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UNT offers Ecology for Environmental Science degree
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas has become the first university in the Dallas-Fort Worth region to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology for Environmental Science.
The Department of Biological Sciences in UNT’s College of Arts and Sciences has a long history of education and research programs focusing on ecology, conservation and environmental science, and is in a unique position to offer the new deg...
UNT research paves way for new cardiomyopathy treatment
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Researchers at the University of North Texas have identified new compounds that may lead to new drugs to treat forms of hereditary cardiomyopathy, a disease that weakens the heart and can lead to heart failure. The disease is the leading cause of sudden death in young athletes.
UNT Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students Alysha Joseph and Diana Wang worked with Biology Associate Professor Douglas Root on the project. Root h...
UNT’s Music Library sees improvements to help patrons
Recent changes at UNT’s Willis Library have helped the Music Library better utilize space and update its facilities and services in response to the changing needs of patrons.
By reorganizing and consolidating items, the Music Library was able to use space in the southern part of the fourth floor of Willis to construct a 1,400-square-foot room. That room, which houses music technical services, is a dedicated space for processing new acquisitions and donations, and cataloging.
The Music Library also gained space off-site with a state-of-the-art remote storage facility and new, m...
UNT’s Innovation Greenhouse hosting Big Picture Idea Competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas students are invited to participate in a Big Picture Idea Competition hosted by UNT’s Innovation Greenhouse.
Students participating will use video to tell a story of creativity in the North Texas region, and winners can receive prizes of up to $500 as well as internships with Big Picture Idea.
Nancy Hong, executive director of the Innovation Greenhouse, will host an information sess...
UNT presents world premiere of acclaimed composer Jake Heggie’s Ahab Symphony
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What:UNT Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Chorus and tenor soloist Richard Croft perform the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s Ahab Symphony. The Symphony Orchestra will also perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Overture: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Opus 27, and Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, Opus 33a, from the opera Peter Grimes. |
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When:8 p.m. Ap... |
UNT to observe Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month in April
DENTON (UNT), Texas— The University of North Texas will observe Celebrating Great Global Citizens Month in April, for the second consecutive year. The university will offer events every week to educate students, faculty, staff and community members about diversity, internationalism and sustainability.
The event is sponsored by UNT-International, the Office of Sustainability and the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity.
“The purpose of Great Global Ci...
Ninth Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference to explore writing historical narratives
What: The ninth annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted by the University of North Texas’ Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.This year’s theme is unearthing the past.
When: July 19 (Friday)-July 21 (Sunday)
Where: ...
UNT graduate and online programs ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Two University of North Texas graduate programs have been ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report in its 2014 Best Graduate Schools rankings released in March. These rankings follow a January release of Best Online Education programs that had two UNT programs on the list.
The College of Information’s Department of Library and Information Sciences graduate program was ranked 21st in the nation for Best Library and Information Studies graduate program. In the department, Health Librarianship is ranked as 6th in the nation and School L...
Registration opens March 18 for UNT Elm Fork Education Center’s 2013 summer camps
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Registration opens March 18 (Monday) for the 2013 Elm Fork Education Center’s summer camps at the University of North Texas. The 2013 camps run from June 17 (Monday) through July 19 (Friday).
The camps are open for children in second through eighth grades. Explorer’s camps are weeklong, half-day sessions focusing on science. Explorer’s camps meet from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Discovery Camp extends from noon to 6 p.m. for...
Head of e-commerce for Facebook is among speakers at UNT symposium
DENTON (UNT), Texas — More than 600 University of North Texas students, faculty and business professionals are expected to attend the annual Consumer Experience Symposium at UNT March 28 (Thursday), which will feature Nicolas Franchet, head of e-commerce for Facebook’s Global Vertical Marketing division, among its keynote speakers.
Sponsored by the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, the symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to noon in the Silver Eagle Suite of UNT’s...