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UNT faculty members available to comment on impact of annual tax-free shopping weekend
From Friday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 9, Texas shoppers will not pay the 6.25 percent sales tax on most clothing, shoes, backpacks and other school supplies priced at $100 or less during the state's annual tax-free shopping weekend. And while online retailers aren't required to participate in the sales tax holiday, the Texas comptroller's office has said that shoppers can expect online purchases that fit the criteria to be exempt from sales tax.
The following University of North Texas faculty members are available to discuss topics related to the tax-free shopping weekend.
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Faculty members available to discuss Aug. 6 GOP debate
Next Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 of the many candidates for the Republican nomination for president will take the stage in a debate hosted by Fox News, after being chosen based on their average ranking in five national polls conducted before Aug. 4. Only the candidates currently leading by double digits in recent polls – real estate tycoon Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker -- are not in danger of losing their spots in the debate.
The following University of North Texas political scientists are available to provide previews and...
UNT ArtSpace Dallas exhibition features the works of finalists from fall's 'Winner Takes All' event
What: CADD FUNd 2014 Finalists exhibition shows the works of UNT and SMU students who were finalists in the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas emerging artists' Winner Takes All event last fall. Among those in the exhibition is winner Julie Libersat, a UNT graduate student who is developing the Roam smart phone app and used the money raised at the CADD event to support her project. Also representing UNT are graduate student Ellie Ivanova, and alumni Fari Rahimi and Lynné Bowman Cravens.
When: Aug. 15 (Saturday) to Sept. 26 (Saturday); Gallery...
Men's satisfaction with their faces, investment in appearance linked to grooming product loyalty, UNT study says
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Women have long been portrayed in popular culture as being more concerned about their appearance than men, but research from the University of North Texas indicates that men become committed to brands of grooming products based on how satisfied they are with specific parts of their bodies and how invested they are in their appearance. The research also shows that gay men are more likely than heterosexual men to be dissatisfied with various parts of their bodies.
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UNT student receives scholarship to attend Meeting Professionals International conference
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Allie Salgueiro of Garland, a senior hospitality and tourism management major at the University of North Texas, has received a Wyndham Worldwide WEC Scholarship that will allow her to attend the 2015 World Education Congress, the annual global conference of Meeting Professionals International. The World Education Congress will be held in San Francisco Aug. 1-4.
...UNT Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism announces biography fellowship recipient
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Judith Bula Wise of Boulder, professor emerita of social work at the University of Denver, has been awarded the 2015 Mayborn Fellowship in Biography from University of North Texas' Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism.
The fellowship is co-sponsored by James McGrath Morris, a founder and president of Biograph...
UNT student receives Spectrum Scholarship from American Library Association
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Tommy Vinh Bui, a master's student in library science in the University of North Texas' College of Information, has been named a 2015 Spectrum Scholar by the American Library Association. Bui is earning his master's degree through the college's Greater Los Angeles Cohort.
The Spectrum Scholarships, which provide students with $5,000 for one academic year and are non-renewable, are considered to be among the most p...
TD Ameritrade awards UNT $50,000, Mascot Scrappy and faculty to help ring NYSE closing bell
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas Financial Services Program will be awarded a $50,000 grant from TD Ameritrade Institutional as part of its NextGen Financial Planning Initiative. To celebrate the honor, TD Ameritrade Institutional will fly two UNT representatives to the New York Stock Exchange to accept the award July 22 (Wednesday), where they'll be joined by UNT's mascot, Scrappy, to help ring the closing bell.
Two grants and 14 sc...
UNT journalism faculty available to discuss Michael Brown coverage on mainstream, social media
On Aug. 10, 2014, one day after 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown began appearing on Twitter after an attorney in Jackson, Mississippi, posted it with two photos of himself -- one showing him positively and the other stereotyping him negatively. The text urged others to consider which photo would be used by the media to report on his theoretical death by police.
Meredith Clark and...
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference awards $12,000 in cash prizes for writing competitions
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- George Bowden of Fort Worth received the top prize of $3,000 and a provisional book contract with the University of North Texas Press in the Book Manuscript competition sponsored by the 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.
In "That I must Tread Alone," Bowden tells the true story of a Marine corporal who grew up hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but vowed to not kill any Koreans when he was sent to the Korean War in 1950.
The Mayborn...