DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas’s second annual Food Day celebration will take place on Oct. 24 (Thursday).

The celebration will be a collaboration among UNT Dining Services, the UNT Sustainability, University Libraries and the UNT Fine Arts Series. Food Day is a nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, afford...

DENTON, Texas (UNT)-- Dr. Elizabeth With, vice president for student affairs at the University of North Texas, is the 2013 winner of the Dr. Jim Caswell Award the highest honor bestowed by the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administration.

This award recognizes a member who has been a TACUSPA member for at least 10 years, shows high leadership performance in student a...

The partial government shutdown continues, and the debt ceiling deadline looms on Oct. 17 (Thursday). Dr. Terry Clower, director of the University of North Texas' Center for Economic Development and Research and an associate professor of applied economics, can discuss the economic impact of the government shutdown.

Clower has conducted research projects for communities and organizations across the state, focusing on community and economic development, retail development strategies and economic and fiscal impact analysis. He teaches courses in economic and community d...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — James Meernik, professor of political science at the University of North Texas, has received a Fulbright Specialist Grant to work with colleagues at Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan. The grant award is given for short-term faculty and professional exchanges, typically lasting two to six weeks, to facilitate new research topics and teaching methods. 

Meernik specializes in internati...

What: UNT College of Music’s Collegium Singers, members of the Baroque Orchestra and guest artists give two performances of Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. The edition that will be performed was prepared by 10 College of Music students and music history professor Hendrik Schulze.

When/Where: 8 p.m. Oct. 25 (Friday) at Cathedral Guadalupe, 2215 Ross Ave., in Dallas and 8 p.m. Oct. 26 (Saturday) at Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton. The Denton concert will also be streamed online at...

What: Music of the Kennedy White House presented by the UNT College of Music

When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 (Sunday)
Where: Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas

Tickets: $10 students and seniors, $20 general admission, $30 VIP seating tickets available at www.theMPAC.com/tickets

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – After 50 years, the tragedy of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination r...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Richard Last, senior lecturer in merchandising and digital retailing in the University of North Texas’ College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, received the first Shop.org Impact Award at the Shop.org Annual Summit Oct. 2 in Chicago.

Also the senior director of UNT’s Global Digital Retailing Research Center, Last was recognized for his pioneering leadership and achiev...

What:           White Cane Day — Participants will use white canes to navigate the Denton courthouse square in an event celebrated nationally to raise awareness of issues related to blindness and low vision.

The event is hosted by the Denton Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in partnership with the University of North Texas’ North Texas Rehabilitation Association and UNT’s...

What:             University of North Texas alumnus Rick Gomez, executive director of AT&T College Recruiting, will speak to UNT students about the key to success in business leadership, and the pursuit of education. The event is part of the UNT College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.

After graduating from UNT, Gomez began working for Southwestern Bell Mobile System...

What: The University of North Texas Fine Art Series presents 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Crystal Award Winner Sean Chen in concert

When: 8 p.m. Oct. 17 (Thursday)

Where: Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. I-35E, Denton

Tickets: $10 for general public; $5 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members; free for UNT students with valid ID. UNT student tickets m...