What: yMusic to perform at the University of North Texas
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 (Tuesday)
Where: University Union Lyceum, 1155 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76203
Cost: Tickets are free for UNT students; $5 for UNT staff, faculty and alumni; and $15 for the general public.
The concert is part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series at the Univ...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas has tapped artist and retail industry veteran Kristen Kendrick Bigley to help reimagine its Denton Square space into an experiential learning laboratory.
The CoLaboratory at UNT on the Square, which is being overhauled by UNT’s College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism, will be a place where community members can shop for unique, curated gifts that are reflective of the vibrant UNT community, experience a range of programming from lectures...
Richard Dixon, a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas’ College of Science, and an international team of scientists have found that Ginkgo biloba trees aren’t programmed to die.
“Ginkgo biloba trees can live for thousands of years,” Dixon said. “And, when they die, it is generally the result of external stressors such as fire, flooding, poor nutrition, disease, parasites, etc. But, if those stressors are removed and perfect conditions existed, Ginkgo biloba could go on forever....
Ifana Mahbub, an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of North Texas, is using the latest energy-harvesting technology to develop a wireless, wearable fitness tracker that will never need to be charged.
“Reverse electro-wetting takes advantage of motion, any motion. For my fitness tracker, that motion will come from a person moving their arms and legs. But, if you think about it, there is motion all around us,” Mahbub said. “I envision...
Ifana Mahbub, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas, is developing a wireless recording, stimulation and power system that will allow medical researchers to study and possibly treat brain diseases such as chronic neuropathic pain and post-stroke paralysis.
“My goal is to develop a microscopic, wirelessly powered, wireless system that will record neural signals from electrodes inside the brain and provide stimulation in the form of visible light...
What: Tanya Tagaq to perform at the University of North Texas
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 (Tuesday)
Where: University Union Lyceum, 1155 Union Circle, Denton
Cost: Free, no tickets required
The concert is part of the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series at the University of North Texas.
Canadian musician Tanya Tagaq uses a unique instrument – her throat – to express her songs that tackle tough social issues....
Kent Chapman, a University of North Texas Regents Professor and director of the UNT BioDiscovery Institute, is questioning decades-old assumptions in plant biochemistry to find better ways of storing and using lipids, the energy molecules found in all plants.
“Biofuels are the future and lipids are the key,” said Chapman. “The same energy molecules a plant uses to power itself can also be used to power a home or a city. Lipid molecules in plants are actually very similar in structure to molecule...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The first of nine University of North Texas fall commencement ceremonies begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 with the G. Brint Ryan College of Business undergraduate ceremony in the UNT Coliseum.
The university expects more than 3,500 students will walk to celebrate completion of bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees throughout the two days of ceremonies.
The ceremonies will be held on the UNT campus in the Coliseum, 600 Avenue D, and in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 N. I-35 East, in Denton.
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What: Children’s Planting Fun at the Child Development Lab Nature Playground
When: 9-10 a.m. Dec. 6 (Friday)
Where: UNT’s Child Development Lab, 1508 S. Bonnie Brae St., Denton
Background: Children at the University of North Texas’ Child Development Lab will have their first lesson in planting seeds at the lab’s new nature playground.
The playgroun...
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Three opera productions performed by the University of North Texas Opera have been named among the best in the U.S. by the National Opera Association.
UNT Opera in the College of Music received two awards at the graduate level in NOA’s Opera Production Competition – second place for Czech opera “The Cunning...