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...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A new iPhone application that teaches artists how to hone their vocal improvisation skills features University of North Texas College of Music senior lecturer Rosana Eckert and doctoral teaching fellow Justin Binek. They are two of seven artists who recorded modules for the ScatAbility app, which allows singers to virtually interact with professional jazz singers. Users can sing along to the tracks, remove backing vocals, and record their demonstrations for practice and playback.

"Currently, there are more practice resources f...

What: Fall commencement ceremonies at the University of North Texas.

When: Baccalaureate graduation ceremonies from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 11 (Friday) and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 12 (Saturday).

Doctoral and master's graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec 11 (Friday).

Where: UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D in Denton or the UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 North Interstate 3...

Fans have bought tickets and are counting down the days until the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Dec. 18 (Friday). University of North Texas Costume Shop supervisor and adjunct professor of dance and theatre Suzanne Shockley shares tips to help fans recreate Princess Leia's hair, shine like C-3PO or pull together their best scruffy-looking Nerf herder style:

• Once you decide on a character, search online f...

DENTON (UNT), Texas - Multiple fatalities have been reported in an active shooter incident in San Bernardino, California, according to news media and communications from the city’s police and fire departments. The details are still coming in, but with prominent news coverage of mass shootings, it can be increasingly difficult from parents to shield their children...