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Electronic music performers head to UNT for international conference and concerts
What: For the first time, the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia will host the conference of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music
When/Where: Oct. 1 – 4 (Wednesday – Saturday) at the UNT College of Music
Free ICEM Conference Concerts:
- 8 p.m. Oct. 1 (Wednesday) in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, located in the UNT Music Buil...
UNT library to display Vann Victorian Collection through Jan. 9, 2015
What: A display at the University of North Texas of the Vann Victorian Collection of rare f first editions of Victorian literature, as well as part-issue editions. This exhibition features a digital version that can be viewed on a smart phone or tablet while viewing the physical exhibit.
When: Through Jan. 9, 2015 (Friday). Exhibition hours are from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Please check the Reading Room schedule online before planning a visit. The exhibit's opening reception will take place from...
Researcher examines Miranda warning and inspires criminal justice system reforms
The classic Miranda warnings ― you have the right to remain silent; anything you say can and will be used against you in court; you have the right to an attorney, and so on ― are simple and easy to understand, right?
Not necessarily, says Richard Rogers, Regents Professor of psychology.
Rogers has studi...
How connected are college freshmen to their parents? UNT study looks at electronic contact with Mom and Dad
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- How often do college freshmen talk with their parents by cell phone, text message or email in the first semester of college? And what kinds of parenting styles affect how frequently students communicate with their parents and how autonomous they are in their first year of college?
A University of North Texas College of Education doctoral student will examine these questions this fall in a doctoral dissertation about "Parenting Style, Frequency of Electronic Communication with Parents, and the Development of Autonomy in First...
Medical geographer available to respond to questions about spread of Ebola
On Sept. 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a male patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas had tested positive for the Ebola virus, 10 days after the person returned from a trip to West Africa. The news came one week after the CDC noted that the West African nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone could have 1.4 million cases of the Ebola virus by Jan. 20 if the disease keeps following its current trajectory, without effective methods to contain it.
Joseph Oppong, professor of geo...
UNT College of Business names first recipient of endowed professorship
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Business celebrated the newly endowed Dean Henry Hays Professorship for Exemplary Service by honoring an up-and-coming professor, a distinguished former dean and the donors whose support made the professorship possible.
Danielle Cooper, associate professor of management, was named the inaugural recipient at a luncheon Sept. 2 at Dallas' Park City Club. The professorship provides recognition and salary support for a three-year term and...
UNT event aims to spark community-wide caring campaign
What: #DentonHumanityRestored -- A Fall Forum presented by the University of North Texas College of Public Affairs and Community Service
11 a.m. Oct. 2 (Thursday) in the UNT Coliseum, 600 Avenue D in Denton -- Featuring E. Scott Geller, Alumni-Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Virginia Tech University, and Johnny Quinn, Olympian bobsledder and UNT alumnus
Cost: Free
Contact: Brooke Moore in the College of Public Affairs and Com...
Mexican Consulate, UNT to provide education information center
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas will sign an agreement with the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas on Thursday to implement an education informational center in the Mexican Consular offices.
The signing is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas, 1210 River Bend, Dallas, Texas 75247.
The "Ventanilla de Oportunidades Educativas" program (Educational Opportunities Station Program, (VOE), will provide information on educational opportunities to the Mexican community in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, strengthening UNT's co...
UNT's Institute for the Advancement of Arts celebrates its 5th anniversary with exhibition, other events
What: IAA Fellows: Celebrating Five Years of Achievement, an exhibitionfeaturing the works of Faculty Fellows program, which allows faculty members to take a semester off from teaching to pursue creative research in the arts.
When: Oct. 13 (Monday) - Nov. 5 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. - 3 p....
World renowned Harpist Alice Giles to perform at UNT Oct. 22
What: Alice Giles, one of the world's leading harp soloists, will perform at the University of North Texas as part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series for 2014-15.
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 22 (Wednesday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2210 North Interstate 35E
Cost: UNT Students: Free with ID
Faculty/Staff/Alumni Association Members: $5
General Public: $10
UNT students can print their free ticket, while UNT faculty/staff/alumni and gener...