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Director of UNT's digital retailing program receives first Impact Award from Shop.org
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Richard Last, senior lecturer in merchandising and digital retailing in the University of North Texas’ College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, received the first Shop.org Impact Award at the Shop.org Annual Summit Oct. 2 in Chicago.
Also the senior director of UNT’s Global Digital Retailing Research Center, Last was recognized for his pioneering leadership and achiev...
UNT groups recognize White Cane Day to raise awareness of issues related to visual impairments
What: White Cane Day — Participants will use white canes to navigate the Denton courthouse square in an event celebrated nationally to raise awareness of issues related to blindness and low vision.
The event is hosted by the Denton Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in partnership with the University of North Texas’ North Texas Rehabilitation Association and UNT’s...
UNT alumnus Rick Gomez of AT&T to discuss success and leadership in business
What: University of North Texas alumnus Rick Gomez, executive director of AT&T College Recruiting, will speak to UNT students about the key to success in business leadership, and the pursuit of education. The event is part of the UNT College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.
After graduating from UNT, Gomez began working for Southwestern Bell Mobile System...
UNT Fine Arts Series brings Van Cliburn piano competition medalist Sean Chen for Oct. 17 performance
What: The University of North Texas Fine Art Series presents 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Crystal Award Winner Sean Chen in concert
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 17 (Thursday)
Where: Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. I-35E, Denton
Tickets: $10 for general public; $5 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members; free for UNT students with valid ID. UNT student tickets m...
UNT professor's software helps local emergency planners develop stronger response plans
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Officials in charge of organizing response plans and resource distribution strategies in preparation for major emergencies, such as terrorist attacks or disease outbreaks, will soon have a new resource for identifying problem areas and strengthening response plans.
Dr. Armin Mikler, professor of computer science and engineering in UNT’s College of Engineering, has received an al...
UNT faculty members available to discuss topics for World Food Day on Oct. 16
Oct. 16 will be the 32nd World Food Day, which was established in 1981 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States. Oct. 16 is the day on which the organization was founded in 1945.
During World Food Day, organizations around the world have advocacy campaigns and events to strengthen national and international solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty and draw attention to achievements in food security and agricultural development.
The following University of North Texas facult...
UNT Libraries to display LGBT archives from Resource Center in Dallas
What: “The Resource Center LGBT Collection: 50 Years of LGBT History in Dallas” — The first public display of items from Resource Center’s former Phil Johnson Historic Archives and Research Library, presented by the University of North Texas Archives and Rare Books in the Willis Library. The UNT Libraries acquired the Phil Johnson archives in August 2012.
When: Through Ja...
UNT announces recipients of 2014 Alumni Awards
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – University of North Texas Vice President for Advancement Michael Monticino and the UNT Alumni Association announced today that famed actor Peter Weller is among the alumni and supporters who will be honored this spring as recipients of the 2014 UNT Alumni Awards.
The UNT Alumni Awards showcase the caliber of the university’s alumni and celebrate the depth and breadth of their professional accomplishments and service to the community. This year’s honorees include business and industry leaders; a family whose support has spanned several generations; and the member...
Games will teach research ethics to University of North Texas graduate students
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Pressured to complete a thesis or doctoral dissertation with viable research results, a graduate student may be tempted to include false data or plagiarize others’ findings.
A group of University of North Texas researchers has received a $300,000, three-year National Science Foundation grant to develop three interactive games focusing on research ethics that graduate students will use to add to the ethics training already offered by UNT’s Toulouse Gradua...
UNT College of Music's Instrument Petting Zoo invites kids to try musical instruments
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What: The College of Music’s Instrument Petting Zoo, featuring a short concert followed by the opportunity for children in grades 2 through 5 to play orchestral instruments, instructed by music education students.
When: 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 (Saturday)
Where: Recital Hall, Room 301 in the College of Music, 415 Avenue C, Denton. Directions can be found at...