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UNT establishes professorship in Jain studies
DENTON (UNT), Texas — George Alfred James, a faculty member in the University of North Texas Department of Philosophy and Religion, has been named the university's first Bhagwan Adinath Professor of Jain Stu...
Texas Senate Bill 4 is topic of UNT’s Constitution Day program Sept. 14
What: "Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4" — The University of North
Texas' Constitution Day program, featuring Texas Reps. Ramon Romero Jr. and
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Students get a taste for entrepreneurship
What: The University of North Texas' student-run restaurant, the Club at Gateway Center, will soon start serving three-course, gourmet lunches. The club opens for a limited time twice a year and gives students experience running a business.
When: Seating from 11 a.m. to noon on weekdays Oct. 2 (Monday) – Dec. 1 (Friday). Closed Nov. 23 and 24 (Thursday and Friday).
Where: Inside the Gateway Center, locat...
Experimenting with music accelerates child development in UNT’s Early Childhood Music program
What: University of North Texas’ Early Childhood Music program offers music classes for children from birth to 5 years old. The classes are designed to accelerate childrens’ development in song, rhythm and expressivity.
When: There will be a 10-week session held Fridays from Sept. 8 – Nov. 10 and Saturdays from Sept. 9 – Nov. 11.
Where: Room 115 of the Music Annex Building, at the corner of Avenue C and Highland in Denton (1630 W. Highland St.).
Cost: The cost f...
UNT releases more than 100 free e-books on Texas and Oklahoma history
The University of North Texas Libraries has released more than 100 free e-books for those wanting to learn more about Texas and Oklahoma history.
A $95,599 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Humanities Open Book Program made the release of the e-books possible.
The e-books, relating to the history of Texas and Oklahoma, are available throu...
MEDIA ADVISORY: UNT sets up student emergency fund, hosts blood drive for Harvey victims
UNT faculty receive $313,000 grant to help improve academic performance in local ISD’s
Three University of North Texas faculty members have received a $313,000 grant to help local school children improve academically and achieve mental wellness.
The grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health will support the work of Dee Ray, Natalya Lindo and...
Esteemed researcher named director of UNT College of Engineering’s PACCAR Technology Institute
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Anupama Kaul has been named director of the University of North Texas College of Engineering’s PACCAR Technology Institute. Kaul, who comes to UNT from the University of Texas at El Paso, will be the PACCAR professor in engineering and a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, with a joint appointment in the...
UNT Symphony Orchestra takes their talents to the Dallas Arts District
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music is engaging a broader audience by taking their talents to the newly renamed Moody Performance Hall, located at 2520 Flora St. in Dallas. The UNT Symphony Orchestra will kick off this semester’s journey south at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
The performance will include Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 with world-re...
UNT immediately accepting students displaced because of Hurricane Harvey
The University of North Texas is helping students affected by Hurricane Harvey by immediately admitting them and waiving application fees.
UNT already is working with students to provide them with an educational home if they were displaced by the storm.
"As we watch the news about Hurricane Harvey's impact on Texas' Gulf Coast, our thoughts are with the people affected," UNT President Neal Smatresk said. "Our university is a community of great compassion, and I know that we will support the impacted individuals in every way we can."
To talk with someone about h...