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Thursday Night Music plays on through summer for first time
What: The first Thursday Night Music at UNT on the Square - Summer Edition, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music
When: 8– 9 p.m. June 18, 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 23
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic courthouse square
Cost: Free
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UNT researchers awarded millions to study effects of oil on Gulf of Mexico species
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Three University of North Texas biology researchers were awarded $2.7 million from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to study the effects of oil on different animal species and water in the Gulf of Mexico.
UNT Assistant Professor of Biology Dane Crossley, Professor of Biology Warren Burggren and Assistant Professor of Biology Aaron Roberts will receive $2.7 million over three years for the research.
Crossley will evaluate the performance of juvenile fish after an oil exp...
Aviation camp exposing high schoolers to aviation careers takes wing through UNT-TCC partnership
What: The Federal Aviation Administration is co-sponsoring the Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Program, a five-day, hands-on camp exposing 11th- and 12th-grade high school students to aviation and aerospace careers. It comes to North Texas thanks to a new collaboration between the University of North Texas and Tarrant County College.
When: June 15 – 19 (Monday – Friday)....
New human trafficking study abroad course at UNT aims to treat problem at the source
DENTON, Texas (UNT) -- In Romania, 69 percent of the human trafficking victims never completed middle school, 46 percent were younger than 18, and 11 percent were recruited by relatives and spouses. Stark 2013 statistics, like these from the Romanian National Agency against Trafficking Persons, highlight a crisis. In the poor, central European country of Romania and other countries around the globe, experts estimate 20.9 million people have become prime targets for human traffickers, who profit off the...
Greg Watts named Dean of UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Greg Watts, chair of the art department at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, has been named the new dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
"Greg Watts provides the creativity and leadership to continue the excellence of the College of Visual Arts and Design, which is one of the best art schools in the Southwest and the nation," said Finley Graves, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT.
...Children learn and play with music at UNT's Early Childhood Music program
What: University of North Texas' Early Childhood Music program for children from birth to 7 years old. Children will play games and interact with their parents while learning about music.
When: There will be two five-week sessions held Fridays from June 5 – July 3 and Saturdays from June 6 – July 11.
Where: Room 115 of the Music Annex Building, at the corner of Avenue C and Highland in Denton (1630 W. Highland St.).
Cost: $75 for newborns and babies up to to...
UNT ranked in top 25 online MBA programs by The Princeton Review
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas College of Business' online MBA program was ranked in the Top 25 Online MBA programs by The Princeton Review for excelling in five areas of criteria: academics, selectivity, faculty, technical platforms, and career outcomes. UNT ranked...
UNT fashion design program receives $500,000 donation; will be named for alumnus Michael Faircloth
DENTON (UNT), Texas – UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design has received a gift in the amount of $500,000 that will assist in the enrichment and renaming of the already noted fashion design program as the Michael Faircloth Fashion Design Program.
Alumna Lisa Troutt, with a previous career in fashion design, and her husband, Kenny, have given the first major gift that will support the $2.5 million goal to name the program.
"This generous donation will allow us to honor an esteemed alumnus, Dallas fashion designer Michael Faircloth, and provide support for our dynamic and enterp...
Faculty members available to discuss Rick Perry announcing candidacy for president
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination this Thursday (June 4), joining an increasingly crowded field of Republican candidates. Perry, whose first presidential run in 2012 ended quickly, is expected to make Iowa a central component to his campaign after visiting the state 14 times.
The following University of North Texas political scientists are available for media interviews about Perry and other declared and possible presidential candidates.
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UNT College of Information selected for iSchool executive body
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas College of Information has been named to the iCaucus, the executive body of iSchools, a coalition of information schools and colleges at 65 universities in Canada, the U.S. and 20 other nations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Herman L. Totten, dean of the College of Information, said the selection to the iCaucus is very prestigious for the college because caucus...