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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...
Department of Defense unit awards UNT researcher grant aimed at reducing combat threats
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The use of weapons and explosives in conflict zones is often considered inevitable; however, one University of North Texas researcher hopes his work can help the military combat this never-ending threat with data the military can use to develop better protection for soldiers and civilians. UNT Mechanical and Energy Engineering Assistant Professor Xu Nie has been awarded a $585,784 grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Develop...
UNT invites children to discover music through the annual Instrument Petting Zoo
What: The College of Music's Instrument Petting Zoo, featuring a short concert followed by the opportunity for children in second through fifth grades to play orchestral instruments, instructed by UNT music education students. All children must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 11 (Saturday)
Where: Recital Hall, Room 301 in the College of Music, 415 Avenue C, Denton....
UNT College of Music Gala, "A Symphonic Celebration of Popular Song", benefits student scholarships
What: The annual University of North Texas College of Music Gala, this year titled A Symphonic Celebration of Popular Song, will feature jazz alumnus and trombonist Tom "Bones" Malone of Blues Brothers and CBS Orchestra fame and classical saxophonist Eugene Rousseau, who has performed in recital and with orchestras throughout the world. Malone and Rousseau will perform with the UNT Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Itkin.
When: 4 p.m. Oct. 12 (Sunday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 21...
Plant-based building materials boost energy savings up to 20 percent, UNT researchers find
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas researchers discovered that plant-based building materials can provide up to 20 percent energy savings, reduce energy consumption and the overall carbon footprint compared with synthetic building materials currently on the market.
The finding comes as scientists around the world are turning to plants as a resource for biodegradable, renewable and environmentally friendly products and materials that can reduce landfill waste, help the environment and cause little to no damage to natural ecosyste...
UNT logistics students win national competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Three University of North Texas College of Business students won the Intermodal Association of North America's fourth annual Intermodal Challenge at the 2014 Intermodal EXPO this September in Long Beach, California, making it the second year in a row that UNT students took top honors in the competition.
Students Jesse Dolan, Sterling Harden and Regina Suwuh clinched the top prize for developing a solution to a case study involving shipping intermodal containers for a luggage company fr...
UNT to offer math competitions for middle, high school students
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas Department of Mathematics will offer free American Math Competitions for middle and high school students in the North Texas region during the 2014-15 academic year. UNT is the first university in the DFW area to host the competitions, which help students strengthen their math skills.
The eighth-grade level competition will take place Nov. 18 (Tuesday) from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m. The 10th- and 12th-grade level comp...