DENTON (UNT), Texas – A new master’s degree fellowship at the ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — It’s not uncommon to hear an old slave spiritual or a bit of jazz coming from Harold Woodard’s classroom.

But this is no music class. For Woodard, the music, specifically ranging from the Father of Gospel Music Thomas Dorsey’s “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” to Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” has a purp...

Two years at Midland College, one year at the University of North Texas in Denton and four years at UNT’s Health Science Center in Fort Worth will add up to a medical degree for four UNT students from Midland, Texas.         

“Midland is a prime example of a community where the supply of doctors has not kept up with the population,” said Debrah Beck, UNT assistant dean of health professions. “The Primary Care Pathway Program, offered through the UN...

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What: The University of North Texas College of Music; College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences; Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Arabic program present “Rhythms of the Arab World,” a concert that culminates a larger project offering...

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What: The University of North Texas College of Music hosts the third International Festival of Czech Music. The program includes an academic conference, concerts, multimedia performances and lectures open to the public. For a full list of events visit https://czech.music.unt.edu

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A team of scientists in the University of North Texas’ BioDiscovery Institute, led by College of Science professor and Royal Society Fellow Richard Dixon, has developed ways for the common alfalfa plant to produce types of tannin that will allow for better digestion by sheep and cattle with less release of environmentally unfriendly greenhouse gasses.

“Alfalfa is high in protein and makes a great forage crop. But, too much alfalfa isn’t necessarily good for...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Special Thanksgiving feasts are on the menu next week for the University of North Texas community, including a Thanksgiving dinner for students who have never experienced one, as well as a special vegan meal for students who don’t eat animal products such as turkey or eggs.

Additionally, several UNT experts are available to comment on Thanksgiving topics ranging from ways to host a holiday shindig to tips for picking the perfect wine.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT THANKSGIVING DINNER

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DENTON (UNT), Texas – A group of students at the University of North Texas will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest live audio stream this week. 

Beginning 4 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday), students in the Department of Media Arts will live stream from a lecture hall in the university’s Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts building. Their goal is to live stream through 2:30 a.m. Nov. 18 (Sunday). That would go beyond the ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - When Stephanie Reinke came on board as the director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Texas in September 2017, she had a clear mission —­ exceed 500 members and meet other funding criteria by the end of August 2018 in order to be eligible to apply for a $1 million endowment from the The Bernard Osher Foundation.

OLLI at UNT not only met that goal but they exceeded it with a current membership of more than 600.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas - At the request of the Consul General of India in Houston, TX, the University of North Texas College of Music has produced and released an original arrangement and music video to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth.

“Gandhi has influenced and inspired the world through his example of peace and nonviolence,” said UNT President Neal Smatresk. “This has been a tremendou...