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UNT faculty members available to discuss topics related to Ebola in America and Africa
Since July, eight people who were diagnosed with the Ebola virus have been treated in U.S. hospitals, and many others who had direct contact with them are being monitored for the deadly disease. In West Africa, the Ebola outbreak that began last March has killed nearly 4,500 people, and the World Health Organization has said that up to 10,000 new cases could be diagnosed each week during the next two months. More than 3,000 U.S. troops are being deployed the Liberia, one of the hardest hit nations, to build hospitals.
The following University of North Texas faculty members are availab...
UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts celebrates fifth anniversary with readings by Faculty Fellow
What: An exhibition and program of literary readings featuring University of North Texas English faculty members Bonnie Friedman and B.H. Fairchild. Friedman will read from her new book, Surrendering Oz: A Life in Essays and Fairchild will read from his new book, The Blue Buick: New and Selected Poems. The program is part of UNT's Institute for the Advancement of the Arts' fifth anniversary celebration.
When: Oct. 24 (Friday). A reception will begin at7 p.m., with the reading following at 7:30 p.m.
Where: UNT o...
Omni Hotels & Resorts executives to speak at UNT for lecture series
What: Joy Rothschild, chief human resources officer for Dallas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts, and Jon Hunter, the company's vice president of operations and hotel services, will speak at the University of North Texas for the Executive in Residence Lecture Series presented by UNT's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Manage...
UNT Theatre presents "Bent," chronicling love, suffering of homosexuals persecuted by Nazis
What: UNT Theatre's production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play Bent, which portrays the endurance of love and the necessity of human dignity of homosexual men imprisoned by Nazis in the Dachau concentration camp during World War II. Please note: This play contains sexual content, graphic violence and nudity.
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 (Thursday), Oct. 31 (Friday), Nov. 1 (Saturday), Nov. 6 (Thursday), Nov. 7 (Friday) and Nov. 8 (Saturday); 2 p.m. Nov. 2 and Nov. 9 (Sundays)
Where: Univers...
Shoppers can find unique gifts at Everything UNT (on the Square) - An Artsy Pop-up Store Nov. 8
What: Everything UNT (on the Square) - An Artsy Pop-up Store, a temporary shop in which students, faculty and alumni from the University of North Texas will sell their original creative work. The event is sponsored by UNT on the Square and the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series.
When: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Nov. 8 (Saturday)
Where: UNT on the Square,109 N. Elm St., Denton
Contact: Meredith Buie or...
Youth of all ages and their families can explore art and drama at UNT's Saturdays Series Nov. 8
Youth of all ages and their families can explore art and drama at UNT's Saturdays Series Nov. 8
What: UNT Art Gallery Saturday Series
When: 1-3 p.m. Nov. 8
Where: UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton, on the first floor of the Art Building
Parking: Guests can park for free near the Art Building on Mulberry and Welch.
Cost: Free
What else: Reservations can be made...
UNT faculty member available to discuss American military response to Ebola in Africa
More than 3,000 U.S. troops are being deployed to Liberia, where an outbreak of the Ebola virus that began last March has killed more than 2,300 people and led to the cancellation of national election. The U.S. military will provide logistical support by building 17 hospitals with 100 beds each, building a hospital for infected health care workers and training hundreds more providers each week.
Constance Hilliard, a University of North Texas professor of applied African history, says the military response to...
Wright Amendment ends Oct. 13; UNT experts weigh in
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Longtime restrictions on airlines flying out of Dallas Love Field will be lifted Oct. 13 as the Wright Amendment ends. How will that affect travelers? What kind of competition will travelers see between airlines?
Steve Joiner, a lecturer of logistics in the UNT...
UNT language department to host events for 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Communism had been faltering in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland for most of 1989, but Communist leaders in the German Democratic Republic -- East Germany -- had insisted that the country needed a moderate change, rather than a drastic revolution with borders to Western nations open. It was a surprise to most citizens of East Berlin on Nov. 9, 1989, when a government official announced that "permanent relocations" could be done through all border checkpoints between East Germany and West Germany, even in divided Berlin.
Very quickly, citizens living on both si...
UNT French professor honored by Quebec's Superior Council of the French Language
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Marie-Christine Koop, professor of French in the University of North Texas' Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures, has received the medal of the Ordre des Francophones d'Amérique from Quebec's Superior Council of the French Language.
Awarded annually since 1978 and conferred by the Prime Minister of Quebec, the distinction recognizes the merits of individuals who are dedicated to developing and maintaining the French langua...