DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Three University of North Texas faculty members will receive UNT's highest faculty awards in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarly research and community service. The awards are among the approximately three dozen honors that will be given to faculty members and the more than 70 faculty promotions in rank and/or recipients of tenure. Recipients will be honored Sept. 22-26 (Monday to Friday) during a week-long series of events that culminates in an evening celebration.

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On Friday, Aug. 8, U.S. fighter jets launched a targeted airstrike against Islamic militants in Iraq, just hours after President Barack Obama announced in a nationally televised address that he was authorizing military action to protect U.S. personnel and Iraqi civilians from the militants, who have captured the city of Sinjar in Northern Iraq.

The following University of North Texas faculty members are available to discuss topics related to this continuing story:

Dr. J. Michael Greig is...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas' new Eagle Express Tuition Plan is proving very popular as 2,522 eligible students opted into the program during the first week of availability.

The plan offers students an opportunity to save up to $4,000 for graduating on schedule. The Eagle Express plan locks in students' total academic costs, saving up to $3,000 in their last 15 credit hours when they graduate in four years. Additionally, students who graduate on time also may qualify for the...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Beverly Cotton joins the University of North Texas as associate vice president for budget and analytics, effective Aug. 11, 2014.

Cotton, who most recently was vice president of business and finance for Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, has years of experience in higher education accounting, having previously worked at Texas Tech University in various finance administration positions.

"Beverly brings to UNT a variety of valuable experiences from her time at Texas Christian University and Texas Tech," said UNT Vice President for Finance an...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas has tied for a sixth place ranking in Gartner, Inc.'s top 25 list of undergraduate supply chain programs in the U.S. The ranking is a big increase for the UNT Logistics and Supply Chain Management program, which was listed as 23rd in 2011.

"Industry-esteemed rankings like these are more than a number for us at UNT," said Terry Pohlen, associate professor of logistics and director for the Center...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- If your sixth grader is physically fit when he or she enters middle school, will he or she be less likely to become depressed before entering high school?

A University of North Texas study suggests that the answer is yes.

A team of researchers led by Camilo Ruggero, assistant professor in the UNT Department of Psychology, measured the levels of depression and cardiorespiratory fitness in 437 students from six middle schools in the Denton I...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Interested in saving some money on college? The University of North Texas' innovative Eagle Express Tuition Plan is now available for sign-up. The plan is open to all students for fall 2014, which begins August 25.

The plan offers students the option to lock in their total academic costs for four years, saving up to $3,000 in their last 15 credit hours when they graduate in four years. Additionally, students that graduate on time also will quality for the state's $1,000 tuition rebate, providing an opportunity for stude...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Robin Underdahl of Dallas received the top prize of $3,000 and a provisional  book contract with the University of North Texas Press in the Book Manuscript competition sponsored by the 2014 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference.

In "Shoot the Conductor," Underdahl, a freelance writer and former instructor for the Writers' Garret, will capture the life of conductor and violinist Anshel Brusilow, who taught in UNT's...

New campus-wide recycling efforts will make UNT even greener

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Outdoor recycling bins and solar trash compactors installed over the summer at the University of North Texas are giving students, faculty and staff more opportunities to keep recyclable materials out of landfills.

The new bins are part of a campus-wide effort led by UNT Sustainability and UNT Facilities to make recycling easier and more efficient at UNT. The progra...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Five days a week, Denton soup kitchen Our Daily Bread serves freshly prepared hot lunches to those who are hungry.

But how many people will show up on a given day? How many meals are needed? Now, University of North Texas economics students are collaborating with Our Daily Bread to design a statistical model that can better forecast how many meals the community soup kitchen will need to prepare each day based on historical data and varying factors such as weather conditions, unemployment numbers and more.

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