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UNT graduate wins prestigious scholarship for photography work done at College of Visual Arts and Design
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Jonathan A. Molina-Garcia, who graduated in May from the University of North Texas with a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography and art history, has won a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award worth up to $150,000.
The scholarship, given to only 20 college seniors this year, is considered the most prestigious award for students pursuing postgraduate work in the creative arts field.
"Going into graduate school with that kind of vali...
UNT faculty members available to comment on results of Texas primary runoffs
Texas voters will head to the polls Tuesday (May 27) to determine key runoff races between Republicans Dan Patrick and David Dewhurst for lieutenant governor and between Republicans Ken Paxton and Dan Branch for Texas attorney general. In addition Democrats David Alameel and Kesha Rogers will face off in Texas's race for U.S. Senate.
As you prepare for coverage of these and other primary runoff races, consider these University of North Texas faculty experts who are available to discuss the high stakes strategies and issues guiding the election.
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National award recognizes UNT for helping students stay sober and successful in school
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- When Robert Ashford got accepted at the University of North Texas, he knew what he needed to do. The undergraduate in social work and psychology set out to establish a student-run organization that would help students maintain a substance-free lifestyle and promote success in school. Ashford created and became president of the Eagle Peer Recovery association, and in less than a year it has grown to help more than 600 UNT students -- from...
UNT professor to work with "English Patient" author in Rolex mentoring program
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Miroslav Penkov, assistant professor in the Creative Writing Program of the University of North Texas' Department of English, has been chosen as the literature protégé for the 2014-2015 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
Penkov's mentor will be Canadian novelist and poet Michael Ondaatje, best known as the author of Th...
Two photography exhibitions at UNT on the Square show life on the prairie and in the horse industry
What: Diane Williams: Life on the Blackland Prairie, an exhibition of photographs of rural life in the agricultural region that runs from San Antonio to the Texas-Oklahoma border, and Bankston, Shugart and Stryker: Horse Country Photographers, an exhibition of photos that depict the Quarter Horse ranching industry in North Texas
When: June 16 (Monday) - July 19 (Saturday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost:...
Twenty UNT students to study sustainability in university's study abroad class to Cuba
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- As a geography student at the University of North Texas, Michael Watkins has stopped, and has convinced his family to stop buying bottled water, to protect the environment from waste.
But when he signed up for "Cuba and the Complexities of Sustainability" -- UNT's first study abroad class to Cuba in more than 10 years and believed to be the first college or un...
New string workshop led by UNT faculty and Dallas Symphony musicians
What: The University of North Texas College of Music starts its Summer String Institute, featuring faculty from UNT and two principal players from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
When: June 20-28 (Friday – Saturday)
Where: UNT Music Building, 415 Avenue C, Denton
Contact: Felix Olschofka at Felix.Olschofka@unt.edu
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UNT student wins Bass Fellowship for mariachi approach to music education
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – A music education doctoral student studying at the University of North Texas College of Music is the 2014-15 recipient of the Perry R. Bass Fellowship in Music Education.
José Torres, who is specializing in ethnomusicology, was chosen for his research into the ways music diversity can improve society and help students grow personally.
"I was pleasantly surprised by the award because the kind of work I do is not necessarily mainstream; it's nontraditional," said Torres, a professional mariachi trumpet play...
Steve Wozniak to speak at UNT Aug. 18
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Steve Wozniak, inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will speak Aug. 18 (Monday) as part of the University of North Texas Distinguished Lecture Series.
Wozniak will speak at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 in the UNT Coliseum, located at 600 Ave. D, at the southeast corner of North Texas Boulevard and Highland Street. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 (Friday), and can be purchased...
UNT researcher outlines commercial opportunities for lignin in May 16 issue of "Science"
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- As options for biofuels and the number of biorefineries across the world continue to grow, biofuel producers will find themselves with large amounts of lignin, a waste product of creating biofuels and a substance that makes plants woody and firm. University of North Texas Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon and Research Professor Fang Chen have outlined ways companies can commercialize and profit from lignin i...