News Releases
Three UNT students receive national jazz awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three College of Music students at the University of North Texas have been named 2013 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients for compositions they recorded last year.
Aaron Hedenstrom, a master’s student in jazz studies, and jazz studies senior Drew Zaremba and junior Addison Frei were among 29 students from across the nation who were honored by the American Society for Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) award. Established by the ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz c...
Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera Pirates of Penzance opens at UNT Feb. 22
What: UNT Opera and the UNT Concert Orchestra present The Pirates of Penzance.
When/Where: 8 p.m. Feb. 22 (Friday) and March 1 (Friday); 3 p.m. Feb. 24 (Sunday) and March 3 (Sunday) in the Lyric Theater at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. “In the Know” pre-performance lectures begin 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Cost: Ticket prices range from $15 to $35. Purchase online at w...
Multicultural, Health and Wellness centers co-host guest speaker for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
What: Megan Kursawe, site director at the The Renfrew Center, will speak at the University of North Texas for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Presented by UNT’s Office of Greek Life, Multicultural Center and the Meadows Center for Health Resources in UNT’s Student Health and Wellness Center.
When: 7 p.m. Feb 27 (Wednesday)
Where: Ballroom of...
Two UNT College of Education Professors recognized on "Top 25 Texas Education Professors" list
University of North Texas College of Education faculty members Lyndal Bullock and Smita Mehta and UNT alumna Colleen Swain were recognized on the Online Schools Texas list of “Top 25 Texas Education Professors.”
Bullock, Regents Professor in educational psychology, also was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Mehta, UNT associate professor of educational psychology and curriculum coordinator of the autism graduate programs in the department of educational psychology, was recently given th...
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to speak at UNT Feb. 27
What: “A Conversation on Political Leadership in the Future of American Politics” -- A forum at the University of North Texas featuring San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, an emerging national leader in the Democratic Party, and his mentor, Luís Ricardo Fraga, the Russell F. Stark University Professor and a professor of political science at the University of Washington
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College of Information to host national conference
DENTON (UNT), Texas — As the amount of information available on the Internet continues to grow at an enormous rate each year, demand will increase for more scholars who take interdisciplinary approaches to the information challenges of the digital age, such as universal access and user-centered organization of digital text and images.
More than 500 information scholars, researchers and practitioners will gather in Fort Worth Feb. 12-15 (Tuesday-Friday) as the University of North Texas College of Information hosts the annual...
UNT’s Project NEXUS helps prepare educators to teach English language learners
DENTON (UNT), Texas--A University of North Texas program is enhancing math and science teachers’ skills and knowledge to help them more effectively teach middle school and high school students who are English language learners, thanks to a $985,000 Title III National Professional Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education. UNT was one of 101 universities across the country to receive the grant, which is funding 100 percent of the project.
Through Project NEXUS, UNT is partnering with the Region 10 Education Service Center an...
UNT’s Innovation Greenhouse supports student ideas
DENTON (UNT), Texas--The Innovation Greenhouse, a new facility for University of North Texas students with ideas, is now open. Students with ideas from tech innovations to new businesses can visit the Innovation Greenhouse and find on- and off-campus resources to make their ideas come to life.
The Innovation Greenhouse, located in Sycamore Hall, aims to help students apply what they learn in the classroom, and use knowledge gained through hands-on experience to...
UNT seeks to deter underage drinking
DENTON (UNT) Texas – After an accident in a fraternity house, UNT has placed a ban on alcohol at all Greek Life events while the Dean of Students leads a task force to promote the responsible and legal use of alcohol.
In addition, UNT Police have obtained warrants to arrest seven individuals for furnishing alcohol to minors. The arrests are the result of an 11-day investigation into an accident at the UNT Delta Sigma Phi house at 4:30 a.m. January 26 where a student fell over a stairway railing.
The police investigation found that minors allegedly were furnished alcohol at mul...
UNT opens registration for spring music classes for children
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music invites infant to preschool-aged children and their parents to experience the world of music with its Early Childhood Music Program. Participants will learn to sing along, tap on drums, shake maracas and develop their musical abilities throughout the 10-week program.
Classes begin on Feb. 16 (Saturday). Classes end on April 27 (Saturday). Prices range from $140 to $160, and a 10 perce...