News Releases
UNT expert discusses help of therapy animals in recovering from disaster
DENTON (UNT), Texas – As schools reopened in West, Texas, after last week’s fertilizer plant explosion, therapy dogs were nearby to help students emotionally adjust, according to news reports.
Dr. Cynthia Chandler, director of the University of North Texas’ Center for Animal Assisted Therapy and author of the recently published second edition of “Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling,” is available to discuss how therapy animals can help pe...
UNT students to present short documentary films
What: A screening of documentary films produced by University of North Texas students earning master of fine arts degrees in documentary film. Presented by UNT's Department of Radio, Television and Film.
When: 7 p.m. May 2 (Thursday)
Where: Room 184 in UNT's Radio, Television and Performing Arts Building, located one block west of Welch and Chestnut streets at 1179 Union Circle.
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Biology Chair Sam Atkinson named to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Sam Atkinson, professor and interim chair of the University of North Texas Biology Department has been named a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designs, engineers, builds and maintains infrastructure throughout the United States. The Environmental Advisory Board serves to...
UNT to offer a variety of programs this summer
The University of North Texas offers summer programs to fit the needs and interests of North Texans, from innovative science programs to inspiring arts and humanities programs.
For your convenience, we have included a list of UNT summer highlights below. The list is in chronological order by program start date. For more information on any of these summer programs, contact UNT News Service at news.service@unt.edu or 940-565-2108.
UNT SUMMER PROGRAMS/EVENTS:
June 4 – 8
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UNT to present commemorative lecture in Mexican American history
What: “A Chicano Photographer’s Journey: 1969 to the Present” — A lecture by
Jesús Manuel Mena Garza, leading documentary photographer of the 1970s
Chicano Civil Rights Movement. The 12th Annual Commemorative Lecture in
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Students to present original research at Texas Undergraduate Research Day
DENTON (UNT), Texas — As soon as he received his acceptance letter to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas, David Hao began searching for a UNT faculty member who would allow him to work in his or her research laboratory for the summer, before he even began classes as a TAMS student. TAMS is a two-year residential program at UNT that allows talented students to complete their freshman and sophomore years of college by taking UNT classes, and earn their high school diplomas at the same time.
Hao, from P...
UNT educational psychology expert can comment on helping kids cope with recent tragedies
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Dr. Wendy Middlemiss, associate professor of educational psychology in the University of North Texas' College of Education, is available to discuss how parents can help their children cope with this week's onslaught of news – from the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday to the West fertilizer plant explosion on Wednesday and the hunt for the marathon bombing suspect today.
Middlemiss can be reached at wendy.middlemiss@unt.edu or 940-369-8870.
Midd...
UNT responds to this week’s events in Boston and West, Texas
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas will open its Goolsby Chapel from 4-5 p.m. today (April 18) for reflection and prayer for the victims of the bombings in Boston and the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. The chapel is at 1622 Maple St. in Denton.
The UNT chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is collecting items for residents of West who have been left homeless from yesterday evening’s fertilizer plant explosion.
Fraternity members have set up a collection box in Room 422 of UNT’s Univ...
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference to hold first newspaper narrative contest
DENTON (UNT), Texas — In an effort to encourage narrative nonfiction storytelling at newspapers across America, the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference and The Dallas Morning News are launching a new writing contest this year. The Best American Newspaper Narrative Writing Contest will award prizes to three long-form narrative nonfiction pieces previously published in daily U.S. newspapers or on the newspapers’ websites.
Newspaper reporters and editors may submit one...
Biology assistant professor named an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Lee Hughes, an assistant professor of biology in the University of North Texas College of Arts and Sciences, has been named an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Distinguished Lecturer Program annually selects a scientifically diverse group to deliver lectures at ASM b...