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UNT design students took home top prizes, including 'Best School Award,' at national show
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Seventeen communication design students from the University of North Texas took home top prizes from the Dallas Society of Visual Communicators National Student Show and Conference, the largest student creative competition in the United States.
UNT also won “Best School Award” in the competition, whose winners were announced at a banquet on April 1. Principal Lecturer Karen Dorff won the Golden Apple Award forBest Educator.
A panel of professional designers, illustrators a...
UNT’S Fine Arts Series presents Luminarium: Architects of Air April 17-21
What:Fine Arts Series presents Luminarium: Architects of Air
When:April 17-21
Where:University Union’s South Lawn, 1155 Union Circle
Cost:Students and members of the general public can walk through the exhibit for free from 1-7 p.m. daily.
Parking: Visitors for the Fine Arts Series event may park at Highland Street Garage and Union Circle Garage for $2 or at the parking meters on Highland Street and West Sycamore S...
UNT fellowship allows three professors to pursue creative pursuits
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Thanks to a fellowship, three University of North Texas faculty members will get to pursue their creative pursuits – studying textiles in Greece, writing a musical about female composers and composing an opera.
The fellowship sponsored by the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts gives faculty members a semester off and a stipend to work on their project. The IAA, which serves as UNT’s arm for artistic and creative expression, has sponsored the pr...
UNT graduate programs ranked in top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
Five University of North Texas programs were recently ranked in the top 25 graduate degree programs by U.S. News & World Report.
Programs in the College of Information that were ranked in the top 25 are:
●Library and Information Studies — No. 20
●Health Librarianship — No. 7
●School Media Library — No. 10
“We are very pleased to continue to offer very high quality programs to our students that are nationally so highly ranked,” said College of Informatio...
UNT’s Night & Day lecture series presents the latest topics in interaction and user experience design
What: Night & Day, An Interaction and User Experience Design Professional Learning Series, which features a lecture on Friday night and workshop on Saturday from leading experts about enhancing mobile, online and other user experiences, sponsored by the University of North Texas’ College of Visual Arts and Design and the New College at Frisco.
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City Nature Challenge coming to UNT
What: UNT campus mini bioblitz - An event for University of North Texas students, faculty and staff to get an introduction to the DFW City Nature Challenge
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. April 14 (Friday)
Where: Meet at the soaring eagle statue near the Hurley Administration Building at UNT
Cost: Free
More Information: Participants should download the iNaturalist app before the e...
UNT emergency management faculty will discuss people's attention to storm warnings
Spring in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and North Texas region means bluebonnets, sunny skies, outdoor festivals and, unfortunately, the potential for severe thunderstorms. Some extreme weather may result in damage and destruction.
Two University of North Texas faculty members in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science...
Art gala will benefit University of North Texas students in recovery from substance misuse
What: Spring Benefit Art Gala at the University of North Texas, with proceeds helping to fund programs
of the UNT Colle...
Honors student who overcame eating disorder will be keynote speaker at UNT's Scholars Day
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Like so many other high school students, Leta Cunningham spent the second semester of her senior year preparing for life at a university — the University of North Texas, where she was accepted into the Honors College.
She was looking forward to her graduation ceremony and leaving...
UNT’S Child Development Lab expands its research capabilities
Having recently undergone a move and expansion, the University of North Texas’ Child Development Laboratory has increased the opportunities for students to research the growth, development, learning and engagement of children.
The lab now boasts four classrooms, instead of two, for its early childhood program within the College of Education. The facility moved from UNT’s Matthews Hall to near...