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UNT to participate in national RecycleMania Tournament
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- For the fifth consecutive year the University of North Texas is participating in the RecycleMania Tournament, a friendly national competition for college and university recycling programs.
The competition runs from Feb. 3 through March 29. UNT Sustainability, the Union Program Council and UNT Eco-Reps will host on-campus RecycleMania events, including a reside...
UNT engineering professor named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Narendra Dahotre, distinguished research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas, has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow.
Being named an academy fellow is a high professional distinction given to academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of inno...
Two distinguished College of Music faculty soloists perform with UNT Symphony Orchestra
What: The Feb. 5 UNT Symphony Orchestra concert, conducted by David Itkin, will feature the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with faculty pianist Pamela Mia Paul and retiring trumpet professor Keith Johnson, in his farewell performance.
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 5 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $8...
Acclaimed dance educator Elizabeth Rhodes joins UNT faculty for annual dance concert
What: DANCE DANCE DANCE, the annual Department of Dance and Theatre faculty dance concert with students, alumni and acclaimed dance educator Elizabeth Rhodes
When: 8 p.m. on Feb. 6, 7 and 8 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 9
Where: University Theatre, in the RTFP building
Tickets: $10 adults; $7.50 UNT faculty and staff, UNT students with valid ID and seniors. Tickets can be ordered with a credit card over th...
UNT among first recipients of 100,000 Strong grants
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas is among the first group of U.S. higher education institutions selected to receive grants as part of President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative. During the announcement in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State John Kerry revealed the four U.S. higher education institutions selected for the grants.
UNT will use the $60,000 grant to...
UNT Theatre, College of Arts and Sciences bring Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis to campus
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – UNT’s College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Dance and Theatre welcome Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis to campus Feb. 3. The actress will appear in a forum that is open to the public that afternoon and the university will have a reception in her honor that evening at UNT on the Square.
“We’re very excited to welcome her,” said Dr. Lorenzo Garcia, chair of the Department of Dance and Theatre. “Olympia will be here to...
UNT study explores effectiveness of smartphone hearing aid applications
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Research conducted by University of North Texas speech and hearing sciences professor Amyn Amlani and colleagues suggests that smartphone-based hearing aid applications can be used as effective, short-term solutions for listeners with hearing loss. The study investigates the efficacy and perceived advantages of using smartphone applications as an alternative treatment option to traditional hearing aids.
Many America...
Reception for UNT's artist-in-residence Kiki Smith
What: Internationally renowned sculptor and printmaker Kiki Smith, the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts 2013-14 artist-in-residence, will be in Denton for an artist’s talk and reception for her exhibition Transformations, on display at UNT on the Square through Feb. 27.
When/Where:
- The artist’s talk is at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 (Wednesday) in room 255 of the...
UNT Dining Services to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- UNT Dining Services will celebrate the life and vision of Martin Luther King Jr. at Kerr Hall Cafeteria beginning Monday, Jan. 20, through Friday, Jan. 24.
Chefs at UNT have arranged a menu of diverse foods from countries around the world that will be served at Kerr Hall Cafeteria. Information about King’s life, accomplishments and vision will be displayed around the cafeteria, and students will have an opportunity to share their own dreams for the future on a ‘d...
Reservations available for UNT Honors College's Great Conversations dinner
What: Great Conversations — The annual signature event for the University of North Texas Honors College. Dinner will be served in small groups, with the tables hosted by conversation leaders who are experts in their fields
When: Feb. 25 (Tuesday), beginning at 6 p.m.
Where: Clubroom of UNT’s...