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Award winning work of UNT alumni on display in Dallas
What: Work from three University of North Texas alumni, photographer Rachel Cox, painter Xiaoze Xie and mixed media artist Elliott Johnson, will be on display. The three artists received one of the Dallas Museum of Art's Awards to Artists.
When: A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Oct. 4 (Saturday). The exhibit will run Oct. 4 - Dec. 4 (Thursday)
Gallery hours: 5–8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.–2 p....
UNT College of Business speaker series starts Sept. 19
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Leaders in business will speak about careers, leadership skills and industry issues in the University of North Texas College of Business' Distinguished Speaker Series, beginning this month with a lecture from Jim Skinner, executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Neiman Marcus Group.
Skinner will speak from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19 (Friday) in Room 1...
UNT Opera presents a dramatic concert version of The Barber of Seville
What: UNT Opera and chamber orchestra's dramatic concert performance of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville).
When: 3 p.m. Sept. 21 (Sunday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online.
Tickets: $15 each. Purchase tickets online or by calling the Murch...
UNT biology student earns prestigious U.S. EPA research fellowship
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Alexis Wormington, a University of North Texas junior studying biology, has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Greater Research Opportunities undergraduate fellowship to further her research on how titanium dioxide nanoparticles affect aquatic ecosystems.
"Titanium dioxide can be found in sunscreens, cosmetics, paints and a number of everyday products," Wormington said. "I'm interested in finding out how sunlight and various concentr...
UNT College of Business speaker series starts Sept. 19
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Leaders in business will speak about careers, leadership skills and industry issues in the University of North Texas College of Business' Distinguished Speaker Series, beginning this month with a lecture from Jim Skinner, executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Neiman Marcus Group.
Skinner will speak from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19 (Friday) in Room 1...
Rarely performed Schoenberg chamber work featured by Pierrot players at UNT
What: Pierrot Throughout the World – A concert tribute to 20th-century composer Arnold Schoenberg will be presented by the University of North Texas Pierrot Chamber Players with works featuring composers from three countries
Program: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Arturo Marquez's Danzón No. 2 as arranged by UNT doctoral student Bobby Lapinski; and the world premiere of Richard Brook's L'Après-midi d'un Schoenberg
When: 8 p.m. Sept. 17 (Wednesday)
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UNT earns grant to research adult literacy program this fall
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- This fall, University of North Texas students are designing and implementing an adult literacy program -- called the Extensive Reading Program -- in collaboration with the Denton Public Library, thanks to an $8,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Graduate students Monica Ng, a master's student in linguistics and technical communication at UNT, and Dung Nguyen, a doctoral student in curriculum and instruction with a concentration on language and literacy, are working on the project with Dr....
National Research Council appoints UNT researcher to study pros and cons of genetically modified crops
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The National Research Council has appointed UNT Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon to serve on a committee examining the history, safety, benefits and drawbacks of genetically modified crops around the world. The committee's work will be published by the National Academy of Sciences.
"Improvements to agriculture are critical for the challenges we face this century from population growth and climate cha...
UNT Regents Professor earns prestigious American Chemical Society award
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Regents Professor of Chemistry Angela Wilson has been named the 2015 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal recipient by the American Chemical Society. The third oldest chemistr...
UNT students awarded for accomplishments in poetry
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Two University of North Texas doctoral students in the Department of English, Jenny Molberg and Chelsea Wagenaar, recently received awards for their poetry.
Wagenaar won the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry from Fresno State University for her book "Mercy Spurs the Bone," that will be published this November. She received a $2,000 award.
"I can hardly wrap my mind around it," Wagenaar said. "When you enter...