News Releases
Press passes available to Ta-Nehisi Coates speech at UNT March 12
What: Author, editor and educator Ta-Nehisi Coates will speak March 12 (Thursday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Coates will discuss millennials and social justice in his speech.
Where: UNT's Auditorium Building, at 1401 W. Hickory St.
Ticket info: Student tickets are free and student guest tickets are $5; UNT faculty, staff and alumni tickets are $8 and ticke...
"The English Patient" author to speak at UNT March 27
What: Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, which was made into the Best Picture Oscar winner for 1997, will visit the University of North Texas as part of the UNT Visiting Writers Series to read from his works.
When: 7 p.m. March 27 (Friday)
Where: Room 255 of UNT's Eagle Student Services Center, 1147 Union Circle
Cost: Free
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UNT play therapy conference trains clinicians in ways to strengthen parent-child relationships
What: Hosted by the University of North Texas Center for Play Therapy, a two-day workshop will train play therapists who provide mental health services to children and families. The workshop will fulfill partial prerequisite requirements toward certification as child-parent relationship therapy facilitators, as well as continuing education credits.
When/Where: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 5 and 6 (Thursday and Friday) in the forum of UNT's Willis Library, located at 1506 W....
UNT named Tree Campus USA university for 7th year in a row
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized the University of North Texas as a 2014 Tree Campus USA university for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This marks the seventh year in a row UNT has earned this recognition.
Tree Campus USA is a national program honoring colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy management of their campus forests and for engaging the community in environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA was launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundatio...
UNT TAMS student to present forensic chemistry research in Austin
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Tiffany Jiang, a second-year Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science student at the University of North Texas, will present her forensic chemistry research March 4 (Wednesday) at the Texas State Capitol in Austin as part of Texas Undergraduate Research Day.
Jiang, working with UNT Professor of Chemistry Teresa Golden, researched bone powders, via x-ray analys...
UNT selected as a "Top School" by "Military Advanced Education"
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- "Military Advanced Education" has awarded the University of North Texas the designation of a Top School in its "2015 Military Advanced Education Guide to Colleges and Universities," a guide which measures the best practices in military and veteran education. The guide was released in the December issue of "Military Advanced Education."
The guide presents results of a questionnaire of the military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 institutions, including private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-ye...
UNT lecturer for Women's History Month to discuss women's communication with doctors
What: "Between a Woman and Her Doctor: Prescriptions for Sex and Childbirth in the Twentieth Century" -- A lecture at the University of North Texas by Carolyn Herbst Lewis, assistant professor of history at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Presented by the UNT Department of History for Women's History Month.
When: 4:30 p.m. March 26 (Thursday)
Where: Room 270 of UNT's...
Research from UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute to be presented at UNT on the Square March 11
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas faculty and graduate students will displays posters to illustrate their research conducted in UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute during a free program at UNT on the Square March 11 (Wednesday).
The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the gallery, located at 109 North Elm Street on the west side of the Denton Courthouse Square. The posters will illustrate the latest findings on the causes and consequences of violence and conflict around the world.
H...
Angie Estes, Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry, visits UNT to read from her new book, "Enchantée"
What: Angie Estes, 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry and winner of this year's Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, will hold a Q&A and book reading at the University of North Texas as part of the UNT Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing program of the Department of English.
When: Q...
UNT Symphony Orchestra's March 11 concert features College of Music Concerto Competition winners
What: The UNT Symphony Orchestra performs in concert with the fall 2014 College of Music Concerto Competition winners. UNT Symphony Orchestra conductor David Itkin will direct the orchestra along with six graduate student conductors.
When: 8 p.m. March 11 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online.
Tickets: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students,...