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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,...
Join UNT Astronomy for lunar eclipse viewing Oct. 8
What: Lunar eclipse viewing through high-powered telescopes and an educational discussion with UNT astronomy experts
When: 3 – 6 a.m. on Oct. 8 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT's Rafes Urban Astronomy Center, located at 2350 Tom Cole Road in Denton
Cost: Free
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Perot Museum of Nature and Science has teamed with University of North Texas Astronomy to offer free viewing of the Oct. 8 lunar eclipse at UNT's...
UNT's Greek Life Center – one of the first of its kind – offers space for sororities, fraternities, entire university community
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – UNT's newest facility serves the university community and gives members of all 39 fraternities and sororities a place to call home on Greek Row.
The 6,000-square-foot stand-alone Greek Life Center, one of the first of its kind in the country, opened this spring. This fall it begins offering tutoring and other programs for all UNT students through partner organizations such as UNT's Learning Center and Career Center....
Keith B. Alexander, longest-serving NSA director, to speak Nov. 5 as part of UNT Kuehne Speaker Series
What: Retired Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the longest-serving director ofthe National Security Agency and first leader of the U.S. Cyber Command, will be the fall speaker for the University of North Texas Kuehne Speaker Series on National Security luncheon.
When: Noon Nov. 5 (Wednesday)
Where: Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Blvd....
UNT College of Music student wins research award to study in Germany
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas College of Music doctoral student Clare Carrasco will travel abroad after earning a prestigious research award this year.
Carrasco, who is a doctoral candidate in musicology, received a fellowship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst/German Academic Exchange Service to research in Germany this coming spring and summer. Her trip to Germany will allow her to study German archives relating to her dissertation titled "All Art is Under the Spell of Music: Music a...