DENTON (UNT), Texas - Aransas, Nueces and Refugio counties along Texas' Gulf Coast received widespread damage from Hurricane Harvey when it made landfall as a Category 4 storm.

Two months later, some residents of devastated communities feel forgotten. According to University of North Texas faculty members Mary Nelan and Ronald Schumann, some believe Houston received far more attention in the media and from response organizations because of the severe...

What: A unique Halloween exhibit featuring costumes made by University of North Texas design students will benefit the Denton County Friends of the Family, a local nonprofit. The costumes will be created from materials from the Friends of the Family Thrift Store, which assists individuals and families who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

When: 4 p.m. Oct. 26 (...

What:          North Texas Rally for Recovery, sponsored by University of North Texas

                    Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services...

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Texas has named a new director to shape the future of its lifelong learning efforts.

Stephanie Reinke, formerly with the university’s College of Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration, said she is thrilled to be joining OLLI at UNT at such an exciting time.

“We are currently offering our members more...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - Lindsay Jacques, a second-year student in the University of North Texas Master of Public Administration degree program, has received a $5,000 Lynn F. Anderson Fellowship in Government Finance from the ...

The University of North Texas Libraries has released more than 100 free e-books for those wanting to learn more about Texas and Oklahoma history.

A $95,599 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Humanities Open Book Program made the release of the e-books possible.

The e-books, relating to the history of Texas and Oklahoma, are available...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - Rachita Sharma, instructor and clinical coordinator in the University of North Texas' Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, has received the President's Award from the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — A University of North Texas student found his calling for helping others following last year’s July 7 ambush of police officers in downtown Dallas, which left five officers dead.

“The Dallas shooting was bad, but it sparked a fire in me and I’m going to let that fire shine bright,” said Ipinoluwa “Ipi” Adedokun, a junior majoring in finance.

Following the shooting, Adedokun wanted to help children who lost parents that night, but he didn’t know how – so he started a group in...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — This past October marked four years since Hurricane Sandy became the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history when it hit the New Jersey coast, causing about $75 billion in property damage. Thousands of homes destroyed or heavily damaged by the storm have not been rebuilt, and many residents who evacuated have not returned to their communities

A research team from University of North Texas will determine why some communities recover from natural disasters...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — For most of his time in elementary school, Shannon Freeman's 9-year-old son, Porter, has struggled with reading. He currently reads below his level in his fourth-grade class. Freeman, an Aubrey resident, has noticed Porter looking at only the first letter of a word before guessing what the word is, and not completely reading through lists of instructions, causing him to make mistakes.

"He was tested during pre-K and kindergarten and characterized as a slow learner," Freeman...