What: Melissa's Choice: An American Dilemma, a play presented by the University of North Texas' Department of Dance and Theatre, in which Melissa, an attorney, deals with an unintended pregnancy. The play is written by New York-based playwright Steven Somkin, who will attend the first performance, and directed by Andy Harris, professor of theatre his...

What: Salute to Faculty Excellence Awards Dinner & Ceremony

When: September 22 (Thursday) Reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by awards dinner and celebration at 7 p.m.

Where: HUB Club, Apogee Stadium, level three; 251 S. Bonnie Brae Street, Denton, Texas, 76207

Cost: $35

More information: To register online.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three University of North Texas faculty members will be among more than 20 educators celebr...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music is celebrating 70 years of jazz by offering free evening and lunchtime jazz performances in the University Union Syndicate, 1155 Union Circle.

The free weekly concerts are open to the UNT community and the general public. Performances will showcase the UNT College of Music's variety of jazz ensembles at noon on Thursdays and Fridays and 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The One O'Clock Lab Band will kick off the first Wednesday night and Thursday lunchtime events.

The Tues...

What: Short Notice: New Work from UNT Drawing & Painting, an exhibition of work by drawing and painting graduate students from the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.

When: Sept. 10 (Saturday) – Oct. 22 (Saturday). The reception will run from 5:30 to 7p.m. Sept.12 (Monday).

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic courthouse square.

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DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- The University of North Texas College of Information dean Kinshuk (who goes by one name) is the winner of the 2016 Distinguished Development Award by the Association for Education Communications and Technology's (AECT).

"We are so proud that our College of Information dean is the winner of such prestigious award," said Finley Graves, provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT. "This high honor truly shows how influential Kinshuk is and what a wonderful addition is he to our university."

The award is based on Kinshuk's accomplishments in the are...

What: Old and New with a Devil's Twist, a College of Music faculty performance of Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat and James Stephenson's A Devil's Tale.

When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 (Tuesday).

Where: Dallas City Performance Hall, 2510 Flora St., Dallas.

Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children (12 and under), UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; and are free for UNT students with valid ID. UNT students may pick up their ticket in p...

What: "Reconstruction and Restorations" -- The 2016 Teaching of History Conference presented by the University of North Texas Department of History. H.W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair of History at the University of Texas at Austin, is the keynote speaker.

When: 7:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 (Saturday)

Where: UNT's University Union, 1155 Union Circle in...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- Early detection of cancer greatly increases the chances of being successfully treated, according to the World Health Organization. Now research teams at the University of North Texas and the Polish Academy of Sciences are working in collaboration to create a chemical sensor device that could detect cancer at an early stage.

"Cancer, if detected and treated in the early stages is no longer a death threat," said Francis D'Souza, a University Distinguished Research Professor in UNT's Department of Chemistry. "However, early...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The start of a new year at the University of North Texas ushers in the 113th year of the UNT Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series, the university's longest running program. This season will feature the creator of a world-renowned photoblog, a celebrated filmmaker, a sketch comedy troupe and several others. All events are free for students at the University of North Texas. Tickets for guests; faculty, staff and alumni; and visitors with no affiliation to UNT vary in price.

The season kicks off with Recalling: Artwork by Frank Hamrick, Faith Jessup and...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Erick Bohannon has served nearly 24 years with the Amarillo Police Department as a patrol officer, junior detective, shift supervisor, field commander, commander of narcotics and SWAT and, since 2011, commander of the special crimes unit, obtaining the rank of lieutenant.

Bohannon has a bachelor's degree in administrative services, but he had never taken a university-level course in criminal justice before August 2015. That month, he started the online master's degree program offered by the University of North Texas...