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Press passes available to Oct. 21 Jose Antonio Vargas event at UNT
What: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas will speak Oct. 21 as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series. Vargas will discuss the changing American identity.
Where: UNT’s Main Auditorium at 1401 W. Hickory St.
Ticket info: Tickets are free for UNT students a...
UNT Opera presents 'Don Giovanni' Nov. 6-15
What: UNT Opera presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, a two-act opera based on tale of the legendary libertine Don Juan. The production is directed by Visiting Opera Stage Director David Ward and conducted by UNT Opera Music Director Stephen Dubberly.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13 (Fridays) and 3 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15 (Sundays). There will be an "In The Know" lecture 45 minutes prior to each performance. The lecture, presented by Dubberly, will offer insight into the opera, its characters and the time period in which it was written.
Where:...
Exhibition features works created by Kiki Smith during her UNT residency
What: Kiki Smith: Seed, an exhibition featuring the works of artist Kiki Smith, 2013-14 artist-in-residence at the University of North Texas
When: Oct. 17-Nov. 14. Gallery hours are 5-8 p.m. Thursdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Where: UNT ArtSpace Dallas, 1901 Main St., Dallas, on the first floor of the University Center Building
Cost: Free
More information: More information about the UNT ArtSpace Dallas gallery and exhibitions, a...
From Tehran to Denton: UNT librarian works her way back up the ladder
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Seti Keshmiripour, the new outreach and engagement librarian at the University of North Texas, faced a tough decision when she and her husband moved from Iran to Denton in 2011.
Even though she had been a head librarian at one of Iran's most prestigious research libraries in Tehran for five years and had earned a master's degree in library studies in Iran, none of her licenses were accredited in the U.S.
She could either go through a master's program again, slowly working her way back up the ladder, or she could direct her...
Delegation from Mexico to discuss cross-border differences in teacher education
What: The University of North Texas Meadows Chair Lecture, a conversation about teaching challenges in both Mexico and the U.S. The talk will feature a visiting delegation of faculty and students from Escuela Normal para Educadoras de Arandas in Jalisco, Mexico.
When: 11 a.m. Oct. 8 (Thursday).
Where: Room 209 of Matthews Hall, located at 1300 W. Highland St. in Denton.
Cost: Free.
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Visiting faculty and students from Escuela Normal par...
Chronic insomnia may impact effectiveness of flu vaccine in otherwise healthy people, UNT study says
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year's influenza vaccine, which is usually available by October, reduces healthy adults' odds of contracting flu by 70 to 90 percent.
However, the vaccine may be less effective in otherwise healthy individuals who suffer from chronic insomnia. A University of North Texas study showed that those in this group had lower amounts of influenza antibodies before and after immunization. Although past sleep deprivation studies found links between lack of sleep and decreased immune funct...
Experts can comment on Democrat candidates debate on Oct. 13
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the other Democrat candidates for president will take the stage at Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino Oct. 13 (Tuesday) in the first of several scheduled debates. The debate will be televised by CNN.
The following University of North Texas faculty members are available to discuss the debate.
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, professor and chair of UNT's Department of Political Science, is the co-author of...
Thrice as nice: UNT logistics students win national IANA competition for third straight year
DENTON (UNT), Texas — It happened in 2013, 2014 and now this year: Students in the University of North Texas logistics program have taken the top prize at the Intermodal Association of North America's annual Intermodal EXPO Academic Challenge held in September in...
UNT's Dance and Theatre Department and Jewish and Israel Studies Program present "The Jewish Wife"
What: "The Jewish Wife," a one-act play at the University of North Texas focusing on the issues of antisemitism. The play features faculty members Sally Vahle and Bob Hess, both from the UNT Department of Dance and Theatre.
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 12 – Oct.15 (Monday -Thursday) and Oct. 17 (Saturday).
Where: Room 127 of UNT's Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle, Denton
Cost: Admission is free for students, faculty and the general public.
More information:...
J. C. Penney executive chairman opens UNT's 2015-16 Executive + Scholar Lecture Series
What: "Adversity is a Great Teacher" – J. C. Penney Company Executive Chairman Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III, opens the University of North Texas 2015-16 Executive + Scholar Lecture Series with a Q&A conversation about how challenges and obstacles in business and personal life can help individuals learn important lessons.
When/Where: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 (Thursday) in the ballroom of UNT's...