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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...
Oh Myyy! George Takei to speak at UNT Oct. 27
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Actor, social justice activist and social media mega-power George Takei will speak Oct. 27 (Monday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.
Takei will speak at 8 p.m. Oct 27 in the UNT Coliseum, located at 600 Ave. D, at the southeast corner of North Texas Boulevard and Highland Street. Tickets are on sale today, Oct. 6, and can be purchased online....
UNT's P.R.I.N.T Press starts new subscription program, hosts open house for visiting printmaker
What: An open house at UNT's Print Research Institute of North Texas (P.R.I.N.T Press) for Nicole Hand, printmaker and visiting artist from Murray State University
When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 23 (Thursday)
Where: P.R.I.N.T Press, 1120 West Oak St., Denton
What else: Ten P.R.I.N.T Press subscriptions are available this year for $200 and $1,000. The $200 level includes a signed limited edition fine art print by Nicole Hand and other perks. The $1,000 includes ev...
UNT musicians embrace non-Western influences of Reich's work in upcoming performance
What: Music for 18 Musicians, a minimalist piece by Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Reich, will be performed at the University of North Texas College of Music.
When/Where: 8 p.m. Oct. 13 (Monday) in Voertman Hall, located at the UNTMusic Building at 415 Avenue C in Denton.
Cost: Free. Evening parking is free in lot 26, southwest of the Music Building. The entrance to the lot is off of Highland Street.
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Musicians f...
Israeli-Arab legal scholar to discuss Gaza War during UNT lecture
What: "An Israeli-Arab Legal Scholar Discusses the Gaza War and Terrorism" -- A lecture at the University of North Texas by Mohammed Wattad, assistant professor at Zefat Academic College School of Law in Zefat, Israel. Sponsored by UNT's Jewish and Israel Studies Program, the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
When: 2 p.m. Oct. 21 (Tuesday)
Where: Room 43/47 of UNT's...
UNT graduate logistics program ranks in Gartner’s list of top U.S. programs
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas was ranked No. 24 for its Master of Business Administration degree program in logistics in Gartner's list of the Top U.S. Supply Chain Graduate University Programs.
"The ranking puts UNT among some of the strongest programs in the country," said Terry Pohlen, associate professor of logistics and director of the Center for Logistics Education and Research in UNT’s College of Business.
Gartner, an information technology research and ad...
UNT Media Library to present Fall 2014 Doc Spot Film Series
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- This fall semester, two documentaries will be shown at the University of North Texas as a part of the Doc Spot Film Series offered by the UNT Media Library.
The documentary showings are free and open to the public.
"School's Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten" — 4 p.m. Oct. 7 (Tuesday) Media Library in Room 111C of Chilton Hall, 410 S. Avenue C.
Released in 2003,...