DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three graduates of the University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism won the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award in the category of online feature reporting for work they did while they were students.

Danielle Garcia, a December 2015 journalism graduate from Dallas, won the award for her piece "Th...

The citizens of Great Britain have decided that their nation will leave the European Union, in a historic referendum that resulted in the resignation of the country's prime minister.

J. Michael Greig, a University Distinguished Teaching Professor for the University of North Texas' Department of Political Science, is available to comment on the political implications of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Greig is a faculty member in UNT's Peace Studies...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- High-achieving juniors in the Richardson Independent School District are now guaranteed admission to the University of North Texas through UNT's Eagle Advantage program.

Juniors in Richardson ISD who rank in the top 20 percent of their class will earn guaranteed admission to UNT. 

"We are so proud to welcome Richardson ISD students to UNT and the Eagle Advantage program," said UNT President Neal Smatresk. "They are great ad...

What: Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer Prize and co-author of A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, and Gilbert King, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, both speaking at the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference sponsored by the Frank W. Mayborn Gradu...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas senior Jacob Sampson has won one of the most prestigious playwriting awards for students – the Václav Havel Library Foundation Award and DAMU Contest for the U.S. Students of Drama and Performance Studies.

Sampson will travel to the Czech Republic in November for a two-week residency in which his play The Essay will be read by the theatre faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) in Prague; attend classes at different DAMU departments; and visit Prague thea...

Residents of Orlando, Florida, are still reeling from the events of the last 10 days, from the fatal shooting of a "Voice" singer after her concert and the mass shooting at a nightclub that killed 49, to a fatal alligator attack on a toddler who was on vacation with his family at a Walt Disney World resort.

Young Hoon Kim, chair of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism in the University of North Texas' College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, is available to discuss possible loss of tourism revenues by Walt Disney World and the city of Orlando, and steps to take for reco...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — This month, three North Texas science teachers are becoming students again. They are taking part in a summer science institute at the University of North Texas that will help them develop lesson plans in both English and Spanish. 

"There is a great need for more scientists, especially in the Hispanic population," said Rossana Boyd, principal lecturer in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration's Bilingual/ESL Teacher Education Programs....

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Terri Day has been named the Special Assistant to the Provost at the University of North Texas. She began her new job last month.

The Special Assistant to the Provost acts as a liaison between UNT's colleges and school and academic departments and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Day will oversee university policy development for the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; and implement communication strategies for keeping faculty and staff apprised of and involved in academic plannin...

Forty-nine people were killed and more than 50 injured by a gunman at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. The event became the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. And on Tuesday evening, a 2-year-old on vacation with his family at a Disney World resort was dragged into a lagoon by an alligator as the child waded in shallow water. The child has not been found.

With prominent media coverage, it can be increasingly difficult for parents to shield their children from news about violent events.

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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Victor Prybutok, Regents Professor of decision sciences at the University of North Texas, has been named vice provost for UNT's Toulouse Graduate School.

"Dr. Prybutok is a proven leader with a strong history of supporting graduate studies at UNT," said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT.  "Not only has he previously worked within the Toulouse Graduate School, but he's also helped build our research programs within the College of Business and he's done an outstanding job overseeing the Co...