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UNT Department of Media Arts receives $25,000 from Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, Tennessee, that promotes the growth of country radio and the country music industry through education programs, has donated $25,000 to the University of North Texas' Department of Media Arts for a scholarship endowment.
The County Radio Broadcasters scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in radio, television and film who plan to pursue careers in radio, have completed at l...
UNT on the Square exhibits photographs taken for the novel, "The Lazarus Project"
What: Inside The Lazarus Project, an exhibition of photographs by Velibor Božović that pair with the novel written by UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Artist-in-Residence Aleksandar Hemon.
When/Where: UNT on the Square, Feb. 27 (Friday) to March 27 (Friday). Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday with extended hours to 8 p.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Where: 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost: Free, open to the public
What else:...
UNT spring enrollment climbs as 34,163 students enroll
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Spring enrollment at the University of North Texas increased over 2014 with 34,163 students enrolled. In addition, students are taking more class hours, indicating a continued focus on academic achievement.
"UNT's student retention efforts and programs such as Eagle Express, which offers a $3,000 refund for those graduating in four years, are paying off as students are more focused on earning their degrees, taking more semester hours to graduate in a timely manner," said...
University of North Texas Libraries to house archives of Dallas' Black Academy of Arts and Letters
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- During the past 38 years, a nonprofit cultural arts institution in downtown Dallas has hosted Academy Award nominees, Grammy winners and some of America's most noted jazz musicians and comedians, as well as unknown performers who later became famous.
Programs, posters, photos and video recordings from these performances at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and other items from the academy's archives, will be housed at the...
UNT TAMS student named 2015 Intel Science Talent Search finalist
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Lily Liu, a second-year student in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, has been named a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search.
Liu, from Plano, was chosen as one of 40 finalists in the U.S. for her research, "Oxidative Cleavage of Methoxyethane by Transition Metal Atoms: A Computational Study on Catalytic Properties of Metals and Performance of DFT Functionals." Liu researched in U...
How would drivers' habits change in self-driving cars?
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Are you totally focused on driving when you're in the car? Be honest. Are you driving while talking to your kids, using your phone, eating or changing the radio station? … What if your car was self-driving? Would your driving activities or your relationship with your car change?
University of North Texas students worked to find the answers to those questions for Nissan's Research Center in Silicon Valley. The center enlisted the help of Professor Christina Wasson and her design anthropology class to find out how peop...
Verizon grant to expand UNT's Code Camp program
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Code Camp program, which began in 2014, will expand thanks to a $20,000 gift from Verizon. Code Camp advances science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education by teaching computer coding to Denton Independent School District elementary and middle school students.
"We are excited to partner with UNT to engage our youth in STEM," said Michelle Miller, regional president for Verizon Wireless. "There are currently 3 million STEM jobs in the U.S. that are unfilled. By raising both the interest a...
Marvel's morality: Bill Rosemann of Marvel Comics to speak at UNT's Fine Arts Series Feb. 27
What: Marvel and Marvel Games Creative Director Bill Rosemann talks about his years of experience and how superheroes can affect your life as part of the University of North Texas' 2014-15 Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series.
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 27 (Friday)
Where: UNT's Main Auditorium, 1401 W. Hickory St., Denton
Cost: $10 for general public; $5 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members; free for UNT students. Students can print their free ticket, while UNT faculty/staff/alumni and the...
Dr. Michael Leo Owens to speak on effects of U.S. prison system at UNT Feb. 9
What: Michael Leo Owens presents "The Civic Consequences of 'The New Jim Crow' for Black America" as part of Black History Month at the University of North Texas. The event is jointly sponsored by the Department of History and the Department of Political Science.
When: 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Feb. 9 (Monday)
Where: Room 105 of UNT's General Academic Building, 225 S. Avenue B, Denton
Cost:...
Ad with emotion may win out over humorous ads in this year's Super Bowl, UNT advertising professor says
While the memorable Super Bowl commercials have often advertised beer from Budweiser, various car and truck models and Doritos, an advertisement for men's grooming products will become memorable during Sunday's (Feb. 1) Super Bowl broadcast by tugging at the heartstrings of fathers, according to University of North Texas advertising faculty member Bill Ford.
Ford, who teaches in UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, has reviewed many of this...