DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is now designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), allowing it to receive additional federal funds to support and expand programs for Hispanic students.

With its growing Hispanic student population, UNT is one of a small number of Tier One research universities designated as an HSI. This designation allows UNT to apply for grants via Title III and Title V, potentially bringing between $5 million to $10 million to fuel additional support for our students and advance research. UNT rec...

Feverishly pushing her camera’s shutter button from a car window, Judi Elliott hoped to capture a clear picture of an eagle soaring over Lewisville Lake. 

Judi and her husband, Van, aren’t professional photographers. In retirement, they found enjoyment in snapping photos of birds — chickadees, mockingbirds or others that flew into the backyard of their Flower Mound home.

They had long wanted to take their own photo of a bald eagle, which was what first brought them to the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, a 2,600-acre natur...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Student journalists from the University of North Texas have been recognized as some of the best in the state by the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. 

This year, the “North Texas Daily,” “NT Daily TV,” “NT Daily Radio” and Frank W. and Sue Mayborn Schoo...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — An estimated 500,000 cybersecurity jobs go unfilled in our country and demand continues to rise as new technologies further ingrain in daily life. The University of North Texas will help ease industry needs with new degrees this fall in cybersecurity and engineering management as well as geographic information systems + computer science.

B.S. & M.S. IN CYBERSECURITY

Starting in August, students can choose to earn either their bachelor’s or master’s degrees in cybersecurity from UNT’s...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism has awarded 16 incoming graduate students its most prestigious scholarship. 

The highly competitive Mayborn Graduate Scholarship supports recipients with up to $10,000 to pursue a master’s degree in journalism, paving their way to future media careers in news, public relation...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Once again, the University of North Texas Police Department has earned accreditation by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).

Less than 2 percent of university/college law enforcement and public safety agencies nationwide have achieved accreditation through IACLEA. It is the department’s fifth consecutive award since earning its initial accreditation in 2007.

A voluntary, international program, IACLEA accreditation recognizes an agency’s commitment to the highest professional standards for campus law enforcemen...

Amy Petros, a University of North Texas chemistry professor, always encourages her students to be creative, work together and utilize the resources around them. In a time of social distancing and sheltering in place, those lessons have become even more important.

“Without knowing it, I was actually in a pretty good place when it came to moving to online lessons. I teach a class where students study my lectures at home and work together in class to apply the lessons,” Petros said. “So, my students were already used to online lectures. But,...

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DENTON (UNT), Texas — While this spring’s University of North Texas graduates are facing unprecedented global events, each of them has risen to meet challenges they could never have imagined when they began their college journey.

Despite all classes moving online, events and ceremonies – including commencement – being postponed or cancelled and grocery shopping complicated with layers of protective gear and handwashing, gra...

New technology platform offers access to global innovators and entrepreneurs 

DENTON, TEXAS (UNT) —The University of North Texas and GSVlabs, a Silicon Valley-based global innovation services company, have launched a technology platform intended to provide real world support for UNT students, staff, faculty and aspiring North Texas entrepreneurs who want to transform creative ideas into innovative businesses.

“Supporting entrepreneurs and equipping tomorrow’s leade...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — Two University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service programs ranked among the nation’s top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

UNT’s Master of Public Administration program had two specialties recognized by U.S. News & World Report for the second time, coming in at No. 4 in homeland security and emer...