niemann, UNT professor of psychology, was invited by the White House to take part in the summit, Fulfilling America’s Future: Latinas in the U.S., on Oct. 21 (Friday). Niemann will participate in the panel Latinas in Education: Reaching Our Full Potential.
“I am honored and thrilled to discuss this issue on a national stage,” Niemann said. “Latinas play a critical role in our country and...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Kent Chapman, Regents Professor of biological sciences at the University of North Texas, has been awarded a $650,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The grant is part of ongoing funding from the DOE and will be used to study the cellular storage of lipids in plants.
Chapman, whose work focuses on both basic and...
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) - New research from a University of North Texas learning technologies professor found social media may be the way for struggling teachers to get the help they need.
“Twitter could be a life or career saver if you can join up with the right group and can even help with burnout,” said Scott Warren, associate professor of learning technologies.
Warren began his career as a middle school teacher in a lower economic school district where he struggled to learn how to communicate with the students. His difficult time was the basis of his research into how social...
What: The fall Tuesday and Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas College of Music and the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic courthouse square.
When: 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday night in October
Cost: Free
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DENTON (UNT), Texas — A $1.5 million commitment from University of North Texas alumnus Don Millican and his wife Donna Millican has established the Don and Donna Millican Endowed Chair in Accounting at the UNT College of Business. Don Millican, chief financial officer at Kaiser-Francis Oil Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a 1974 graduate of UNT, and the endowed chair supports his vision of preparing UNT students to compete at the highest levels in the accounting field.
“This is a transformative gift...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – University of North Texas professor Ram Dantu has received a D Magazine CIO/CTO Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer award. Dantu was named the 2016 “Outstanding Technology Advocate” by the magazine. He was the only person in academia who was even nominated.
“All of our past and present students in the lab are the reason for this amazing recognition,” said Dantu, director of the...