DENTON (UNT), Texas--Three students in UNT’s Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science have been named semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.

Semifinalists were selected from more than 1,700 entrants.

The Intel Science Talent Search is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. Each year 300 students are named semifinalists, and each semifinalist receives a $1,000 award from the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--University of North Texas Regents Professor of Chemistry Angela Wilson has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

“It is an honor to be selected and recognized for my work,” Wilson said.

Wilson, who also is the director of UNT’s Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling, was nominated for her contribution to the development and understanding of quantum chemistry methodologies.

Wilson’s research focuses on the developme...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Kara M. Hurt, a University of North Texas doctoral student from Swink, Colo., has been selected as an inaugural CACREP Research Initiative for Graduate Students (CRIGS) Fellow in the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs.

Hurt is one of two doctoral students chosen from a national pool of candidates to collaborate on research endeavors in the one-year fellowship, which begins in January. The progr...

DENTON (UNT), Texas –Stephanie Reid, a University of North Texas student from Frisco, earned a $4,500 Next Generation Nonprofit Leader (NextGen) award — a nationally competitive scholarship available to students pursuing a certificate in nonprofit management and leadership through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

Reid earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting in 2002 and is pursuing the NLA certificate through the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at UNT. The award is gi...

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama nominated former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, to serve as Secretary of Defense during Obama’s second term. Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, is expected to face opposition by Republicans and Democrats during his confirmation hearings for his past statements on foreign policy, including his stance against increasing the number of U.S. troops during the war with Iraq and his weak support for Israel. Hagel was also criticized for calling a U.S. Ambassador nominee “openly, aggressively gay,” and not supporting the nomination...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Music presents a spring season that features world-class guest composers, the American leg of the International Janáček Festival and Conference and a fresh, new take on gospel. Please include the following information in any briefs or calendars.

A recital of the chamber music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Yehudi Wyner begins a series of concerts of music by outstanding guest composers and arrangers, which will include the multimedia works of composer and pianist Jaroslaw Kapuscinski on Feb. 25, Baylor professor of co...

DALLAS, Texas – Internationally renowned artist Kiki Smith will be the featured speaker at the annual Nasher Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, presented by the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. A limited number of tickets are available for $20 for members and $25 for non-members at NasherSculptureCenter.org.

“The annual Nasher Lecture Series honors the legacy of the late Raymond and Patsy Nasher by bringing to Dallas some of today’s most influential artists, sculptors, and critics through this yearly collaboration with the University of North Te...

DENTON (UNT), Texas--A nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will provide scholarships for doctoral students to study cyber security and information assurance in UNT’s College of Engineering, College of Business and College of Information.

The new program builds on UNT’s leadership as one of only seven institutions in the United States to be designated by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a...