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UNT to unveil new downtown Dallas art gallery
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design will next month open ArtSpace Dallas, a gallery that will showcase works of CVAD’s students, faculty and renowned alumni, as well as exhibitions from the internationally acclaimed Texas Fashion Collection.
Located in downtown Dallas, the new gallery will connect the UNT and Dallas arts and civic communities, while providing a venue to promote acclaimed artists who have worked or studied at the university. Innovative in outlook, UNT Artspace Dallas will present experimental, pivotal and breakthrough...
UNT political science freshman earns Moot Court Champion title
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Eryn Mascia loves to argue, but not for its own sake. The University of North Texas political science freshman argues for the love of law.
Mascia and partner Kendal Carnley, a senior from Texas Wesleyan University, won the Moot Court Champion title Nov. 2 at an invitational Texas A&M University School of Law tournament sponsored by the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association. Judges chose them based on their presentation, persuasion, interpretation...
Students win seed money for new businesses in UNT's New Venture Creation Contest
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas students with innovative ideas for new businesses — including a company that produces a glossy fashion magazine staffed by UNT students — earned a total of $40,000 in seed money at the New Venture Creation Contest, hosted by the UNT Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship.
Out of 16 business plans presented to judges, four winners were chosen.
First place — $20,000: Method Seven Enterprises LLC,...
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design professor named President-Elect of the Interior Design Educators Council
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Cynthia Mohr, chair of the Department of Design in the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, has been elected as president-elect of the Interior Design Educators Council.
"This honor brings a level of recognition to my work that supports my efforts to expand the programs in CVAD to a global audience," Mohr said.
IDEC is the p...
UNT's Mayborn School of Journalism to present documentary on JFK assassination
What: Screening at the University of North Texas of "JFK50: Eyewitness to History" -- A documentary featuring the personal stories of 28 individuals who witnessed the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing with Hugh Aynesworth, the documentary's interviewer. Sponsored by UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism and The Dallas Morning News.
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 (Wednesday)
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UNT's One O'Clock Lab Band, Jazz Singers delight in concerts for schoolchildren and the community
What: The One O'Clock Lab Band and Jazz Singers perform Sounds of the Holidays: An Evening with North Texas Jazz. A day prior to the community concert, there will be private performances for Denton ISD schoolchildren as part of a community engagement initiative.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 7 (Saturday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton.
Tickets: $3 per person. urchase tickets at the...
Business students to compete for cash prizes in competition studying health care company
What: The Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition — Six teams of 8 students from the University of North Texas College of Business enrolled in the Business Capstone course will present business plans for the best course of action for the future of the Careington International Corporation. Teams will present plans to Careington executives and other experts in the field.
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 (Saturday)...
UNT engineering professor receives prestigious NSF grant to research gaps in sustainability knowledge
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Engineering Professor Yong Tao has received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to identify gaps in sustainability knowledge and better understand human behavior related to sustainability.
Tao received $652,846 as part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Coordination Networks – Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability pro...
UNT dance seniors create works for Nov. 21-24 New Choreographers Concert
What: New Choreographers Concert featuring works by senior dance students from UNT’s Department of Dance and Theatre.
When: 8 p.m. Nov. 21, 22, 23 and 2 p.m. Nov. 24
Where: University Theatre, room 104, in the RTFP building, 1179 Union Circle, on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets in Denton.
Tickets: Tickets can be ordered with a credit card over the phone by calling 940-565-2428 or Metro 817-267-3731, ext. 2428. The box office is located in the first floor lobby of the University Theatre. The box...
Friends of UNT Libraries hosting Artists' Books Competition
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Entries to the eighth Artists’ Books Competition and Biennial Exhibition sponsored by The Friends of the University of North Texas Libraries are being accepted through Dec. 11 (Wednesday).
The competition is open to Denton residents and University of North Texas faculty, staff and students.
The purposes of the competition and exhibition are to encourage the development of students’ and others’ work in the medium of Artists'...