DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Come Fall 2016, the University of North Texas will offer a new bachelor's degree in retailing to address a critical shortage in the industry: future leaders ready to tackle retail's evolving needs. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved the degree, making UNT the first university in the U.S. to bridge the gap between the three primary components of retail: merchandising, digital and operations.

"The goal has always been for UNT to be a center for excellence for the complete retail platform," sa...

NOTE: This event has been cancelled. Refunds will be issued to the card used to purchase tickets. 

What: Actress, writer and comedian Jessica Williams will speak as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Williams will discuss her time as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

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Of the more than 50,000 people who come into the U.S. each year as victims of human trafficking, a quarter arrive through Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A Presidential Proclamation in 2011 designated January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In addition, non-government organizations started National Human Trafficking Day, which is observed annually on Jan. 11.

Sandra Spencer, the director of the University of North Texas...

Donors have committed more than $1.25 million to create a sustainable fund for the UNT Kuehne Speaker Series, one of UNT's signature events in Dallas. The UNT Kuehne Speaker Series was established in 2013 to provide a forum to engage in conversation about topics of national and global relevance. A steering committee was formed in January 2015 to guide and accelerate the growth of the series. The committee initiated the idea of creating a sustainable fund to ensure sustainability.

The UNT Kuehne Speaker Series began as a vision of UNT alumnus and philanthropist, Ernie Kuehne, as a way...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- When University of North Texas College of Music doctoral student Rachel Woolf first picked up a flute, her plans were simply to get out of having to take a junior high school physical education class. Little did she know it would be the beginning stages of events that would lead to a tour across the country with the Polyphonic Spree.

"A week before I started seventh grade, I broke my toe going up the stairs to my bedroom and I couldn't take part in PE class," Woolf said. "My best friend told me that if you take band, you d...

What: Annette Lawrence: Around Again, an exhibition of work by the professor and chair of studio art of College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas

When: Jan. 7 (Thursday) – 30 (Saturday). A reception will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 28 (Thursday), with remarks at 7 p.m.

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton

Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. M...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas' Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing recently won six MarCom Awards.

URCM won the international awards given for conception, writing and design of print, visual, audio and web materials and programs, which were created by staff members in several division departments. URCM received the following awards:

• Platinum - Print Creativity Award: Photography for the Freshman View...

New Year's resolution season is almost here, a time when many will begin thinking about their goals for 2016. Often, resolutions involve plans for eating well and exercising. University of North Texas experts are available for interviews to discuss tips for being successful and sticking to resolutions.

Eating Well

Carla Trujillo, head chef of the UNT's Mean Greens Cafe – the first all-vegan university dining hall in the country, is available to share tips on how...

"Concussion" opens in movie theaters Dec. 25 and is based on the story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who was the first to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative disease found in athletes and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions.

Guenter Gross, University of North Texas Regents Professor of biology and director of UNT's Center for Network Neuroscience, is available to discuss the sc...

The 2015 Geminid meteor shower, one of the most active meteor showers of the year, will begin Dec. 5 (Saturday) and will peak on Dec. 14 (Monday).

Meteors tend to radiate from the constellation Gemini throughout the event but can be seen across all directions of the night sky. At its peak, viewers can see up to 120 meteors per hour, and those meteors travel at about 22 miles per second. Meteors in the Geminid shower are believed to be debris from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, which NASA discovered in 1983.

Ron DiIulio, NASA ambassador and director of the...