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Medical geographer available to respond to questions about spread of Ebola
On Sept. 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a male patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas had tested positive for the Ebola virus, 10 days after the person returned from a trip to West Africa. The news came one week after the CDC noted that the West African nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone could have 1.4 million cases of the Ebola virus by Jan. 20 if the disease keeps following its current trajectory, without effective methods to contain it.
Joseph Oppong, professor of geo...
UNT College of Business names first recipient of endowed professorship
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Business celebrated the newly endowed Dean Henry Hays Professorship for Exemplary Service by honoring an up-and-coming professor, a distinguished former dean and the donors whose support made the professorship possible.
Danielle Cooper, associate professor of management, was named the inaugural recipient at a luncheon Sept. 2 at Dallas' Park City Club. The professorship provides recognition and salary support for a three-year term and...
UNT event aims to spark community-wide caring campaign
What: #DentonHumanityRestored -- A Fall Forum presented by the University of North Texas College of Public Affairs and Community Service
11 a.m. Oct. 2 (Thursday) in the UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D in Denton -- Featuring E. Scott Geller, Alumni-Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Virginia Tech University, and Johnny Quinn, Olympian bobsledder and UNT alumnus
Cost: Free
Contact: Brooke Moore in the College of Public Affairs and Com...
Mexican Consulate, UNT to provide education information center
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas will sign an agreement with the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas on Thursday to implement an education informational center in the Mexican Consular offices.
The signing is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas, 1210 River Bend, Dallas, Texas 75247.
The "Ventanilla de Oportunidades Educativas" program (Educational Opportunities Station Program, (VOE), will provide information on educational opportunities to the Mexican community in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, strengthening UNT's co...
UNT's Institute for the Advancement of Arts celebrates its 5th anniversary with exhibition, other events
What: IAA Fellows: Celebrating Five Years of Achievement, an exhibitionfeaturing the works of Faculty Fellows program, which allows faculty members to take a semester off from teaching to pursue creative research in the arts.
When: Oct. 13 (Monday) - Nov. 5 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. - 3 p....
World renowned Harpist Alice Giles to perform at UNT Oct. 22
What: Alice Giles, one of the world's leading harp soloists, will perform at the University of North Texas as part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series for 2014-15.
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 22 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2210 North Interstate 35E
Cost: UNT Students: Free with ID
Faculty/Staff/Alumni Association Members: $5
General Public: $10
UNT students can print their free ticket, while UNT faculty/staff/alumni and gener...
UNT College of Visual Arts & Design symposium focuses on innovative art and technology
What: The University of North Texas' College of Visual Arts and Design presents the Tactical Robotics Symposium: Latin American Media Art at the Intersection of the Pedagogy
When: Public event is 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 1 (Wednesday); workshops for UNT students are on Oct. 2.
Where: Art Building, Room 223, 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton, at the corner of Mulberry and Welch streets
Cost: Free
DENTON (UNT), T...
Education Leadership Conference set for Nov. 12 at UNT
What: University of North Texas' Education Leadership Conference
When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Nov. 12 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT's Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blvd.
...UNT receives grant to help increase diversity of rehabilitation counseling careers
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A new program under development at the University of North Texas aims to increase the diversity of the rehabilitation counseling career field, while helping students complete an education and move into the profession in less time.
The University of North Texas Department of Disability and Addiction Rehabilitation recently received a $395,642 grant from the Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program for Allie...
UNT researcher named American Society of Plant Biologists president-elect
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon has been named president-elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Dixon will begin a one-year term as the organization's president-elect beginning Oct. 1, 2014, will serve as president for one year beginning Oct. 1, 2015, and will serve as past-president for one year beginning Oct. 1, 2016.
"I am excited to serve this important organization at a time...