DENTON (UNT), Texas – Word wizards will gather at the University of North Texas April 18 (Thursday) to test their vocabulary prowess — while raising money for a children’s reading program.

A UNT Scrabble® tournament — open to the public — will benefit Success for Life through Reading, a nonprofit organization at UNT that promotes early childhood literacy in north Texas. Program volunteers visit area preschools and infant and toddler classrooms each week to read to children. In turn, each child gets to take home a copy of...

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• Media is invited to film, photograph and visit In The Heights rehearsals now through the end of April. After that, final dress rehearsal is open to the media at 7:30 p.m. May 15 (Wednesday).
• To attend a rehearsal or for more information about Artes de la Rosa, contact director Adam Adolfo at adam.adolfo@artesdelarosa.org.
• To find out more, including ticket prices and performance dates, visit...

What:  Partners in Change: Bridges and barriers to the design and delivery of health messages — Presented by the Department of Educational Psychology in the University of North Texas’ College of Education.

Stephanie Cowan, director of Change for Our Children Limited in Christchurch, New Zealand, will talk about how child care workers, health care workers, parent educators and others can effectively communicate important child care informat...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – U.S. News and World Report ranked the counseling program in University of North Texas’ College of Education as 13^th in the nation in the student counseling and personnel services category in its recently released 2014 Best Graduate School rankings.

The program was the top-ranked in Texas.

“This ranking reflects the high regard nationally in which our program, our faculty and our students and our staff are held,” said Dr. Janice Holden, chair of the Department of Counselin...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas College of Public Affairs and Community Service honored outstanding staff members, faculty members, students and community members at an April 5 appreciation dinner in UNT’s Gateway Center.

“I am humbled by the dedication and commitment of those who are so committed to strengthening their communities,” said Dr. Thomas Evenson, dean of UNT’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service. “Strengthening communities is our mission, and we feel it’s important to recognize the individuals and organ...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Two University of North Texas sustainability projects received Green Ribbon Awards at the U.S. Green Building Council North Texas Gala.

The Green Ribbon Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of North Texas Chapter members, their customers and clients, and area communities to develop and promote extraordinary sustainable programs and creative sustainable solutions within the region.

The UNT SMART, or Save/Measure/Achieve/Reduce/Track, project won the Infrastru...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- To help feed the planet in the future, University of North Texas biology students are working with plant scientists to develop drought-resistant plants with high crop yields.

UNT graduate students in behavior analysis and their professors are putting into practice the latest scientific research on autism to help children with the disorder and their families.

The university’s renowned...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Two explosions have been reported at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Associate Professor in UNT’s Emergency Administration and Planning Program David McEntire can be reached at 940-565-2996 and David.McEntire@unt.edu. McEntire is available by phone until 5:30 p.m. and is available by email after.

McEntire’s research and field of expertise includes emergency management t...

University of North Texas College of Business student Thomas Pemberton, a junior studying marketing, has been named DFW American Marketing Association Collegiate Marketer of the Year.

Winners were announced at an April 11 gala in Dallas.

Pemberton, who plans to graduate from UNT in December, is the former president of the UNT AMA chapter.

While attending UNT, Pemberton works full-time as a project manager with SPYCH – a Dallas-based marketing research and s...

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Meal plan sales at the University of North Texas have gone up 35 percent over the last four years. UNT Dining Services is adapting to the growth with renovations to Bruce and Clark dining halls, and the addition of a new coffee retail location in UNT’s General Academic Building.

“Our best ideas come from listening to our students - that has been the driver behind the changes we are making and the success we have had in creating a worl...