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UNT digital retailing center announces Think Tank members
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Ten executives in the growing field of digital retailing have been named to the inaugural Think Tank for the University of North Texas' Global Digital Retailing Research Center.
Established during the 2013 spring semester and housed in UNT's College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, the center is the first interdisciplinary center in the U.S. with a complete focus on digital retailing. Researchers in the center, some of whom are visiting faculty to UNT, address trends and issues...
Investigative journalist Maria Hinojosa to speak at UNT Nov. 17
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Award-winning investigative journalist Maria Hinojosa will speak Nov. 17 (Monday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.
Hinojosa will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in UNT's Auditorium Building, at 1401 W. Hickory St. Tickets are on sale today, and can be purchased online.
Hinojosa has a 25-year history of reporting on critical issues and focusing on the...
UNT to host University Partnerships Conference with U.S. Department of State
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Officials from U.S. and Pakistani universities will be guests of the University of North Texas and the U.S. Department of State for a workshop on best practices in working with Pakistani universities Nov. 12-15 (Wednesday-Saturday) in Denton. The conference will take place at the Holiday Inn in Denton Nov. 12-13 (Wednesday-Thursday) before moving Nov. 14 (Friday) to UNT's Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blvd.
UNT was chosen to host the University Partnerships Conference because it received one...
UNT TAMS students earn more 2014 Siemens Competition placements than any other school in the U.S.
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas have earned more placements as semifinalists and regional finalists in the 2014 Siemens Competition than any other school in the United States.
The Siemens Competition is the nation's leading original research competition in math, science and technology for hi...
UNT College of Engineering joins research consortium
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Engineering has joined the Cold-Formed Steel Research Consortium (CFSRC), which brings together leading research teams across North America to provide the world's most comprehensive research on cold-formed steel structures.
"Joining the consortium gives UNT and partner institutions an opportunity to combine our expertise and research facilities to advance research and knowledge on cold-formed steel," said...
UNT alumna awarded for study on e-books in the classroom
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Bethany Hendrickson, a recent graduate of the University of North Texas and a teacher at Denton's Stephens Elementary School, earned the 2015 Claudia A Balach Teacher Research Award for work she conducted while she was a student at UNT. The award is given by the Professional Development School Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association.
"My goal was to help strugglin...
UNT professor of German faculty member available to discuss Berlin Wall on 25th anniversary of its fall
In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected almost overnight to keep East Germans from fleeing to the West. And 25 years ago, the Berlin Wall's destruction was nearly as sudden as its creation, and was celebrated around the world.
Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, chair of the University of North Texas...
UNT Astronomy director available to discuss Rosetta comet mission
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The European Space Agency launched Rosetta, a space probe, more than 10 years ago to begin a study of Comet 67P. Comet 67P is traveling through an area of deep space equivalent to more than five times the Earth's distance from the sun.
On Nov. 12 (Wednesday), Rosetta will launch a small lander th...
UNT Jewish and Israel Studies Program to host Holocaust Survivor
What: "Hidden Child of the Holocaust" -- A presentation at the University of North Texas by Holocaust survivor Paul Kessler. UNT's Jewish and Israel Studies Program is sponsoring the lecture. Co-sponsors include the Dallas Holocaust Museum, the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 (Monday)
Where: Room...
UNT to offer new Ph.D. in mechanical and energy engineering
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Engineering now offers a Ph.D. in mechanical and energy engineering, the first degree of its kind in Texas and one of the only doctoral programs specializing in energy applications in the field of Mechanical Engineering in the United States. The degree program's first students will begin in Spring 2015.
"The ability to offer an innovative Ph.D. program, in addition to bachelor's and master...