DENTON (UNT), Texas – Author Matt Bell will start the University of North Texas’ Fall UNT Visiting Writers Series with a reading and book signing Oct. 1 (Tuesday). The series, which is sponsored by Creative Writing in the Department of English, will also include poet Alan Michael Parker and author Poe Ballanti...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- To better serve potential international students and the more than 1,000 alumni living in Thailand, the University of North Texas has opened an office in Bangkok to provide a base for recruiting throughout Southeast Asia as well as serve as a focal point for alumni.

Plans for the office were announced in December 2012 by UNT President  V. Lane Rawlins during a visit to Thailand.

“There is a growing number of quality prospective students in the region,” said Richard Nader, UNT vice provost for International Affairs. “UNT’s academic portfolio and rese...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas alumnus Chris Hensen knew he’d have to complete a research paper for his study abroad trip to the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia when he was selected for the trip in 2003.

But Hensen didn’t imagine that his paper on defendants using orders and duress from superior officers as a defense would be published — and later lead to his becoming editor-in-chief of a graduate student journal at American University in Washington...

What:           University of North Texas’ College of Education presents Dr. Dan Reschly, professor of education and psychology in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, as Project TELL’s Distinguished Lecturer. Reschly will address “Response to Intervention and the Prevention of Minority Special Education Disproportionality”

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What: CEMIcircles, the 50th anniversary festival of UNT College of Music’s Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. The festival will showcase historic and recent works from CEMI alumni and research affiliates. 

When: Events are from Oct. 4 (Friday) through Oct. 6 (Sunday). The full schedule is available at http://cemi.music.unt.edu/cemicircles/schedule.

Where: Events will be held at UNT’s Music Building a...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Kyle Weddle, adjunct professor of risk management in the College of Business at the University of North Texas, will be recognized as one of DFW’s top risk managers this year by D CEO Magazine and the Risk Management Society (RIMS).

Weddle will be featured in D CEO Magazine and will be honored at the a...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas set an enrollment record for fall 2013 with 36,221 students, an increase of 385 compared to the fall 2012’s unofficial headcount at the fall census date (12^th day of classes).

This year’s enrollment numbers include a freshman class that set another new high for SAT scores, a continuing increase in the diversity of the student population, increasing numbers of continuing students, and the largest enrollment of doctoral students in UNT history.

UNT’s continuing focus on increasing the academic achievement level of t...

What:          University of North Texas Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship’s BDO USA, LLP 2013 Leadership Luncheon — Featuring keynote speaker Daymond John, founder of fashion brand FUBU and cast member on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” UNT alumnus Norm Miller, chairman of Interstate Batteries, will be honored as the Murphy Award winner.

When:         11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 (Friday)

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DENTON, Texas (UNT) – College of Music jazz composition and arranging professor Richard DeRosa was recently named the new chief conductor of the Grammy award winning WDR Big Band, based in Germany. The appointment starts with the 2014-15 season.

Last fall, DeRosa traveled to Cologne, Germany, and spent 10 days with WDR Big Band while the band prepared and recorded music he had written. The band, which was in need of a new conductor, chose DeRosa because he is an experienced and imaginative arranger who commands a wide range of musical styles. This fits in well with the varied reperto...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Biology Professor Ron Mittler led a research study outlining how plants identify stress factors, such as heat, disease or toxins, and signal to the rest of the plant to defend itself against those incoming stressors.

Knowing how plants signal stress means scientists are one step closer to controlling plant defenses. Being able to control those defenses means farmers and others may one day be able to prepare their crops for threats including droughts or diseas...