DENTON (UNT), Texas --  University of North Texas Engineering Professor Yong Tao has received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to identify gaps in sustainability knowledge and better understand human behavior related to sustainability.

Tao received $652,846 as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Coordination Networks – Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability pro...

What: New Choreographers Concert featuring works by senior dance students from UNT’s Department of Dance and Theatre.

When: 8 p.m. Nov. 21, 22, 23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 24

Where: University Theatre, room 104, in the RTFP building, 1179 Union Circle, on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets in Denton.

Tickets: Tickets can be ordered with a credit card over the phone by calling 940-565-2428 or Metro 817-267-3731, ext. 2428. The box office is located in the first floor lobby of the University Theatre. The box...

DENTON (UNT), Texas —  Entries to the eighth Artists’ Books Competition and Biennial Exhibition  sponsored by  The Friends of the University of North Texas Libraries are being accepted through Dec. 11 (Wednesday).

The competition is open to Denton residents and University of North Texas faculty, staff and students.

The purposes of the competition and exhibition are to encourage the development of students’ and others’ work in the medium of Artists'...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Yan Huang, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the University of North Texas’ College of Engineering, is developing a location-based social media search function that will allow users to search for and find more information about events around them than ever before.

For many social media platforms today, a user can search for an event at a location using key...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — During the hours and days that followed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Dallas Police Department officers gathered numerous eyewitness statements, fingerprints, affidavits, correspondence and homicide reports for not just Kennedy’s assassination, but also the murder of Officer J.D. Tippit the same day of the assassination, and the murder of alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby two days later.

People who vividly remember the events of 50 years ago, as well as younger generations, will soon be able to view these 11,...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Many veterans suffer from tinnitus and hearing loss as a result of exposure to gunfire, explosions, airplanes and harsh sounds related to military service. The University of North Texas Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Clinic provides comprehensive research, testing, counseling and treatment devices to help vets and other individuals who suffer from this condition.

Commonly known as “ringing in the ears,” tinnitus is caused by nerve damage to the inner ear; it afflicts individuals with a range of chronic...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Five University of North Texas students studying computer science, sociology and business reaped awards at the first-ever LeadingAge HackFest Oct. 25 – 27 in Dallas for designing technological tools that can be used to improve the lives of older adults.

First place — Global EngAge

David Adamo Jr., a doctoral student in computer science, and his four teammates from other universities clinched first place...

What: The One O’Clock Lab Band performs with guest artist Walt Weiskopf on tenor saxophone.

When: 8 p.m. Nov. 26 (Tuesday)

Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.

Tickets: $15 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, children, UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more. Purchase tickets online at ...

What:           University of North Texas Business Leadership Academy — Denton ISD high school students interested in business careers will visit the University of North Texas College of Business for its second Business Leadership Academy, a one-day event that introduces local high school students to business education and what it means to be business student.

After about a year of working with Denton ISD counselors, the academy began with a pilot test of about a dozen Denton ISD students — all from Guyer High School — on...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The Supreme Court of the United States in its 2013-14 term has 48 appeals on the docket with more to be added. Justices will review key cases involving affirmative action, campaign giving, presidential power, abortion rights and public prayer. Additional appeals up for consideration would address issues in privacy, same-sex discrimination, health care reform and gun rights.

University of North Texas faculty experts are available to discuss these cases.

2013-14 Supreme Court Docket

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